Starbucks Hiring, Least Productive Congress and the Number of the Day

It’s Friday Aug. 2. Here are five things you need to know. Tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!

1. Today: 21st anniversary storewide sale at Personally Yours in Occoquan.

2. You Said It: “Least productive? Thank goodness.” A reader responding to Congressman Gerry Connolly’s (D-11th) recent comments on the current Congress being least productive in recent history. The reader continued: “As dysfunctional as our Congress is, the less they do, the better for now.”

3. ICYMI: Starbucks is hiring baristas in Dumfries.

4. Number of the Day: That’s how much in gifts Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli received from Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams. Under heavy pressure, Gov. Bob McDonnell is reimbursing Williams for several controversial gifts Williams has given his family. Cuccinelli told reporters Wednesday that he isn’t going to do the same. “There are some bells you can’t unring,” Cuccinelli said.

5. Weekend Weather Forecast: Mostly sunny Friday, chance of thunderstorms and showers Saturday and Sunday.