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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Gov. Youngkin cites Fairfax cases in bid to pressure localities to assist ICE

By Angela Woolsey
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announces a budget proposal on Dec. 12, 2024 that would require localities to comply with federal immigration detainers or lose funding (Photo by Austin Stevens, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin)

Undocumented immigrants in Fairfax County and elsewhere in Virginia could face threats on two fronts in the new year, with both national and state elected leaders proposing policies targeting that population.

As incoming president Donald Trump plans mass deportations, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin unveiled a budget proposal this week that would require local governments to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and withhold funding from those with cooperation-limiting policies, including Fairfax County.

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News

Driver in fatal Fairfax County Parkway crash was drunk, police charge

By Angela Woolsey
Northbound Fairfax County Parkway over Elden Street (via Google Maps)

A Reston man is facing criminal charges for his involvement in a recent fatal crash on Fairfax County Parkway.

The Fairfax County Police Department says Ayaan Usmani, 23, was drunk and speeding when he lost control of the 2019 BMW M850I he was driving near Elden Street around 2:40 a.m. on Nov. 23.

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News

Design approved for first mixed-use redevelopment near Herndon Metro station

By Angela Woolsey
The residential building at 555 Herndon Parkway will include ground-floor retail space (via Hord Coplan Macht/Town of Herndon)

Though Herndon’s downtown revitalization push has stalled, a key piece of the town’s vision for development outside its Metro station reached a milestone last month.

The Town of Herndon Architectural Review Board (ARB) gave its approval on Nov. 20 to architectural and landscape design plans for the first phase of Fairfield Residential’s 555 Herndon Parkway project, a multifamily residential building with retail that will later be complemented by an office building.

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Police seek man linked to multiple ‘peeping’ incidents in Idylwood

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

Residents of Alister Falls Church apartment complex in Idylwood have reported several peeping incidents since this spring, and police believe the same man may be behind all of them.

Officers first responded to a peeping call in the 2100 block of Evans Court on April 9, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Vienna finance director to retire after 25 years with the town

By Angela Woolsey
Vienna Finance Director Marion Serfass introduces then-new Deputy Director of Finance Steven Barlow on May 15, 2023 (courtesy Town of Vienna)

After serving the Town of Vienna for a quarter of a century, Marion Serfass is ready to see new sights.

She will work her final day as the town’s finance director tomorrow (Friday) after announcing plans last month to retire. Deputy Director of Finance Steven Barlow is set to succeed Serfass, starting Monday (Dec. 23).

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Around Town

Tchaikovksy’s ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet to take stage at GMU with full orchestra

By Angela Woolsey
The FSO and Fairfax Ballet perform Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" at George Mason University's Center for the Arts (courtesy Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and Fairfax Ballet)

The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) and Fairfax Ballet will reunite later this month for their annual performances of “The Nutcracker” at George Mason University.

Continuing a tradition that’s now in its eighth year, the two local arts organizations will present two shows of Pytor Tchaikovsky’s holiday staple this Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 21 and 22) at Mason’s Center for the Arts (4373 Mason Pond Drive) in Fairfax.

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Comstock redevelopment deal collapse leaves former Herndon mayor ‘devastated’

By Angela Woolsey
Herndon's downtown master plan calls for an existing public parking lot to be replaced by a garage (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Herndon leaders past and present are surveying the aftermath of Comstock’s decision to officially pull the plug on its long-percolating downtown redevelopment project, but so far, they’re not blaming the developer.

With details of its separation from Comstock still being worked out, including the fate of the Arts Herndon building that would’ve been demolished, the Town of Herndon declined to comment beyond interim town manager Chris Martinez’s announcement last Tuesday (Dec. 10).

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Around Town

J. Crew Factory to open new store in Tysons tomorrow

By Angela Woolsey
J.Crew Factory is set to open at Pike 7 Plaza in Tysons (courtesy Federal Realty)

J. Crew Factory is ready to unveil its new store at Pike 7 Plaza in Tysons.

The discount clothing store will open its doors at 8387-D Leesburg Pike tomorrow (Thursday) around 10 a.m., shopping center owner Federal Realty announced today.

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Construction to begin next year on Virginia Tech’s West Falls Church campus redevelopment

By Angela Woolsey
HITT Contracting is preparing to start construction in 2025 on a new headquarters building at Virginia Tech's Northern Virginia Center campus in Idylwood (via HITT/Gensler)

Shovels are almost ready to dig into Virginia Tech’s Northern Virginia Center in Idylwood.

HITT Contracting will begin construction in January on its new headquarters at the 7.41-acre academic campus, with an official groundbreaking ceremony on Jan. 23, Jaclyn Randolph, the construction firm’s senior communications manager, says.

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Countywide

FCPS wins funds to replace more school buses with electric models

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County Public Schools electric school buses parked at charging stations (via FCPS/YouTube)

A new federal grant will enable Fairfax County Public Schools to upgrade more than three dozen school buses to more environmentally friendly models.

Virginia’s largest public school system will receive $12.9 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program — enough to replace 43 buses with electric or zero-emission vehicles, Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced last week.

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