Friday Download, 9/6: Brewfests, Rob Thomas and fall temps
Friday Download, 9/6: Brewfests, Rob Thomas and fall temps
The weekend forecast and things to do, plus the week’s top Fairfax County headlines
Happy Friday, Fairfax County.
Fall festivities and weather (at least for now) have arrived. Here’s your guide to the week in local headlines and the sunny weekend of concerts ahead.
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The latest from The Machine
The June train collision that killed two adults and an 8-year-old boy in Springfield happened just beyond a busted fence that locals had passed through for years. Two days later, The Machine passed through it, too.
Local news I read this week
Business and development 📈
Criminal justice and public safety 🚓
An au pair, a husband’s affair and a double homicide in Herndon (WaPo)
Mom and partner arrested after police find young brothers chained up in Groveton apartment (NBC4)
Former FCPS contractor accused of taking video of students faces two dozen charges (WTOP)
Driver in Braddock Road crash that killed three faces potential $97 fine (FFXnow)
Education 📖
County leaders worry new Va. rating system will paint inaccurate picture of school performance (WTOP)
At one Fairfax school, students and teachers like new cellphone rules — so far (WAMU)
South Lakes High School celebrates inclusivity in groundbreaking art class (WJLA)
Environment 🌳
Fairfax County’s seasonal deer-culling effort begins Saturday (Gazette Leader)
Government and politics 🏛️
Housing and homelessness 🏠
Transportation 🚍
Fairfax Connector will launch express bus this month from Tysons to Bethesda (Northern Virginia Mag)
Weekend weather (from the National Weather Service)
Juuust a bit more like fall.
Friday: Mostly sunny during the day to mostly cloudy at night. Highs in the lower 80s, lows in the mid 60s. 🌤️
Saturday: Some clouds, with a slight chance of showers and storms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid-70s, lows in the lower 50s. 🌥️
Sunday: Sunny and clear. Highs in the lower 70s, lows in the upper 40s. ☀️
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Things to do
Head to the Kennedy Center to watch Rob Thomas perform with the National Symphony Orchestra (Friday) 🎻
See indie rockers Snail Mail and Waxahatchee — and also comedian Tim Heidecker, who The Machine did not know makes music — perform at Wolf Trap (Friday) 🐺
Take a wildlife tour of the Potomac starting at Riverbend Park in Great Falls (Friday) 🛶
Dance to “the absolute best and most authentic ABBA show there is” (besides the real thing, probably) at Capitol One Hall in Tysons (Friday) 🕺🏼
Enjoy live music, food and art vendors, and activities for kids at Reston’s third annual Reggae on the Lake festival (Saturday) 🎸
Find your next flowerchild at the Native Plant Sale in Leesburg (Saturday) 🌱
Explore the arts and crafts show, play midway games, and otherwise revel at the Burke Center Festival (Saturday) 🌭
Celebrate Oktoberfest at Lost Rhino in Ashburn or Bear Chase Brewing in Bluemont, or celebrate Lager Fest at Solace Outpost in Falls Church (Saturday) 🍻
Throw it back with Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top at Jiffy Lube Live (Sunday) 🤟
My plans
I’ll be hunting for old sci-fi hardcovers Saturday at the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library’s book sale. (Kingstowne Library and Sherwood Regional Library are having book sales this weekend, too.)
Then I, for one, will be embracing fall early, by apple-picking and corn-mazing with family at a farm near Frederick.