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 — Jan 26, 2024.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: Fairfax City sticks with plan for George Snyder Trail after debating alternatives | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:15 am: Kusshi Sushi to open restaurant in Reston Town Center this year | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:00 am: McLean’s annual Chocolate Festival returns Sunday with sweets and songs | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Kingstowne housing development moves closer to approval after county board vote | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:15 pm: Report: Panera Bread will return to Reston with cafe at Halley Rise | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:20 pm: JUST IN: McLean woman sentenced to life in prison for killing mom and sister | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- Ten Fairfax County restaurants are among the region’s 100 best, Washingtonian says (28251 views)
- Uyghur restaurant brings new flavor to Herndon (7609 views)
- Armed robbery at Tysons hotel leads to drug and gun seizures, police say (6817 views)
- Fairfax senator proposes expansion of accessory living units that would override county rules (6070 views)
- Herndon plans for last remaining acres of Chestnut Grove Cemetery (3333 views)
- West Falls Church, Tysons restaurants make semifinals of James Beard Awards (3168 views)
- Fairfax County casino bill advances on tie vote to full Senate committee (2770 views)
- Reston Association cheers Reston no longer being considered for casino (2509 views)
- FCPS unveils tentative capital projects plan with new renovation queue in development (2245 views)
- Police chase man on bicycle after reported theft attempts in Bailey’s Crossroads (2146 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Reston Summer Camp Expo
- 👉 1:30 pm: Family Caregivers: Get Support Managing Medications
- 2:00 pm: Broadway Night
- 4:00 pm: Hamid Rahmanian’s Song of the North
- 7:00 pm: Broadway Night
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 9:00 am: Bandsaw Sign-off
- 2:00 pm: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra featuring Isata Kanneh-Mason,
- 3:00 pm: Images of America: Burke
🌧️ Saturday’s forecast
Rain is likely after 4pm, with clouds increasing and a high of 56°F; the northwest wind will be 5-7 mph, turning northeast later. Precipitation chance is 50%. Saturday night, expect rain after 7pm, a low of 43°F, and an east wind at 6-11 mph, gusting up to 18 mph. There’s a 100% chance of precipitation, with new amounts between half to three quarters of an inch possible. 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. 👋