A discount clothing retailer appears to be coming soon to Tysons, right down the street from both Tysons Corner Center and Tysons Galleria.

Pike 7 Plaza will be home to a J. Crew Factory store, according to permit applications submitted to Fairfax County. It will be located at 8387 Leesburg Pike, between the strip mall’s Lidl and DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse stores.


A laser hair removal clinic based in Arlington is honing in on Tysons as the site of its first expansion.

Capital Laser announced last week that it has sold its first franchise to 202 Bars operators Matt Weiss and Mike Schuster, who are best known as the owners of Barrel, Union Pub and other D.C. bars.


The indoor trampoline park chain Sky Zone has targeted Chantilly for its next location in Northern Virginia.

While the exact address is still being determined, the general area will be home to one of eight new parks announced by the company last Thursday (Aug. 22).


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 — Aug 23, 2024.

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

  1. JUST IN: Chantilly man charged with murder after Gold’s Gym shooting (44195 views)
  2. UPDATED: Man dies after getting shot at Gold’s Gym in Reston (42964 views)
  3. Fairfax County reveals next 10 schools to get speed cameras (38547 views)
  4. Report: French fashion brand, pasta eatery coming to Tysons Galleria (10725 views)
  5. JUST IN: Fairfax County to clear Reston homeless camp starting next week (10274 views)
  6. Bridge construction to disrupt traffic on I-495 in McLean into September (9525 views)
  7. BREAKING: Man awaiting trial for Reston double-murder dies in jail (4854 views)
  8. For 15th year, Vienna Oktoberfest adds new brewery, bike garden (3793 views)
  9. UPDATED: Police find no threat from ‘suspicious device’ near Innovation Metro station (3521 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 and a high temperature around 86 degrees, accompanied by a calm wind that will shift to the southwest at about 6 mph in the afternoon. As for Saturday night, the sky will remain mostly clear with a low temperature of approximately 61 degrees, while a gentle south wind will continue blowing at 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.

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. 👋


Virginia’s main hospitality industry group has unveiled the finalists for its annual Ordinary Awards, and a few Fairfax County businesses and residents made the list.

In contention for “Hotel of the Year,” one of 24 categories, is The Watermark Hotel at Capital One Center in Tysons. It will compete with The Georges in Lexington and River’s Rest Marina & Resort in Charles City, the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association (VRLTA) announced yesterday (Thursday).


A local kabob chain is expanding its footprint in Northern Virginia.

Moby Dick House of Kabob is planning two new locations in Fairfax County — one in Great Falls and one in McLean, according to county permits.


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 — Aug 22, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Friday’s forecast

Expect sunny skies and a high near 83 degrees with calm winds during the day. As for Friday night, it will be mostly clear with a low temperature of around 60 degrees and a gentle south wind at 3 to 5 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.


Good Wednesday 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 — Aug 21, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

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☀️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect sunny skies and a high of around 78 degrees with a light northwest wind at 6 mph. Thursday night, the skies will be mostly clear, and the temperature will drop to a low of approximately 57 degrees, accompanied by calm winds. 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.


With temperatures at least temporarily feeling almost autumnal, the Vienna Business Association (VBA) is already starting to hype up its upcoming Oktoberfest.

The annual festival and fundraiser for the VBA will celebrate its 15th anniversary from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, bringing food, beer, artisan and business vendors, and live entertainment to the Church Street area in downtown Vienna.


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