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

De Clieu Coffee to open new cafe in Reston this year

By Angela Woolsey
A "coming soon" sign for De Clieu Coffee and Sandwich has been erected outside 2235 Soapstone Drive in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The new year will bring a new coffee and snack spot to Reston.

De Clieu Coffee and Sandwich has boarded up the windows of a vacant commercial building at 2235 Soapstone Drive near 7-Eleven in anticipation of opening its third location in Northern Virginia later this winter.

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Around Town

Year in review: The most notable stories of 2024 by FFXnow

By Angela Woolsey
Individuals call attention to homelessness in Reston near a newly cleared homelessness encampment on the morning of Sept. 10, 2024 (staff file photo by Fatimah Waseem)

With 2025 on the horizon, FFXnow is taking a final look back at the past year in Fairfax County news.

In the past, we’ve closed out the year by reviewing the 10 most-read stories, but with “best restaurant” rankings taking up nearly half of the top 10 spots (in case you’ve ever wondered why we cover every shoutout to a local establishment by the Washington Post, Washingtonian or another outlet), we’re going to instead highlight the most memorable stories of this year.

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Countywide

‘First Hike’ photo contest returns to Fairfax parks for new year

By Angela Woolsey
A goat eats grass at Frying Pan Farm Park (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) is once again encouraging residents to welcome a new year by hitting its trails.

The First Hike Fairfax photo contest will return for New Year’s Day 2025, offering prizes to park visitors who take a snap while strolling or hiking and upload it to the FCPA website. The link will be posted online by 7 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday).

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News

Small businesses scramble to make way for planned VHC Health facility in West Falls Church

By Angela Woolsey
A sign for Graham Center in West Falls Church (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

When it got approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors this fall, VHC Health and Intuitive Health’s planned hybrid emergency room and urgent care facility was touted as a clear upgrade for West Falls Church’s Graham Center, transforming the aging strip mall with an innovative health care resource and much-needed road safety improvements.

However, for the small businesses that in some cases have been housed at the Graham Center for decades, the impending redevelopment has brought stress and upheaval, as they consider whether to relocate or possibly close their doors for good.

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News

Reston Row developer proposes pedestrian bridge between new office buildings

By Angela Woolsey
Comstock has proposed allowing a pedestrian bridge between the two office buildings under construction in Reston Row (via Urban Ltd/Fairfax County)

With construction progressing on Reston Row, developer Comstock is looking to add a pedestrian amenity that it hopes will attract office tenants to the growing neighborhood near the Wiehle Metro Station.

Comstock submitted plans to Fairfax County on Dec. 22 for a potential pedestrian bridge over an internal road that would enable workers to cross from one upcoming office building to another.

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News

UPDATED: Motorcyclist killed in crash near Fairfax Costco

By Angela Woolsey
The intersection of Piney Branch Road at West Ox Road in Legato (via Google Maps)

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash Friday evening (Dec. 27) on Piney Branch Road near Costco in the Legato area.

The road is currently closed at West Ox Road after police and emergency medical services were dispatched to the intersection at 6:36 p.m. for a crash involving a motorcyclist and the driver of a 2021 GMC SUV, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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News

Tysons developers now have to pay a bit more to support public facilities

By Angela Woolsey
Scott's Run Trail near Westgate Park in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County has bumped up the amount of money developers must contribute toward public facilities in Tysons if they’re unable to deliver the goods themselves.

As of Dec. 16, the county is charging developers who submit rezoning applications for Tysons sites $2.22 per square foot of their project’s gross floor area to support the construction of roads, parks and other public spaces and infrastructure, Department of Planning and Development (DPD) staff said in a recent report to the Board of Supervisors.

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News

NOW: Crash shuts down Route 7 in Great Falls, driver injured

By Angela Woolsey
Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) is closed at Serenity Woods Lane in Great Falls after a two-vehicle crash (via Google Maps)

A driver was critically injured in a crash this morning (Friday) that has completely shut down Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) near Colvin Run Mill Park.

Fairfax County police officers and Fire and Rescue responders were dispatched to eastbound Leesburg Pike at Serenity Woods Lane in Great Falls around 9:20 a.m. for a two-vehicle crash, according to scanner traffic.

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News

County seeks housing developers for Columbia Pike, Innovation Metro station sites

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County seal (file photo)

Fairfax County has two pieces of land that it hopes will eventually host affordable housing, but first, it needs to find developers who can turn that vision into a reality.

Earlier this month, the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority began advertising a 2.93-acre parcel at 5827 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads and a 9.6-acre parcel at 13500 Dulles Greene Drive just north of the Innovation Center Metro Station in Herndon as opportunities for affordable multifamily housing.

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News

Police identify pedestrian killed in truck crash on Route 28

By Angela Woolsey
A Virginia Department of Transportation traffic camera shows a backup on Route 28 in Chantilly following a fatal pedestrian crash (via 511 Virginia)

Fairfax County police are still investigating a crash on Route 28 in Chantilly that killed a pedestrian earlier this week.

A preliminary investigation found that, on Monday (Dec. 23) morning, Amin Emad-Eldin Hammoud, 33, of Centreville was standing on the right shoulder of Route 28 (Sully Road) under Poplar Tree Road after his vehicle became disabled, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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