Author: Angela Woolsey

Angela Woolsey is the site editor for FFXnow. A graduate of George Mason University, she worked as a general assignment reporter for the Fairfax County Times before joining Local News Now as the Tysons Reporter editor in 2020.

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Fairfax County to open waitlist for senior affordable housing sites

By Angela Woolsey
Lake Anne House in Reston (staff photo)

Older adults looking for a more affordable place to live in Fairfax County will have the opportunity to get in line for an apartment next week.

The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) will accept waitlist applications for its affordable housing properties reserved for seniors from 8 a.m. on Monday (Jan. 13) through Sunday, Jan. 19 at 11:59 p.m.

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Thomas Jefferson High School graduate to take over as new principal

By Angela Woolsey
New Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Techology Principal Michael Mukai (via FCPS/YouTube)

Fairfax County Public Schools has anointed a new principal for its prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ).

Michael Mukai, a TJ alum who currently serves as the principal at West Springfield High School, was hired after a nationwide search following the departure of Dr. Ann Bonitatibus, who led the magnet school for about seven years, FCPS announced yesterday (Thursday).

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Police make arrest in ‘peeping’ cases at Idylwood apartment complex

By Angela Woolsey
The Alister Falls Church apartments in Idylwood (via Google Maps)

Local police have finally nabbed a man they believe has repeatedly peeped into people’s homes at the Alister Falls Church apartments in Idylwood.

A 49-year-old Idylwood man was arrested on Wednesday (Jan. 8) and charged with five counts of peeping into an occupied dwelling, the Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Thursday).

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JUST IN: FCPS to resume classes with two-hour delay on Friday

By Angela Woolsey
A Fairfax County school bus in the snow (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County Public Schools will be back in session tomorrow (Friday).

After four straight snow days that extended a two-week winter break, FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid announced this afternoon that schools will open on a two-hour delay.

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FCPS provides thousands of meals to students during snow days

By Angela Woolsey
Justice High School cafeteria staff prepare meals for distribution to students during a snow day (courtesy Donnie Biggs/FCPS)

For some Fairfax County students, this week’s snow days have been a welcome postponement of their return to school from a winter break that began on Dec. 23. Others, however, face the risk of going hungry during the extended school closures.

With over 35% of its student population coming from low-income households, defined by their eligibility for free or reduced-price meals, Fairfax County Public Schools has spent the past few days distributing thousands of food kits to students and families in need.

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Herndon yoga studio to launch permanent site at Arrowbrook Centre

By Angela Woolsey
A True North Power Yoga class at its temporary studio in Herndon (courtesy True North Power Yoga)

A new yoga practice is heading to the Arrowbrook Centre in the McNair area south of Herndon.

Before launching its permanent studio, though, True North Power Yoga has started warming up with a nearby pop-up location that opened at 2545-Q16 Centreville Road in the Village Center at Dulles on Dec. 16.

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Japanese grocery store aims for winter opening in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
Marufuji Japanese Market is coming to Tysons Center 3 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Update: Marufuji Japanese Market is set for a grand opening at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. Plans for the celebration are still being finalized, but expect plenty of giveaways, deals and demonstrations, Fuji Mart Corp. Vice President Joshua Nakama says.

Earlier: The coming weeks could see the launch of a new grocery store in Tysons.

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UPDATED: Two men found drowned in Chantilly pond

By Angela Woolsey
Two men drowned in a pond near Staybridge Suites Chantilly-Dulles, police say (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County police have recovered the bodies of two men who apparently drowned in a pond near the Staybridge Suites in Chantilly.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units, including boats, were dispatched to the 3900 block of Centerview Drive at 7:26 a.m. for a water rescue, according to scanner traffic.

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Snow and icy roads still an issue in McLean neighborhoods, residents say

By Angela Woolsey
Brawner Street at Calder Road in McLean with snow and ice on Jan. 8, 2025 (courtesy Jennifer Myers)

Fairfax County is now in its third day of recovery from the snowstorm that walloped the D.C. region on Monday (Jan. 6), but traveling in McLean remains a struggle.

Resident Jennifer Myers told FFXnow last night (Wednesday) that about an inch of compacted ice has accumulated on the roads in her neighborhood near McLean High School, presenting safety concerns for both drivers and pedestrians.

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JUST IN: Fairfax County Public Schools closed again Thursday due to snow

By Angela Woolsey
A Fairfax County Public School bus with snow on Jan. 6, 2025 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Students at Fairfax County Public Schools are getting another snow day.

FCPS Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid announced this evening that schools will be closed tomorrow (Thursday) due to still-challenging road conditions after a storm dumped six to 10 inches of snow across the county on Monday (Jan. 6).

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