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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Oct 29, 2024

By FFXnow.com

Good Tuesday 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 — Oct 29, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Wednesday’s forecast

Expect sunny skies and a high of 78 degrees, accompanied by a southwest wind blowing at 5 to 7 mph. As night falls on Wednesday, the sky will become partly cloudy with a low temperature around 59 degrees, while the southwest wind picks up slightly, ranging from 6 to 8 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.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

Fairfax spots dominate top 10 in annual ‘Best N. Va. Restaurants’ ranking

By Angela Woolsey
The entrance to Ometeo at Capital One Center in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

More than half of Northern Virginia’s top 10 restaurants can be found in Fairfax — either the county or the city, according to one regional magazine.

In its November issue, which hit newsstands last week, Northern Virginia Magazine released its annual ranking of the region’s 50 Best Restaurants, as determined by its four food critics. A few Fairfax establishments have become permanent fixtures, but the 2024 list also includes some first-timers and comebacks.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Oct 28, 2024

By FFXnow.com

Good Monday 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 — Oct 28, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

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☀️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect a mostly sunny day with temperatures reaching close to 68 degrees and gentle south winds blowing at 3 to 8 mph. As night falls, the skies will mostly clear with temperatures dropping to a low of around 52 and a consistent south breeze of about 6 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.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

Lazy Dog Restaurant signs lease for Kingstowne location

By James Jarvis
Romano's Macaroni Grill in Kingstowne shopping center (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar is officially coming to Kingstowne Towne Center.

After Romano’s Macaroni Grill closed its doors in January, the space at 5925 Kingstowne Towne Center will soon reopen as a Lazy Dog. While an official opening date hasn’t been set, a spokesperson for the restaurant confirmed the lease has been signed.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Oct 25, 2024

By FFXnow.com

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 — Oct 25, 2024.

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

  1. Fairfax County residents will now get a 48-hour grace period before towing (8060 views)
  2. Bobby’s Bagel Cafe staves off Reston closure by a month (5039 views)
  3. Unique Vienna condo development to deliver first homes this year (3862 views)
  4. Turtles rescued as construction begins at Reston’s former Fannie Mae campus (3372 views)
  5. Timber Pizza to open in McLean this fall (3281 views)
  6. Signage approved for forthcoming juice shop in Reston (2907 views)
  7. MS-13 gang member convicted for series of Reston murders (2821 views)
  8. Call Your Mother’s Vienna deli has opened (2572 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 mostly sunny skies with a high around 68 degrees and northwest winds at 9 to 16 mph, gusting up to 28 mph. Saturday night will be mostly clear with a low near 39 degrees and northwest winds at 7 to 9 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. 👋

FFXnow Daily Debrief for Oct 24, 2024

By FFXnow.com

Good Thursday 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 — Oct 24, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Friday’s forecast

Expect sunshine and a high near 67, with calm winds picking up to around 6 mph from the southwest in the afternoon. As the evening approaches, skies will be partly cloudy and temperatures will drop to around 52. The south wind will continue at 6 mph, shifting to westward after midnight. 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.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

Fashion boutiques coming to McLean’s Chesterbrook Shopping Center

By Angela Woolsey
Chesterbrook Shopping Center is adding new tenants, while undergoing renovation (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A pair of clothing stores and a custom frames shop are coming to Chesterbrook Shopping Center (6224 Old Dominion Drive).

Sassanova, Apricot Lane and Framebridge are all slated to open in McLean later this year or in early 2025, helping fill out a tenant roster that has turned over substantially since property manager Federal Realty took ownership of the site in 2021.

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Bobby’s Bagel Cafe staves off Reston closure by a month

By Fatimah Waseem
Bobby's Bagel Cafe has seen "high demand" for its seasonal pumpkin-shaped bagels (courtesy Bobby's Bagel Cafe)

Bobby’s Bagel Cafe is shuttering its doors at North Point Village Center in Reston, but the closure will come one month later than originally estimated.

Business representative Nishi Arora tells FFXnow that the shop will now close on Nov. 30 instead of Oct. 31. As previously reported, Bobby’s Bagel Cafe is set to be replaced by the D.C.-based deli Call Your Mother, which expanded its Northern Virginia presence with an opening in Vienna this week.

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