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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Mar 12, 2025

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 — Mar 12, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌥️ Thursday’s forecast

Patchy fog is expected to clear by 10 am, giving way to mostly cloudy skies and a high near 58°F with a mild northeast wind at 6 mph. For Thursday night, the cloudy conditions will persist, and the temperature will drop to a low of around 43°F accompanied by a gentle 6 mph east wind. 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.

Wolf Trap park adds Latin music festival to summer programming

By Angela Woolsey
A crowd on the Filene Center lawn at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (courtesy Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts)

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts has added a brand-new event to its summer calendar.

After unveiling an initial summer lineup last month, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced yesterday (Tuesday) that the park will also host the inaugural Todo Sonido, a festival celebrating Latin American music, this July 12-13.

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‘Modern upgrades’ coming to Twinbrooke Shopping Center

By Jared Serre
Renovations are planned for Twinbrooke Shopping Center (rendering courtesy of Federal Realty)

A shopping center in the Kings Park West neighborhood is up for a makeover.

Nearly 50 years after it was first constructed, Twinbrooke Shopping Center (9525 Braddock Road) will kick off a “transformation” later this month to modernize more than two dozen storefronts, property manager Federal Realty announced.

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Pennsylvania brewery to open first D.C. area restaurant near Herndon

By Angela Woolsey
A burger and fries from Voodoo Brewing Company (courtesy Voodoo Brewing Company)

A brewery that has achieved cult status in its home state of Pennsylvania hopes to soon cast the same spell on Fairfax County.

Voodoo Brewing Company will open a restaurant — its first in the D.C. region — at the Makers Rise apartment building near the Innovation Center Metro station, just outside Herndon, property developer Crimson Partners announced yesterday (Tuesday).

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Mar 11, 2025

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 — Mar 11, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌤️ Wednesday’s forecast

Expect a mostly sunny day with a high near 64, as the north wind of about 7 mph shifts southeast in the afternoon. However, Wednesday night will bring increasing clouds and a low temperature of around 42, accompanied by an east wind between 5 to 9 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.

Dance studio circles potential new location in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
Landscaped area for 8603 Westwood Center Drive in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

An office complex near the Spring Hill Metro station in Tysons could soon be reinvigorated by the power of dance.

A dance studio has expressed interest in opening a new location at the Westwood Center, Atlantic Realty Company — which owns and manages the adjacent buildings at 8603 and 8605 Westwood Center Drive — said in a zoning application submitted to Fairfax County in late February.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Mar 10, 2025

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 — Mar 10, 2025.

📅 Upcoming events

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

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☀️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect sunny skies and a high of 71 degrees, accompanied by calm winds that will shift to a southwest direction at 5 to 7 mph during the afternoon. Tuesday night will be mostly clear with a low temperature of around 45 degrees. The south wind, blowing at roughly 7 mph, will change to a northwest direction after midnight. 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.

Matchbox launches expanded menu only at McLean restaurant

By Angela Woolsey
Matchbox's lobster and shrimp fettuccine (courtesy Matchbox)

Matchbox is no longer just about pizza, especially in McLean.

In late February, the regional chain rolled out an expanded “Matchbox Prime” dinner menu with steak and seafood options exclusively at its McLean location, which opened at 1340 Chain Bridge Road next to Lidl in April 2023.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Mar 7, 2025

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 — Mar 7, 2025.

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

  • Frozen custard spot relocating to Reston from Loudoun County (10441 views)
  • Democrats on Fairfax County board press Youngkin to oppose federal agency relocations (10343 views)
  • Call Your Mother now open at Reston’s North Point Village Center (9068 views)
  • New resort proposal on Main Street sharply divides Fairfax City Council (8938 views)
  • Ex-Falls Church HS teacher pleads guilty, but other cases against FCPS staff remain (6928 views)
  • Geological Survey HQ in Reston and other Fairfax buildings in federal cost-cutting crosshairs (8429 views)
  • Herndon turns up pressure on Comstock to give back downtown redevelopment site (6461 views)
  • Cocaine delivery service leads to federal prison sentence for Reston man (6002 views)
  • Herndon man charged with DWI for crash that killed teen (5649 views)
  • Fired FAA worker from Fairfax to attend Trump address to Congress with Sen. Kaine (4902 views)
  • Fairfax City proposes real estate and meals tax increases to balance budget (4897 views)
  • Dulles Airport’s 2024 passenger total set new all-time record (4126 views)
  • Immigrant advocates decry order for Virginia State Police, local jails to assist ICE (3697 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 a partly sunny day to become fully sunny with a high near 51, accompanied by breezy northwest winds of 8-13 mph, which will increase to 16-21 mph in the afternoon, with gusts potentially reaching 32 mph. The nighttime will be mostly clear with a low around 28 as the northwest wind, initially blowing at 6-13 mph, becomes west after midnight. Nighttime wind gusts could reach up to 22 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. 👋

    Dance festival to take over Capital One Hall in Tysons this weekend

    By Angela Woolsey
    Furia Flamenca Dance Company performs at the 2024 Aurora Dance Fest (photo by Ruth Judson)

    More than 100 performers will take the stage when the Aurora Dance Fest returns to Capital One Hall in Tysons this Sunday (March 9).

    Organized by the Reston-based Gin Dance Company, the one-night-only festival will showcase work by 10 different dance companies, 16 choreographers and 105 dancers from around the D.C. area.

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