Good Wednesday evening, Fairfax County. Here’s a look back at today’s most-read stories and a look ahead to tomorrow.
📈 Today’s most-read stories
- Upscale Maryland restaurant taps McLean for first N. Va. location (1,899 views)
- Fairfax County prepares to tax marijuana when retail sales begin in mid-2027
- Fairfax County restaurants burdened by long, inconsistent permitting process, study finds
🕗 More from today
Everything else we published today, Oct 14, 2026.
- Morning Notes for October 14, 2026
- Home remodeling firm moves HQ to Vienna, replacing longstanding beauty spa
- Kelvin Garcia pledges to be a ‘doer’ if reelected to Herndon Town Council
- County seeks more leeway to address cost increases for historic Mount Vernon HS redevelopment
- Skyview HS quantum computer could be ‘incubator’ for future FCPS programs
📣 Announcements
Fairfax PRISM Tree Invasives Removal October Extravaganza II
Help save a tree! Join Fairfax and Falls Church residents in a community-wide effort to rescue… [Announcement]
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Fairfax County, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: $19.99 HAIRCUTS — Thankful Thursdays!
- 👉 11:00 am: Powering the AI Decade: Data Center Policy Forum
- 12:00 pm: SCNOVA Lunch N Life : Murder Mystery- Dying for Chocolate
- 2:15 pm: Meet the Artists: Sopranessence
- 5:30 pm: Harvest Harmonies at River Farm
- 6:00 pm: Artist Talk with Beverly Ress
⭐ Featured events
Powering the AI Decade: Data Center Policy Forum
Oct 15: AI is driving data center growth faster than the power grid was built to handle, and Northern Virginia, home to the world’s largest concentr [Event]
🏡 Reston Home Tour Tickets on Sale Now!
Oct 17: Tour six beautiful and unique homes throughout Reston [Event]
Once Upon a Mattress
Oct 17: A Family Friendly musical comedy retelling of The Princess and the Pea! [Event]
11th Annual Walk to Bust Cancer
Oct 18: Walk with us at Fort Hunt Park to support access to breast cancer screening and care across the DMV. [Event]
Big, Bold, Rich Red Wine Super Tasting at Arrowine
Oct 18: Big, Bold, Rich Red Wine, Cheese and Charcuterie Tasting! [Event]
Lunch with Dr. T: Let’s Talk About Perimenopause and Menopause
Oct 23: A free lunch and talk on perimenopause and menopause with Kavita Tripathi, MD [Event]
🗑️ Shred Day with Lafayette Federal
Oct 24: Shred your documents safely and free [Event]
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🌧️ Weather update
Today: Fairfax County saw a high of 90° at 2:15 p.m., a low of 63° at 5:50 a.m. and no rain.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thanks for reading!
