The first restaurants have been announced for Vienna Restaurant Week, which is slated to return next month to showcase the town’s diverse culinary scene.
This year’s restaurant week will run 10 days from Feb. 27 to March 8. Participating restaurants will offer specially-priced prix fixe menus, exclusive specials or limited-time dining experiences.
Good Thursday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Jan 29, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect mostly sunny skies with a high of 21 degrees and wind chill values down to -3 as the northwest wind blows at around 6 mph. Moving into Friday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 8 degrees, with wind chills as low as -1. A calm wind will pick up from the north at around 6 mph after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.
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Good Wednesday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Jan 28, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Thursday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect sunny weather with a high of 23 degrees, but wind chills may dip to as low as -6 degrees. West winds will blow at a speed of 7-10 mph and may gust up to 20 mph. The night will be mostly clear with a low temperature of around 6 degrees, while wind chill could reach -2 degrees and winds coming from the northwest at around 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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Two Fairfax County community-theater organizations garnered a total of 34 nominations in the annual Washington Area Theatre Community Honors (WATCH) awards program.
Reston Community Players received 25 nominations, tying with Prince William Little Theatre for the most of any troupe, and Providence Players of Fairfax received nine.
Fairfax City is in the running to be ranked among the nation’s best small town arts scenes.
USA Today’s panel of independent editors nominated Fairfax for Best Small Town Arts Scene in its 10Best awards. There are 20 communities across the U.S. nominated in the category, including Abingdon in Southwest Virginia.
Good Tuesday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Jan 27, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect increasing clouds and a high near 22, accompanied by wind chill values as low as -3 with northwest winds at 6 to 9 mph. Wednesday evening, skies will be mostly cloudy before becoming mostly clear, with a low around 6 and wind chill values down to -3. Calm winds will shift to the northwest at approximately 6 mph later in the evening. See more from Weather.gov.
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One of America’s largest backyard furniture retailers has announced plans to open a store in Springfield.
Fortunoff Backyard Store has secured an 11,000-square-foot space in Springfield Commons (6721-B Frontier Drive), which is expected to open later this spring, the company announced.
Despite cold temperatures and a looming storm, plenty of families stopped by the Reston Town Center pavilion on Saturday (Jan. 24) to enjoy a variety of winter activities.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the town center’s second annual “Ice-travaganza” brought live music, free hot chocolate, ice skating and ice sculptures that were soon buried under as many as eight inches of snow by Winter Storm Fern, which passed through the area a day later.
Good Monday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Jan 26, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Tuesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect sunny skies and a high near 26 degrees, though wind chill values may dip down to -7. West winds at 5 to 7 mph will shift to the south in the afternoon. At night, the sky will become partly cloudy and the temperature will drop to around 8 degrees, with wind chill values possibly reaching -2. Northwest winds of 5 to 7 mph will persist through the night. See more from Weather.gov.
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Good Friday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Jan 23, 2026.
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
Clouds will increase, bringing a high near 21 and wind chill values as low as -4, accompanied by a north wind at 6 to 10 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. Saturday night, heavy snow is expected mainly after 9pm, with temperatures dropping to around 17. An east wind will blow at 3 to 6 mph, and there is a 100% chance of precipitation. New snow accumulation could range between 3 to 7 inches. See more from Weather.gov.
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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. 👋
