China Express, The World Games Torch and the Number of the Day

It’s Thursday, Aug. 22. Here are five things you need to know. Tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!

1. Rate This Business: Have you been to China Express Restaurant in Clifton? Give it a great review on Patch.

2. You Said It: “Everything from having boots for the bride and her ‘girls’ to umbrellas and contingency plans.” Patch blogger Phyllis Filoso on planning for wet weather on your wedding day. Filoso offers other tips on coordinating a rain plan with the wedding photographer.

3. ICYMI: Did you hear about the Fairfax County Firefighter who accepted the torch at the World Games in Ireland?

4. Number of the Day: 47. That’s the number of after-school vending machines in Fairfax County schools that will be replaced with new machines stocked with alternatives to standard sodas.