Uptick in ER Visits During Heat Wave — “Heat-related visits to emergency rooms in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore region were up during the current heat wave that brought sweltering temperatures to Northern Virginia last week, according to federal health data.” [Patch]
Metro Converting Buses to Vinyl Seats — “Nearly 40 buses have had their cloth seats replaced with modern, easier-to-clean and maintain vinyl, similar to the material used on Metrorail trains. Customers have long asked for more sanitary material that doesn’t absorb spills, stains, and odors.” Metro hopes to finish the seat replacements on all 1,500-plus buses in 2025. [WMATA]
Transit Enthusiast Evaluates Walkability of Tysons — “Walking in Tysons feels like horror without end. Or like central Paris. One of those two. It’s hard to say and it depends on where you are and who you ask. Here’s a look at the state of walkability in Tysons after 34 years of attempted reform, and a couple of suggestions.” [Greater Greater Washington]
Vietnamese Restaurant Closes Hybla Valley Location — “Lotus Pho & Grill, a Vietnamese restaurant that opened in September 2022, is no longer in business at its Hybla Valley location, though its original site at Shoppes of Lorton Valley on Ox Road remains open.” In the same shopping center, Sun Sew Vac will close for good this Saturday (June 29). [On the MoVe]
Local Woman Opens Skin Care Studio in Fairfax City — “Fairfax City business leaders, elected officials, and family members joined Stephanie Dallojacono celebrate the grand opening Friday of Smiley Skin Beauty, a skin care and spray tan studio…Located upstairs at 10373-B Democracy Lane, Smiley Skin offers Glo2Facials and air brush tanning by appointment only.” [Patch]
Excavation Underway on Tysons Housing Project — “At The Exchange, crews…for Bethesda, Maryland-based Clark Construction currently are at work on excavation, which the contractor expects to finish by the end of August, a company spokesperson told Construction Dive. On the broader timeline, the project is eyeing a summer 2027 completion.” [Smart Cities Dive]
Meet Library Poetry Contest Winners — “We are celebrating the winners of the library’s Poetic Musings 2024 Contest! Meet the winners and listen as they share their poems.” The celebration will take place at 7-8:15 p.m. today (Thursday) in the meeting room at Burke Centre Library. [Fairfax County Public Library]
It’s Wednesday — Showers and thunderstorms are expected after 2 pm, with a high of 98 and a heat index of 101. There’s a 50% chance of precipitation. At night, the chance of precipitation increases to 70% with thunderstorms likely before 11 pm and a low temperature around 72. [NWS]
