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 — Apr 12, 2024.
- 8:15 am: Morning Notes | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: New salon opens in Vienna neighborhood | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:30 am: New Reston Association board takes over after election | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Home-based golf instruction facility proposed in Great Falls | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Burlington set to open at Mount Vernon Plaza this summer | 🗣️ Comments
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
- After 18 years, Vienna restaurant Bazin’s on Church closing this month (4950 views)
- Man arrested after reckless discharge, standoff in Reston (3984 views)
- Friday Night Live! announces lineup for 30th season (3224 views)
- New Fairfax ordinance change would make new development account for sea-level rise and climate change (2758 views)
- McLean citizens group seeks data to show need for Dunn Loring elementary school (2676 views)
- Two men escape burglary of Vienna Gun and Gold with stolen guns (2635 views)
- Fairfax Planning Commission delays Arbor Row high-rise hearing citing affordable housing concerns (2273 views)
- International grocery store chain Fresh World set to open this fall in Mount Vernon (2164 views)
- Arlington man charged with manslaughter for fatal Bailey’s Crossroads crash (2158 views)
- Broadway in Tysons returns this year with Chicago, Shrek and more (2065 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Green Reston
- 10:00 am: Historic Walking Tour
- 1:00 pm: An Afternoon with Mark Twain
- 1:00 pm: An Afternoon with Mark Twain
- 6:00 pm: Art in Daily Spaces Opening Night
- 7:00 pm: The Big Jam
- 8:00 pm: Martha Graham Dance Company
- 9:00 pm: Live Band Barco Beat at The Old Fire Station #3
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 7:45 am: Vienna Elementary 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run
- 12:00 pm: The Bee Charmers Top Decades Band
- 12:00 pm: Pat Macintyre Retrospective
- 2:30 pm: Author talk: Rita Feinstein and Liz Lawson
- 5:30 pm: Blues Band OPEN MIC EVERY SUNDAY
🌥️ Saturday’s forecast
The weather will be cloudy until mid-morning before gradually clearing up, reaching a high of about 66 degrees. There will be strong west winds of 23-26 mph, gusting up to 46 mph. On Saturday night, expect clear skies with a low of around 45 degrees and southwest winds of 7-13 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
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. 👋