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Chesapeake Chocolates to shutter after 17 years at Lake Anne Plaza

By Fatimah Waseem
The business will close at Lake Anne after 17 years of business (courtesy Chesapeake Chocolates)

A sweet staple at Lake Anne Plaza is set to close its doors later this month.

Chesapeake Chocolates announced last Tuesday (Sept. 3) that it will shutter at the end of September after 17 years in Reston at 11426 Washington Plaza West.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 6, 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 6, 2024.

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

  1. Fairfax transportation planners seek public input on major trail and bicycle network overhaul (9731 views)
  2. UPDATED: Reston man charged with unlawfully filming FCPS students (9617 views)
  3. Panda Express to open drive-thru Herndon restaurant (7708 views)
  4. Driver cited in Braddock Road crash that killed three people (5045 views)
  5. Park Authority faces potential service cuts amid countywide budget challenges (3456 views)
  6. Reggae celebration coming to Reston for third year (3136 views)
  7. New Springfield commuter parking garage set to open next week (2607 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 isolated showers both before noon and after 1pm, with mostly cloudy skies and a high temperature around 73°F. The south wind will shift to the northwest in the afternoon, ranging from 7 to 13 mph and possibly gusting up to 23 mph. Precipitation chances stand at 20%. For Saturday night, the sky will be mostly clear with a low temperature at around 51°F and a northwest wind blowing at 8 to 10 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. 👋

Tysons Corner Center welcomes fall with festivals, new murals

By Angela Woolsey
Murals have been painted on the pedestrian bridges from one of Tysons Corner Center's parking garages (courtesy Tysons Corner Center)

The local weather may be cooling down, but Tysons Corner Center’s events calendar is heating up this month.

The mall will usher in a new season with its third annual Fall Festival, which will bring food, shopping, live entertainment and more to the Plaza from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14.

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New Tysons eatery reimagines Korean BBQ for diners on the go

By Angela Woolsey
The Korean rice bowl eatery Cups Pops is nwo open in Tysons West (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The latest restaurant to open in Tysons West aspires to serve up quality Korean barbecue with Chipotle-style convenience.

In a family of self-described foodies, CupsPops manager Brandon Seo and owner David Seo, his father, developed the concept as an answer to the question of what to eat when you crave Korean-style chicken or marinated beef but don’t have the time for the usual tabletop grill set-up.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 5, 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 5, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌤️ Friday’s forecast

Expect a partly sunny day with highs near 80 degrees and light, variable winds shifting to the east at about 6 mph in the afternoon. Friday night will be mostly cloudy, with lows around 64 degrees and southeast winds at around 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.

Japanese restaurant Modan aims for fall opening in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
The Japanese restaurant Modan is slated to open in Scotts Run in fall 2024 (courtesy Collective Architecture)

Modan, a new Japanese restaurant coming to the Scotts Run neighborhood of Tysons, is getting closer to a launch.

The restaurant is on track to open on the ground floor of the Heming apartments at 1788 Chain Bridge Road this fall, according to a press release. While a opening day remains to be determined, the business shared more details about what customers can expect once that date arrives.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 4, 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 4, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌤️ Thursday’s forecast

The weather will transition from mostly cloudy to gradually sunny, featuring a high temperature near 78 degrees and a 5 to 7 mph east wind. Thursday night will be partly cloudy with a low temperature around 61 degrees, accompanied by a gentle 3 to 6 mph easterly breeze. 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.

D.C. Shorts Film Festival to kick off at Merrifield studio this week

By Angela Woolsey
Attendees of the 20th DC Shorts Film Festival take in a screening at Alamo Drafthouse (courtesy DC Shorts Film Festival)

The D.C. Shorts International Film Festival is coming back to Merrifield.

The four-day festival will kick off its 21st year this Thursday (Sept. 5) with an afternoon of movie screenings and a welcome party at Crescendo Studios, a music school at 8101-A Route 29 that features a recording studio, a Black Box typically used for concerts and other event spaces.

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Vienna Inn wins vote for Northern Virginia’s best breakfast spot

By Angela Woolsey
Vienna Inn (file photo)

One of the longest-standing restaurants in Vienna has emerged triumphant from the 2024 NoVA Breakfast Wars.

Vienna Inn was declared the winner yesterday (Tuesday) of the bracket-style competition organized by Northern Virginia Magazine, which invited its readers to vote for their favorite place to grab a morning meal out of 32 selected contenders from around the region.

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