A national outdoor furniture retailer held a grand opening for its new Springfield store today (Thursday).
Fortunoff Backyard Store is now open at Springfield Commons, with a new, 11,000-square-foot store and showroom at 6721B Frontier Drive. The showroom sells a variety of outdoor furniture, including dining sets, chaises, gazebos, fire pits and other patio decor.
Taste of Vienna is set to return this weekend, putting a spotlight on local restaurants while also raising funds for the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department (Vienna VFD).
The 13th annual food festival will take over the fire department’s parking lot at 400 Center Street South from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. this Saturday (April 25).
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 — Apr 22, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Thursday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect sunny skies with a high of 81°F and a northwest wind at 5 to 7 mph. Thursday night will be partly cloudy with a slight 20% chance of showers before 2 a.m., a low of 58°F, and light winds from the west. See more from Weather.gov.
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Several Fairfax County bookstores are participating in an annual bookstore crawl program in Northern Virginia this spring.
The third annual NoVa+ Bookstore Crawl Passport program kicks off this Saturday (April 25) at 18 independent bookstores across Northern Virginia, including Bards Alley and Big Planet Comics in Vienna, Scrawl Books in Reston and Fonts Books & Gifts in McLean.
A Virginia-based chain of fastpitch softball training facilities for girls will expand to Fairfax County this spring.
An exact opening date hasn’t been set, but SixFour3 Fairfax will open at 8600 Morrissette Drive in West Springfield soon — likely within a month, local franchise owner Bob Reuss told FFXnow.
Tysons Galleria hasn’t bid farewell to Saks Fifth Avenue yet, but a potential new occupant for the emptying space has already emerged.
The chain Onelife Fitness is proposing to convert the two-story department store into a full-service fitness facility with exercise areas, studios and other indoor recreational amenities, according to Wire Gill land use attorney Evan Pritchard.
From a new beer garden to newborn lambs, George Washington’s Mount Vernon is rolling out events for spring and the country’s 250th anniversary celebration.
The 500-acre estate, which served as Washington’s home before and after his presidency, is gearing up for warmer weather for the first time since reopening the centerpiece mansion in December after a two-year renovation project.
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 — Apr 21, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, easing to a slight chance in the afternoon. The high will be near 74°F, with mostly cloudy skies and southwest winds shifting west at 9 mph, gusting up to 18 mph. Wednesday night will be mostly clear with a low of 55°F and a light west wind around 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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A vegan dessert shop known for its giant, fresh-baked cookies hopes to return to Reston this spring.
MidnighTreats is planning to open around late May to early June at Reston Town Center, owner Jemal Mahdi told FFXnow. It’s a relocation for the plant-based bakery, whose original storefront in Plaza America closed after about two years in business.
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 — Apr 20, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Tuesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect widespread frost before 10 a.m., followed by sunny skies and a high near 61°F. Winds will be calm in the morning, becoming southwest at about 6 mph in the afternoon. On Tuesday night, there’s a slight 20% chance of showers after 2 a.m., with partly cloudy skies and a low around 50°F. South winds will range from 7 to 10 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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