Good Friday evening! Today we published 4 articles that were read a total of 3834 times on FFXnow alone, so far.
📈 Top stories
The following are the most-read articles for today (May 5, 2023)…
- Call Your Mother’s mini mobile deli is now open in McLean
- Morning Notes
- Early voting for Democratic primary begins with a slew of local races on the ballot
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Pizza restaurant Mellow Mushroom withers away in Herndon (26589 views)
- Report: Ikea to open new ‘urban format’ store in Fairfax Corner (16135 views)
- Group protesting Bangladesh prime minister shuts down Tysons Blvd (6738 views)
- Barnes & Noble announces opening date for Reston location (6553 views)
- For first time, Cirque du Soleil selects Tysons for U.S. debut of new show (5441 views)
- Fairfax County offers to split the bill for private stormwater projects (2826 views)
- New Lebanese restaurant to take over former Chopt space in Vienna (2479 views)
- JUST IN: Police officer injured in crash on Fairfax County Parkway (1824 views)
- Haulin’ Trash bankruptcy leaves many county residents out of luck getting refunds (1659 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
- 7:00 am: Arlington Civitan Open Air Flea Market
- 8:00 am: Stratton Woods HOA Community Yard Sale
- 9:00 am: Foster the Family 5K & Family Fun Day!
- 2:00 pm: FREE Pilates Day classes/ RTR Pilates
- 2:00 pm: “Bright Star,” presented by South Lakes High School Theater
- 7:30 pm: “Bright Star,” presented by South Lakes High School Theater
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 8:00 am: Hopecam 5k Run/Walk
⛅ Saturday’s forecast
Increasing cloudiness. Mild. High of 73 and low of 57. Sunrise at 6:05 am and sunset at 8:06 pm. See more from Weather.gov.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
We hope you have a great weekend! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋
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The Blue Swallow Farm Foundation is holding an online auction to celebrate three years of helping students and educators in outdoor instruction. We invite you to participate in our online auction to support our mission of providing authentic, outdoor experiences for children. This event not only serves as a fundraiser for our initiatives but also as an opportunity for you to acquire unique items and experiences while making a positive difference in the lives of students and educators. You can preview auction items and then register as a bidder. Bidding will begin on May 4. The bids will close on May 8. Proceeds will assist us in helping educators build outdoor classrooms, developing high-quality curriculum materials and professional development workshops, sending teachers and students to environmental youth summits, and assessing the benefits of outdoor learning.
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Encore Creativity for Older Adults at Capital One Hall
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