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.

Around Town

New dog day care to be unleashed in Reston Town Center expansion

By Angela Woolsey
Molly's Dog Care is under construction at 11992 Inspiration Street in the Reston Town Center expansion (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A new dog care business from a local couple has staked out territory in the developing expansion of Reston Town Center.

With construction expected to finish later this month, Molly’s Dog Care will officially open its doors at 11992 Inspiration Street on Dec. 8. The nearly 4,000-square-foot center will offer day care, boarding and grooming services to pups of all sizes and personalities, according to its website.

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W&OD Trail temporarily closed in Vienna area for Dominion Energy project

By Angela Woolsey
The Washington & Old Dominion Trail is temporarily closed at Cedar Lane in Dunn Loring (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A nearly 3-mile stretch of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail has been out of commission this week, but pedestrians and bicyclists should be able to return soon.

Dominion Energy closed the trail from Mill Street NE in Vienna to Sandburg Street in Dunn Loring on Monday, Nov. 11 as part of its ongoing project to replace electric power lines between the Clark and Idylwood substations.

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Park Police officers who fatally shot Bijan Ghaisar didn’t violate policies, report says

By Angela Woolsey
Video from a Fairfax County police officer's dashboard camera captured U.S. Park Police officers shooting Bijan Ghaisar on Nov. 17, 2017 (via Interior Department's Office of the Inspector General)

Almost seven years after his death, federal officials have determined that the two U.S. Park Police officers who pursued and shot McLean resident Bijan Ghaisar complied with department policies.

The report released yesterday (Tuesday) concludes officers Alejandro Amaya and Lucas Vinyard were reasonable in their belief that Ghaisar “presented a clear and immediate threat to public safety” when he fled after being rear-ended by a rideshare driver on the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Alexandria on Nov. 17, 2017.

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Toxic gases in Reston Station office building sickened workers, tenant alleges

By Angela Woolsey
The office building at 11400 Commerce Park Drive in Reston (via Google Maps)

Dozens of Kimley-Horn and Associates employees experienced health issues after being exposed to toxic gases in the Reston Station office where they worked, the North Carolina-based engineering firm alleges in a recent court filing.

Kimley-Horn shared the allegations on Nov. 6 in response to a lawsuit filed in October by landlord and Reston Station developer Comstock, which is accusing its tenant of underpaying rent for the three suites it leases at 11400 Commerce Park Drive.

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Around Town

Upscale Japanese restaurant Modan begins serving Tysons diners

By Angela Woolsey
The Japanese restaurant Modan has opened at 1788 Chain Bridge Road in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A chef who previously worked for the prestigious Japanese restaurant chain Nobu is now serving up sushi and wagyu steak in Tysons.

Modan opened to customers last Friday (Nov. 8) at 1788 Chain Bridge Road on the second floor of the Heming apartments in Scotts Run. Currently in soft-opening mode, the restaurant is offering dinner service from 5-10 p.m. for up to 60 guests.

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UPDATED: Three killed in Reston and Oakton crashes over Veterans Day weekend

By Angela Woolsey
North Shore Drive at Charter Oak Court in Reston (via Google Maps)

Three more people died in vehicle crashes on Fairfax County roads over Veterans Day weekend.

A single-vehicle crash in Reston early Sunday (Nov. 10) morning resulted in the deaths of the driver and a passenger, and later that day, the Fairfax County Police Department announced that a woman injured in a separate crash in Oakton on Saturday (Nov. 9) had died.

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NOW: Woman seriously injured in crash near Oakton Shopping Center

By Angela Woolsey
Northbound Hunter Mill Road at Lynnhaven Place in Oakton (via Google Maps)

A woman was seriously injured in a crash that occurred near Oakton Shopping Center this morning (Saturday), police say.

Officers are currently on the scene of the two-vehicle crash on Hunter Mill Road at Lynnhaven Place, the Fairfax County Police Department tweeted at 12:03 p.m.

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JUST IN: Lincolnia man charged with murder in mother’s death

By Angela Woolsey
John Kim, 39, of Lincolnia (courtesy FCPD)

A Lincolnia man was arrested yesterday (Thursday) after fatally beating his mother, Fairfax County police say.

Officers were called to a house in the 6300 block of Lincolnia Road around 9:40 a.m. for a report of a deceased person, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. They found John Kim, 39, at the scene, along with his mother, 75-year-old Myong Kim, who was suffering from injuries to the upper body.

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Pedestrian bridge opens over W&OD Trail near Reston Town Center

By Angela Woolsey
The Reston Town Center expansion looms behind officials walking on a newly opened pedestrian bridge over the W&OD Trail (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A new route is now available to help pedestrians and bicyclists travel between Reston Town Center and its paired Metro station.

The newly completed pedestrian bridge over the Washington & Old Dominion Trail near the Reston Town Center Transit Station (12051 Bluemont Way) drew “lots of people” when it opened over the last weekend (Nov. 2-3), one reader told FFXnow.

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Countywide

D.C. area urged to reduce water use with drought watch extended

By Angela Woolsey
Lake Audubon in Reston on a November morning (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The D.C. area’s historic rain-free streak continues after a predicted chance of precipitation this morning (Thursday) failed to materialize.

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) announced today that it has extended a drought watch that has been in place since July, urging nearly 6 million residents and businesses in the region to take voluntary steps to conserve water.

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