• Loudoun County government is closed. Administrative offices, courts, and most county facilities observe the federal holiday. Trash and recycling schedules vary by hauler; check with your provider. Loudoun County holiday notice
• Fairfax and Arlington follow the federal holiday calendar. County offices, libraries, and public schools are closed. Federal offices are shuttered, and there's no mail delivery.
• Metro runs a Saturday schedule. Plan extra time if you're heading into the District for festivities. Loudoun County Transit's expanded service rollout begins July 1, not today. Loudoun Transit update
• Most retail and grocery stores stay open. Banks and financial markets are closed.

• Juneteenth events fill the region. WTOP has a rundown of celebrations across the DMV, from community festivals to museum programming and live music. WTOP's Juneteenth guide
• IKEA Chantilly is open for browsing. The 107,000-square-foot store opened yesterday and is ready for weekend crowds hunting flat-pack furniture and Swedish meatballs. The Burn on IKEA's debut
• Crystal City has a new wine bar. Altitude opened in Crystal City with an air travel theme and a listening lounge. A solid stop if your holiday plans drift toward Arlington. ARLnow on Altitude
• Beer garden season is here. Arlington Magazine rounded up the best spots in and around the county for an afternoon pint outdoors. Arlington Magazine's picks

• Arlington's County Board cleared the way for affordable housing at the Melwood site, rejecting a historic-status request in a 4-0 vote. ARLnow
• A Stafford County charter bus traveled nearly half a mile after the initial impact in last month's deadly crash, per a new report. WTOP
• Friday Freebies is back at WTOP with the week's giveaways across the region. WTOP

A rare quiet Friday in NoVA: federal workers off, kids out of school, and a holiday that invites both celebration and reflection. Soak it in before Monday's grind returns.

Enjoy the day out there.

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