When the DMV Chocolate and Coffee Festival announced earlier this fall that it will return to the Dulles Expo Center in mid-November, organizers didn’t know yet that their fourth year would be their last at the popular Chantilly events venue.
Though rumors of Ikea coming to the building had emerged over the summer, Dulles Expo Center’s management didn’t officially inform promoters that it will close in December until last week, the Washington Business Journal reported last week.
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 — Oct 31, 2025.
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.
Expect sunny skies and a high temperature near 60 degrees, accompanied by a west wind blowing at 6 to 11 mph and gusts reaching up to 21 mph. As for Saturday night, anticipate mostly cloudy conditions with a low temperature around 40 degrees, paired with a light west wind. 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. 👋
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 — Oct 30, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 58, accompanied by a breezy west wind of 15 to 21 mph, including gusts up to 39 mph. Friday night, the skies will be mostly clear, with a low around 42. The west wind will continue at 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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After months of speculation, IKEA has officially confirmed that it’s coming to Chantilly, taking over a building currently occupied by the Dulles Expo Center.
The Swedish furniture chain announced today (Thursday) that it will open a store — its third in Virginia — at 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center Drive in the Chantilly Shopping Center sometime in spring 2026.
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 — Oct 29, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Thursday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect rain and a possible thunderstorm before 1pm, followed by a chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm. The temperature will reach a high near 66, with southeast winds shifting to south at 14 mph, and gusts up to 25 mph. There’s a 90% chance of precipitation, and new precipitation amounts could range between a half and three quarters of an inch. Thursday night will be partly cloudy with a low around 47, west wind at 9 to 11 mph, and gusts as high as 21 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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Reston residents no longer have to travel to Chantilly to indulge in a bar or box of River-Sea Chocolates.
The chocolate maker recently began welcoming customers to a retail shop at 11495 Sunset Hills Road, Unit 100, months after expanding there with a new, larger production facility.
A rapidly-expanding restaurant chain has officially opened its doors in Springfield.
Milk & Honey‘s latest Southern-inspired kitchen is now serving diners at 8326 Old Keene Mill Road in the Cardinal Forest Plaza shopping center.
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 — Oct 28, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect isolated showers in the morning before 10am, resuming after 3pm with temperatures reaching a high near 57. The north wind will be 8-10 mph with gusts up to 18 mph, and a 20% chance of precipitation. Tonight, rain is mainly predicted after 8pm, as temperatures drop around 50, accompanied by an east wind of 9-13 mph and gusts up to 22 mph. The chance of precipitation increases to 90% with new rainfall amounts of three quarters to an inch possible. See more from Weather.gov.
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November will be a busy month for McLean’s Chesterbrook Shopping Center, bringing a new restaurant and the completion of a multi-million-dollar renovation project.
Sweetgreen announced today (Tuesday) that it will officially open its doors to customers on Nov. 11 at 6220 Old Dominion Drive in Chesterbrook Shopping Center.
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 — Oct 27, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Tuesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect mostly cloudy skies with a high near 57 accompanied by a northeast wind of 9 to 14 mph and gusts as high as 24 mph. On Tuesday night, there is a 30% chance of showers occurring mainly after 2 am and the low is expected to reach around 44, with a steady northeast wind at 9 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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