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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jun 4, 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 — Jun 4, 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 and thunderstorms throughout the day, with possible intensification after 2pm, and temperatures peaking around 83°F. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6 to 9 mph, and there’s an 80% chance of precipitation with rainfall ranging from a tenth to a quarter of an inch, potentially more during thunderstorms. Wednesday night continues with storms and showers, decreasing after 5am, a low of around 70°F, and southerly winds at 8 mph. Precipitation chances remain at 80%, with similar rainfall amounts as during the day. 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.

Sola Salons on track to open in Reston later this summer

By James Jarvis
Sola Salons is coming to Plaza America in Reston (staff photo)

Sola Salons is gearing up to open at Plaza America in Reston later this summer, keeping it on track with the previously reported timeline for its newest location.

“The Reston location will open closer to the end of summer and is corporately owned,” Sola Salons Marketing Director Liz Eggert told FFXnow via email. “The location will also have 63 chairs/salons within the location.”

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All-you-can-eat sushi restaurant now open in Vienna

By Angela Woolsey
Sushi Oishii is now open in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A new Japanese restaurant has opened its doors in the Town of Vienna, complete with an all-you-can-eat sushi bar.

Sushi Oishii is currently in its soft opening phase after starting to serve customers at 234 Maple Avenue East in the evening of May 17. It took over from Akai Tori Ramen & Yakitori, which shuttered in February less than a year after opening.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jun 3, 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 — Jun 3, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

  • No events today. Have one to promote? Submit it to the calendar.

⛈️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm today, with mostly sunny skies and a high of 86°F. Winds will become southeast at 5-7 mph in the morning. Precipitation chance stands at 20%. Tonight, isolated storms may occur before 8pm, and there’s a slight chance again after 2am. Mostly cloudy conditions will prevail, with a low of 66°F and southeast winds at 6-8 mph. Precipitation chance remains at 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.

Andy’s Pizza opens in Fairfax City with plans for further expansion into Virginia

By James Jarvis
Andy's Pizza has opened a new location in Fairfax City (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

One of the D.C. area’s favorite pizza spots is now officially open in Fairfax City.

Located at 10408 Fairfax Blvd in the 50 Point Shopping Center, the New York-style pizza chain Andy’s celebrated the grand opening of its newest Northern Virginia store last Friday (May 31), marking another step in its regional expansion.

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Town of Herndon to hold first-ever Pride Month celebration

By Acacia James
A heart decorated with rainbow colors for Pride Month (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Town of Herndon will hold its first-ever Pride event this Saturday (June 8). The family-friendly festival is free and will feature music, crafts, food, drag performers and more.

The event, called HerndonPRIDE, will be hosted by Arts Herndon, an organization focused on artistic and educational opportunities for artists and performers.

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New York’s Carnegie Diner set for grand opening in Vienna this week

By Angela Woolsey
Vienna's new Carnegie Diner & Cafe serves all-day breakfast, sandwiches, burgers and other American food (courtesy Carnegie Diner & Cafe)

A diner that serves all-day breakfast has made its way from the Big Apple to Vienna, giving the town a potential successor to the night-owl-friendly Amphora Restaurant.

Carnegie Diner & Cafe will celebrate its grand opening at 501 Maple Avenue West this Wednesday (June 5) — less than a month after buying the property from the Pagonis family, who had opened Yellow Diner there in early April.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for May 31, 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 — May 31, 2024.

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

  1. Herndon set to create ‘streetery’ pilot program for outdoor dining (8289 views)
  2. New traffic signal incoming on north side of Reston Town Center (5758 views)
  3. Fairfax supervisors balk at cost of flood prevention programs amid budget constraints (5425 views)
  4. Tysons-based Capital One pursues historic $35 billion merger with Discover Bank (5412 views)
  5. Report: Fairfax County tops $1M in median home sales prices (4704 views)
  6. Sweeping mixed-use makeover proposed for Fair Oaks Business Park (4283 views)
  7. County board approves office-to-condo swap at Tysons’ Arbor Row (1904 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 sunny skies and a high of 82 degrees, with a gentle northwest wind at around 5 mph before becoming calm. Saturday evening will turn partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping to a low of around 62 degrees, accompanied by a south wind at around 7 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. 👋

Greenheart Juice eyes Reston expansion

By James Jarvis
Greenheart Juice Shop sells cold-pressed juices and other health food and drinks (via Greenheart Juice/Facebook)

Greenheart Juice Shop plans to open its newest location in Reston this summer.

Greenheart’s area manager, Cheryl Strzemienski, confirmed that the juice and smoothie shop plans to open its sixth location in the North Point Village Center as early as August.

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Free dance nights coming to Lake Anne Plaza next month

By Angela Woolsey
People gather for a Thursday Dance Night at Lake Anne Plaza in 2023 (courtesy Lake Anne Washington Plaza Merchants Association)

Thursday nights will be filled with swinging and swaying at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston next month.

The village center will host free dance nights on the waterfront at 1609 Washington Plaza from 6-9 p.m. every Thursday, starting June 6 through June 27, the Lake Anne and Washington Plaza Merchant Association (LAWPA) announced today (Thursday).

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