Around Town

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 — Oct 14, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

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

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🌥️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect a mostly cloudy day with temperatures reaching around 55 degrees, as calm winds turn westward between 5 and 9 mph by morning. Tonight’s skies will be partly cloudy, with the mercury dipping to around 40 degrees. Anticipate a northwest wind blowing at 6 to 8 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.


Sports

The players and teams are ready and the tee times set for the Class 6 state golf tournament.

The one-day, 18-hole Virginia High School League event will be played on the Lansdowne Resort course in Loudoun County on Oct. 15, beginning at 9 a.m. when the first of 15 foursomes tee off.


Sports

The first win of the season was a record-setter for the Flint Hill Huskies.

By defeating the visiting Catholic Crusaders (0-7) from Virginia Beach by a 63-7 score Oct. 12 in non-conference high-school football action, the Huskies (1-5) set a team-high scoring total. The previous mark was 62 points, accomplished four different times over the past 14 years.


Countywide

Those buying homes across Fairfax County in September paid, on average, 5.5% more per square foot for their acquisitions than those who made a purchase a year earlier.

The average per-square-foot housing cost of $365 in September 2024 across Fairfax was up from $346 in September 2023, according to figures reported Thursday (Oct. 10) by Bright MLS, based on data from MarketStats by ShowingTime.


Sports

The Langley Saxons were outgained by a hundred total yards, but not outscored, in their Oct. 10 Liberty District road victory over the host Wakefield Warriors.

Langley (6-1, 2-1) rallied from a 17-7 second-quarter deficit to win the high-school football game, 42-30, bouncing back from their lone loss of the season a week earlier.


Around Town

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 — Oct 11, 2024.

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

  1. Two Fairfax County restaurants rank among 40 best in D.C. area, WaPo critic says (25035 views)
  2. BREAKING: Man shot at Herndon’s Worldgate Centre (20865 views)
  3. Report: Apartment costs in Tysons highest in D.C. metro area (6253 views)
  4. Bicyclist killed in West Ox Road car crash, county’s first fatality since 2021 (6050 views)
  5. Lawsuit alleges Fairfax County and other Virginia voters illegally removed from rolls (3093 views)
  6. Fairfax County’s retired chief equity officer sees ‘a lot more work to do’ (2465 views)
  7. Noted lighthouse preservationist offers to care for historic Tysons house (2215 views)
  8. Fashion accessories and home goods store coming to Springfield Town Center (2212 views)
  9. Fairfax County awaits clarity from state on new Chesapeake Bay protection rules for developers (2088 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect sunshine and a high near 76 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind at 6 to 8 mph. Saturday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 54 degrees and light, variable 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.

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. 👋


Sports

The running game was significant on both sides of the ball for the Marshall Statesmen in Thursday (Oct. 10) football action.

On defense, the Statesmen allowed 303 yards rushing to the host and undefeated Washington-Liberty Generals, while gaining a modest 125 in their 42-13 loss in a Liberty District high-school game.


Sports

For one dominant local football team, its most recent success can be summed up in two words: Knicely done.

Trailing a couple of times in a Concorde District high-school football game against the visiting Westfield Bulldogs, the Madison Warhawks’ star runningback and kick returner, Dominic Knicely, responded with different types of touchdowns to rally his undefeated team for a 26-21 victory Oct. 10 in Vienna.


News

Kook Dogg Cafe in Reston is raising funds for hurricane relief this coming Monday, Oct. 14.

The cafe will raise funds for World Central Kitchen (WCK), a nonprofit organization that provides free meals to people experiencing crises, from natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.