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FFXnow Daily Debrief for May 31, 2024

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

πŸ•— News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — May 31, 2024.

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

  1. Herndon set to create β€˜streetery’ pilot program for outdoor dining (8289 views)
  2. New traffic signal incoming on north side of Reston Town Center (5758 views)
  3. Fairfax supervisors balk at cost of flood prevention programs amid budget constraints (5425 views)
  4. Tysons-based Capital One pursues historic $35 billion merger with Discover Bank (5412 views)
  5. Report: Fairfax County tops $1M in median home sales prices (4704 views)
  6. Sweeping mixed-use makeover proposed for Fair Oaks Business Park (4283 views)
  7. County board approves office-to-condo swap at Tysons’ Arbor Row (1904 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

β˜€οΈ Saturday’s forecast

Expect sunny skies and a high of 82 degrees, with a gentle northwest wind at around 5 mph before becoming calm. Saturday evening will turn partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping to a low of around 62 degrees, accompanied by a south wind at around 7 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. 👋

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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.