McLean’s newest restaurant leaves little doubt about its inspiration, with a sign above its front entrance that identifies her in bold black letters.
Owner Supisa “Boom” Teawbut developed Sorn Thai to honor her grandmother, who passed away two years ago but left behind a trove of recipes that will serve as the centerpiece of the restaurant’s menu.
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 — Mar 12, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Thursday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
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.
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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.
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.
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).
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 — Mar 11, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
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.
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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.
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 — Mar 10, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Tuesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
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.
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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.
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 — Mar 7, 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.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
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.
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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. 👋
