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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Aug 9, 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 — Aug 9, 2024.

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

  1. More than 30 Fairfax eateries to participate in upcoming Summer Restaurant Week (9901 views)
  2. Chantilly housing development advances after facing questions about wildlife, traffic impacts (7395 views)
  3. Reston Midline takes shape with more residential development in the works (4506 views)
  4. Fairfax County executive unveils proposal for $260 million budget surplus (4431 views)
  5. Park Authority seeks tenant to rehabilitate historic Tysons house (3991 views)
  6. NEW: Bonchon to revive Herndon and Annandale restaurants (2922 views)
  7. Fairfax County Public Schools ACE launches over 250 new training, certification programs for adult learners (2697 views)
  8. Avoid Georgetown Pike bridge over I-495 during coming lane closures, VDOT warns (2303 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect sunny skies and a high of around 86 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 5 to 8 mph. As night falls on Saturday, the skies will turn partly cloudy and the temperature will drop to approximately 65 degrees, with the north wind maintaining a speed of around 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.

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. 👋

D.C. chef starts fresh at Tysons Galleria with new Mexican street food eatery

By Angela Woolsey
Rabbit Taco is now open in Tysons Galleria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A different kind of taqueria has hopped into Tysons Galleria.

Conceived by some of the team behind D.C.’s Maïz64, Rabbit Taco opened on the mall’s third floor on June 24, selling tacos, burritos, quesadillas and more near Empanadas De Mendoza.

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Bob & Edith’s Diner cooks up expansion to Newington

By Jared Serre
Bob and Edith's Diner will open a new location at Hilltop Village Center near Newington (courtesy Bob & Edith's Diner)

A local diner chain is expanding its footprint across Northern Virginia.

The family-owned and operated Bob & Edith’s, which already features seven different locations, will open its next restaurant in Hilltop Village Center on the border of Newington and Franconia.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Aug 8, 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 — Aug 8, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Friday’s forecast

Expect showers and possible thunderstorms with a high near 81, accompanied by breezy southeast winds at 20-23 mph, gusting up to 33 mph. Rainfall amounts may reach between three quarters and one inch. On Friday night, showers and thunderstorms are likely before 11 pm, followed by partly cloudy skies and a low around 68. Southwest winds of 11 mph will shift to the west after midnight and may gust up to 20 mph. There’s a 60% chance of precipitation, with potential amounts ranging from a tenth to a quarter of an inch, increasing during thunderstorms. 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.

Shilla Bakery & Cafe coming to Vienna strip mall

By Jared Serre
A sign says Shilla Bakery and Cafe is coming soon to Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A bakery is coming to a vacant space in Vienna’s Jades Shopping Center — but not the one initially planned.

Shilla Bakery & Cafe will be moving in at 340 Maple Avenue West, according to a banner that recently appeared above the storefront.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Aug 7, 2024

By FFXnow.com

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 7, 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 showers and potential thunderstorms throughout the day and into the evening, accompanied by patchy fog before 8am. High temperatures should reach near 80°F with an 80% precipitation chance, east winds at 11 mph and possible gusts up to 20 mph. Rainfall may total up to 0.75 inches. Overnight, temperatures will drop to around 74°F, precipitation chance increases to 90%, and wind gusts may reach 18 mph, with an additional 0.5 inches of rainfall possible. 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.

Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta to dock in Reston this Saturday

By Angela Woolsey
Teams race in the annual Lake Anne Cardboard Boat Regatta (courtesy Reston Museum)

Dozens of cardboard boats will populate the waters of Lake Anne in Reston this Saturday (Aug. 10) for the 2024 Cardboard Boat Regatta.

The popular annual event, where community members race each other in life-sized cardboard boats that they built and decorated by hand, will return Lake Anne Plaza (1639 Washington Plaza North), starting at noon and ending at 3 p.m.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Aug 6, 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 — Aug 6, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Wednesday’s forecast

Showers and thunderstorms are expected, with a possible thunderstorm after 2pm and a high near 86. Winds will shift from south to east at about 6 mph in the afternoon, and an 80% chance of precipitation will bring rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, possibly more in thunderstorms. Wednesday night will see a low around 70, a northeast wind at 8 mph, and another 80% chance of precipitation with rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch. 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.

Local ice cream shop honors Olympic athletes with limited-time sundaes

By Angela Woolsey
Toby's Homemade Ice Cream is offering limited-time Gold Medal Sundaes during the Paris Olympics (courtesy Toby's Homemade Ice Cream/Instagram)

With D.C.-area athletes riding high at this year’s Summer Games, Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream is serving up gold medal-themed scoops that probably taste sweeter than the real thing.

The Arlington and Vienna ice cream parlor unveiled a limited-time Gold Medal Sundae last Friday (Aug. 2) in honor of Arlingtonian swimmer Torri Huske, a Yorktown High School graduate who’s won five medals — three of them gold — at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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