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Edison HS suspends basketball coach over player eligibility issues

Published January 16, 2025 at 9:00AM

Thomas Edison High School in Rose Hill (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Allegations of player recruiting irregularities have engulfed another Fairfax County high school sports team.

Tre Ford, the head coach for Edison High School’s varsity boys’ basketball team, has been suspended after administrators learned that several athletes who played for the school in a tournament last summer weren’t enrolled as students at Edison, principal Mandy Burke said in a message to the community on Tuesday (Jan. 14).

News

FCPD: Lake Barcroft resident shoots man allegedly breaking into home

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 16, 2025 at 8:15AM

Fairfax County police vehicle with lights (file photo)

A man was shot in Lake Barcroft yesterday (Wednesday) while allegedly attempting to break into a home.

The homeowner called 911 around 2:27 a.m. to report a “suspicious” man who was reportedly trying to force his way into the house in the 6400 block of Oakwood Drive, the Fairfax County Police Department said in a press release.

News

Mental health services nonprofit buys Fairfax building for new HQ, supportive housing

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 15, 2025 at 1:15PM

The existing commercial building at 4010 University Drive in Fairfax City (courtesy Pathway Homes)

With its current home being eyed for redevelopment, Pathway Homes is using its expected future displacement as an opportunity to reimagine its headquarters.

The nonprofit, which provides housing and other support services to adults with serious mental illnesses and disabilities, announced yesterday (Tuesday) that it has acquired a three-story office building at 4010 University Drive in Fairfax City.

News

Here’s when to expect the new development at Reston Station

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 15, 2025 at 11:15AM

Work continues on the BLVD Haley apartment building, one of the buildings being constructed at Reston Row (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

This year promises to be a big one for Reston Station.

Most pieces of Reston Row, a new district expanding the development along Sunset Hills Road near the Wiehle Metro station, are on track to finish construction by the end of 2025, according to a spokesperson for the developer Comstock Companies.

News

NEW: County starts process to redevelop Crescent Apartments at Lake Anne

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 14, 2025 at 1:15PM

The Crescent Apartments rental office in Reston (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County is officially reviving long-gestating plans to redevelop the Crescent Apartments near Lake Anne in Reston.

At Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn’s request, the Board of Supervisors authorized staff today (Tuesday) to begin the process of conveying the 16.49-acre property at 1527 Cameron Crescent Drive to the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA).

Opinion

Poll: What are your plans for next week’s inauguration?

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 14, 2025 at 9:45AM

Scaffolding has been erected around the U.S. Capitol for the 2025 presidential inauguration (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Inauguration Day is less than a week away, inviting either celebration or terror, depending on your political leanings.

The latter emotion is likely more prevalent in Fairfax County, where voters in all but two precincts favored Democratic nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris even as a rightward shift in Virginia overall helped secure the 2024 election for former and incoming president Donald Trump.

Around Town

Upcoming McLean restaurant promises Japanese cuisine with ‘modern touch’

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 14, 2025 at 8:15AM

The Japanese fusion restaurant Sho Sushi and Izakaya is coming to McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A new restaurant taking shape in McLean hopes to shake up the local dining scene by fusing traditional Japanese cuisine with western techniques and flavors.

Taking the place of another Japanese eatery, Tami Sushi, Sho Sushi & Izakaya anticipates opening at 6828D Old Dominion Drive sometime in February, according to co-owner Pattie K, who asked to be identified by her first name.

Countywide

Senate majority leader to champion Tysons casino bill in Richmond

By Scott McCaffrey and Angela Woolsey

Published January 13, 2025 at 3:45PM

A lobbying flyer shared with state lawmakers in January 2025 includes a rendering of Comstock's envisioned casino development in Tysons (via Access Point Public Affairs)

Advocates for a referendum to allow a casino in Tysons have a formidable ally in the General Assembly this year.

State Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-34) is carrying the 2025 bill to add Fairfax County to Virginia’s short list of casino-eligible localities, taking over from Sen. Dave Marsden (D-35), who introduced legislation in 2023 and 2024.

Countywide

Fairfax County Public Library unveils most popular books of 2024

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 13, 2025 at 2:30PM

Bookcases inside the City of Fairfax Regional Library (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

In its 85th year of existence, Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) saw a surge in demand for digital materials, reflecting the ongoing expansion of its services beyond traditional print books.

The library system recorded 3.8 million digital checkouts in 2024, pushing it past the all-time milestone of 25 million checkouts, FCPL shared in an overview of the last calendar year published on Jan. 2, 2025.

Around Town

Reston Community Center plans weekend of events celebrating MLK Day

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 13, 2025 at 9:45AM

Reston residents participate in a community service project for Martin Luther King Jr. Day (courtesy Reston Community Center)

Reston Community Center (RCC) will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day for a 40th consecutive year with a full weekend of events and community service projects.

Set for this upcoming Saturday and Sunday (Jan. 18-19), RCC’s celebration will come after the actual anniversary of the civil rights leader’s birthday, which falls on Wednesday (Jan. 15), but precede the observed federal holiday next Monday (Jan. 20).