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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Man sentenced to prison for fatal shooting outside Centreville Dunkin’ Donuts

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County Police Capt. Kent Bailey briefs media on a shooting in Centreville on May 15, 2024 (via FCPD/Facebook)

A Centreville man will spend at least the next six years in prison for killing an 18-year-old outside a Dunkin’ Donuts over a marijuana deal two years ago.

Hassan Kanu, who’s now 20 but was also 18 at the time of the shooting, was sentenced yesterday (Sept. 3) by a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge to 10 years in prison with four of them suspended, following a conviction in March of voluntary manslaughter.

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Overnight thunderstorm knocks out trees, power for thousands across Fairfax

By Angela Woolsey
Street blocked by large fallen tree and branches crushing parked cars after a storm.
A fallen tree crushed cars on Friar Tuck Court in Annandale after an overnight storm on Sept. 3-4, 2026 (photo by Richard Archambault)

More than 16,000 residences and businesses in Fairfax County lack power following last night’s powerful thunderstorm.

As of 10 a.m., power outages were affecting approximately 16,464 Dominion Energy customers in the county, plus another 607 customers in Fairfax City, according to the utility’s outage map.

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Around Town

Restaurant Great Falls Lodge set for soft opening on Labor Day

By Angela Woolsey
Wine glasses hang upside down from a rack above a glossy black-bar counter in a warm, dimly lit restaurant interior.
Inside Great Falls Lodge (courtesy Great Falls Lodge)

After an unanticipated delay, Great Falls Lodge Bar and Grill is finally opening its doors.

Previously expected to open earlier this summer, the restaurant is now set for a soft launch at 9835 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls Center this coming Monday, Sept. 7, according to owner and chef Neel Kamal.

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Friday Night Live! celebrates 500th concert in downtown Herndon

By Angela Woolsey
Outdoor community event with people gathered on the grass in front of a brick building, a rainbow in a cloudy sky.
Rainbow over Friday Night Live! on June 12, 2026 before Gonzo’s Nose plays a reunion show on the Herndon Town Green (photo by Laura B. Poindexter)

Friday Night Live’s 32nd season is winding down, but first, it will celebrate a notable milestone.

Tonight’s show on the Herndon Town Green by rock cover band Shake the Room will be the 500th scheduled by the annual free summer concert series since it launched in 1995.

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JUST IN: Worker dies in bus collapse at Wolf Trap National Park

By Angela Woolsey
Outdoor balcony with people looking over railing; a large blue screen reads 'Welcome to Wolf Trap' below.
A screen on the Filene Center welcomes concertgoers to Wolf Trap National Park (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A person died this afternoon (Thursday) after getting trapped under a tour bus outside Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded at 5 p.m. to the Filene Center at 1551 Trap Road for a report of an individual getting trapped under a commercial bus, according to scanner traffic.

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New regional initiative brings e-bike safety events to W&OD Trail

By Angela Woolsey
Police officer speaks with a cyclist at a roadside safety fair with tables of brochures and a green banner tent nearby.
A Loudoun County sheriff's deputy talks to a bicyclist at a W&OD Trail e-bike safety event organized in partnership with NOVA Parks (courtesy NOVA Parks)

NOVA Parks and Washington & Old Dominion (W&OD) Railroad Regional Park supporters are teaming up with local law enforcement to encourage the safe use of e-bikes and other electric mobility devices.

After kicking off in Loudoun County on Aug. 1, the educational initiative will continue this month with free events along the 45-mile-long W&OD Trail hosted by the Fairfax County, Herndon and Vienna police departments.

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New management to take over JW Marriott Reston Station hotel, no disruptions expected

By Angela Woolsey
Tall glass JW Marriott hotel building with protruding balconies on a city street under a clear blue sky.
JW Marriott Reston Station Hotel and Residences (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

After just a year of operations, the JW Marriott Reston Station is getting a new management company.

Davidson Hospitality Group will take over operations of the 247-room hotel at 11350 Reston Station Blvd from Crescent Hotels and Resorts, starting Oct. 1, Reston Station developer Comstock Companies announced this morning (Thursday).

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McLean and Chantilly commercial centers sold in $58 million deal

By Angela Woolsey
Two-story brick commercial building with blue awnings and arched windows, parking lot in front. Signs indicate McLean Commerce Center storefronts.
The McLean Commerce Center (courtesy CoStar Group)

A pair of commercial centers in Fairfax County could get some updates after changing hands last week in a $58 million deal.

The McLean and West Fairfax commerce centers were acquired on Aug. 28 by the Fairfax-based commercial real estate firm Aggregate Real Estate Investors, which also took over two properties in Loudoun County as part of the transaction with Chantilly’s Clarke-Hook Corporation.

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More townhomes coming to Reston with Isaac Newton Square block approved

By Angela Woolsey
Aerial site plan of a development around Isaac Newton Square, showing multiple blocks, parking areas, and surrounding streets.
Developer Tri Pointe Homes plans to build 24 townhouses on Block N3 in the Isaac Newton Square redevelopment (via Land Design/Fairfax County)

Dozens more townhomes could soon boost Reston’s housing supply after two different projects received final approvals from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in recent weeks.

At its meeting on Aug. 25, the board unanimously approved an amendment to the development plan for Isaac Newton Square that will allow 24 townhomes on a 1.5-acre site in the northeast corner of the office park in place of a previously anticipated 180-unit multifamily residential building.

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George Mason Regional Library to close in October for two-year renovation

By Angela Woolsey
Brick building entrance with glass double doors, under a triangular red-brick awning, address 7001 on the wall.
Entrance to the George Mason Regional Library in Annandale (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

George Mason Regional Library (7001 Little River Turnpike) will be out of commission starting next month while it undergoes a long-planned renovation.

Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) announced yesterday (Sept. 1) that the library’s last day of operations will be Oct. 23, leaving the Annandale area with limited access to library services for the next few months.

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