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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 27, 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 — Sep 27, 2024.

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

  1. Reston to welcome holidays with second annual Winterfest (9634 views)
  2. Kevin Bacon coming to Fairfax County for Washington West Film Festival (9317 views)
  3. Fairfax County wants your feedback on Lake Accotink’s future (9147 views)
  4. FBI raids Reston office of government contractor Carahsoft (8162 views)
  5. More than 200 townhomes could replace Herndon-area offices (7152 views)
  6. Three fatal pedestrian crashes under investigation by FCPD (6109 views)
  7. UPDATED: Dominion worker injured in transformer explosion at Mars HQ in McLean (5199 views)
  8. Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Richmond Highway, fourth fatality in a week (5091 views)
  9. JUST IN: Another person has died at Fairfax County’s jail (4687 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 a gradual transition from mostly cloudy to sunny conditions today with temperatures reaching a comfortable high of around 82°F, accompanied by a mild south wind of around 7 mph. Moving into Saturday night, there is a slight possibility of showers as clouds increase and temperatures drop to a low of around 66°F. The east wind will blow gently at 3 to 5 mph, and the overall chance of precipitation is 20%. 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. 👋

Zoom Room brings dedicated indoor dog training space to Springfield

By Jared Serre
A dog participates in a Zoom Room training exercise (courtesy Zoom Room)

A nearly 3,200-square-foot facility for dog training has opened in Springfield.

Zoom Room, located at 6812 Bland Street, held its grand opening last Saturday (Sept. 21). It’s the first location in the D.C. area for the national chain, which currently has more than 100 centers nationwide.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 26, 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 — Sep 26, 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 after 5pm, with patchy fog clearing by 10am and a high of 75. The east wind will blow at 6-11 mph, gusting up to 23 mph, and there’s a 70% chance of rainfall totaling less than a tenth of an inch. Friday night, more showers and potential thunderstorms are predicted, with a low of 69, an 8-13 mph east wind, and gusts up to 22 mph. The likelihood of precipitation is 80%, with amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, increasing during storms. 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.

Mosaic District fall festival adds petting zoo for 2024 return

By Angela Woolsey
A crowd at the 2023 Mosaic Fall Festival (photo courtesy of EDENS)

With the autumnal equinox now in the rearview mirror, the Mosaic Fall Festival is waiting to sweep back into Merrifield.

The annual seasonal celebration will bring food, music and animals to the Mosaic District this weekend (Sept. 28-29) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 25, 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 — Sep 25, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Thursday’s forecast

Showers are likely, with possible thunderstorms after 11am, accompanied by cloudy skies and a high temperature near 78°F. Expect a south wind at 7 mph and a 30% chance of precipitation. Thursday night will bring a slight chance of showers as the clouds continue, and the temperature drops to around 68°F. The south wind will decrease to 3-5 mph, while the chance of precipitation lowers to 20%. 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.

BREAKING: FFXnow’s parent company acquires local newspaper

By FFXnow.com
Copies of the GazetteLeader newspapers (staff photo)

FFXnow’s parent company has acquired the GazetteLeader amid an expansion of local news coverage.

Arlington-based Local News Now acquired the newspaper’s assets, including its archives, from Arizona-based O’Rourke Media Group, which operates 50 local publications in more than three dozen markets across the U.S.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 24, 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 — Sep 24, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

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⛈️ Wednesday’s forecast

Expect showers, potential thunderstorms before 2pm, and patchy fog before noon. Conditions will be cloudy with a high near 72 and a southeast wind at 6 to 9 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%, with new rainfall amounts between 0.1 and 0.25 inches. For Wednesday night, there’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, followed by a slight chance of showers. The night will be cloudy with a low of around 67 and a south wind at 6 to 8 mph, with a precipitation chance of 30%. 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.

Popeyes, smoothie cafe and more coming to Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey
Popeyes is coming to Tysons Corner Center's first-floor food court (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Some new dining and shopping options are in development at Tysons Corner Center.

Fried chicken connoisseurs may be interested to know that the D.C. region’s biggest mall will soon be home to a Popeyes. Temporary signage wrapped around the fast food restaurant’s future space in the first-floor food court notes that it’ll be open Sundays — perhaps a cheeky shot at its rival in the chicken sandwich wars of 2019.

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Kevin Bacon coming to Fairfax County for Washington West Film Festival

By Angela Woolsey
The Washington West Film Festival will return to Tysons and Reston in October 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Washington West Film Festival will be cooking with Kevin Bacon when it returns to Fairfax County next month for its 13th year.

The “Footloose” star is set to visit the county both virtually and in-person as part of the philanthropic festival, which announced a varied lineup of movies this week that will screen from Oct. 10-13 at Look Dine-In Cinemas in Reston (11940 Market Street) and Tysons (1667 Silver Hill Drive).

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