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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Dec 15, 2023

Good Friday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Dec 15, 2023.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. NEW: Herndon Festival permanently canceled after 43 years (73652 views)
  2. Asian street food restaurant to replace Four Sisters, Oath Pizza closed in Merrifield (13932 views)
  3. Six eateries with Fairfax County ties among favorites chosen by Washingtonian readers (9645 views)
  4. Driver seriously injured in three-vehicle crash on Fairfax County Parkway (8111 views)
  5. NOW: Two-alarm house fire breaks out in McLean (7233 views)
  6. NEW: Indoor pickleball facilities coming to Fairfax City, Annandale (5588 views)
  7. Police: Man died after scooter crash in Reston (5220 views)
  8. Moo Thru to open Herndon ice cream shop next month (4999 views)
  9. Longtime air-conditioning provider for Lake Anne residents halts operations (4730 views)
  10. New car wash opens in place of old one in Tysons (3748 views)
  11. Interactive Hot Wheels experience to take off at Tysons Corner Center tomorrow (3242 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

☀️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect a mostly sunny day with highs near 54 and calm winds shifting east at approximately 6 mph in the afternoon. On Saturday night, there’s a slight chance of rain after 1 am, with mostly cloudy conditions and lows near 39. East winds will continue at around 6 mph, and there’s a 20% chance of precipitation. 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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  • FFXnow is the definitive local news source for Fairfax County, featuring countywide coverage and hyperlocal reporting on the Reston and Tysons areas. This article was written by an editor or other member of FFXnow's full-time staff.