The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s (RAMW) Winter Restaurant Week is back.
Starting next Monday, Jan. 27 and continuing through Sunday, Feb. 2, the biannual campaign to promote the D.C. region’s culinary scene will feature more than three dozen restaurants from Fairfax County, along with establishments in the District, Maryland and elsewhere in Northern Virginia.
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 23, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect mostly sunny skies today with a high around 32 degrees and a northwest wind ranging from 5 to 9 mph. Tonight, the skies are likely to remain mostly clear, and temperatures will dip to a low of approximately 13 degrees. The northwest wind will be around 6 mph and is predicted to calm down after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
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Reston Town Center will embrace the season this weekend with a new wintry event.
“Ice-travaganza” will bring ice sculptures with live carving demonstrations, free hot chocolate, a live DJ, an ice skating performance and other winter-themed activities to the town center’s Mercury Fountain plaza and pavilion at 11900 Market Street on Saturday, Jan. 25.
A longstanding family-owned restaurant in Vienna will soon be converted into a bakery whose website declares that “everyone is family.”
Bakeshop, which got its start 15 years ago in Arlington, is taking over the storefront at 421 Maple Avenue that was vacated last summer by Skorpios Maggio’s Greek Family Restaurant.
The Ramyun Zip in Centreville is a ramen lover’s paradise.
Upon entering the restaurant at 14215T Centreville Square, customers are greeted by a floor-to-ceiling selection of nearly 100 different types of sealed noodle packs, ranging from mild to extra spicy.
Here in Fairfax County, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of the smallest and largest homes sold last month (December 2024).
Largest homes sold
Marufuji Japanese Market is ready to welcome Tysons shoppers.
As promised, the highly anticipated grocery store will celebrate its grand opening at 8520-A Leesburg Pike this Saturday, Jan. 25, with festivities beginning at 10 a.m.
Washingtonian’s annual ranking of the “100 Very Best Restaurants” in the D.C. region has arrived, and several Fairfax spots made the cut, both from the county and the city.
Joon, the high-end Persian restaurant that chefs Najmieh Batmanglij and Christopher Morgan opened in Tysons in 2023, once again led the way, coming in at no. 24 — one notch down from its placement on the 2024 list.
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 22, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Thursday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect mostly sunny skies with a high around 32 degrees and calm wind turning south at 5 mph. Thursday night will be mainly clear, as the temperature drops to around 16 degrees, with a calm wind changing to westerly at 5 mph after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
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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 21, 2025.
Here is what’s going on Wednesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect sunny skies and a high near 19, though wind chill values could dip to as low as -6. Northwest winds at 5 to 10 mph will become light westerly winds in the afternoon. Wednesday night will be partly cloudy with a low around 10 and light southeast winds. See more from Weather.gov.
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
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