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

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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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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Career-spanning exhibit for Maryland artist now on display in Reston

By Angela Woolsey
Betsy Packard's ".1359 Record of Works," made in 2024, is now on display at Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art's Signature gallery in Reston (courtesy Tephra ICA)

A Maryland artist who has worked for nearly half a century is the subject of the latest exhibit unveiled by the Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art in Reston.

Betsy Packard’s solo exhibition “Ways of Thinking About Your Life” opened on Nov. 1 at the institute’s gallery in the Signature apartment building at 11850 Freedom Drive, where it will remain on display through Feb. 1, 2025.

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Report: Arab restaurant to open in Vienna’s former Donutchew space

By Angela Woolsey
The Arabian restaurant Dar Mariam will open in the former Donutchew on Maple Avenue in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A new restaurant specializing in cuisine from the Arabian Penninsula, particularly Iraq and Kuwait, is moving into the Town of Vienna.

Dar Mariam anticipates opening in late December at 107 Maple Avenue West, the storefront that was vacated this summer by Donutchew, according to its Instagram profile.

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Trees along Dulles Toll Road in Reston removed by accident, MWAA says

By Angela Woolsey
A contractor team begins removing trees along the westbound Wiehle Avenue ramp to the Dulles Toll Road in Reston (photo by Kevin Lerner)

Multiple trees have been erroneously cut down along a ramp from Wiehle Avenue to the Dulles Toll Road in Reston, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority says.

Kevin Lerner, who works in a Reston Station office building, says he noticed a team of contractors starting to remove trees along the entrance ramp to the westbound toll road lanes around 10 a.m. on Oct. 31. By 1 p.m., over half of the tree stand had been cut down.

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Burke school overhauls leadership after assaults of students

By Angela Woolsey
White Oaks Elementary School in Burke (via Google Maps)

White Oaks Elementary School’s principal and assistant principal have both been permanently removed from their posts after a special education teacher was charged in June with multiple assaults of students.

In a message sent to the school’s staff and families on Oct. 30, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid confirmed that principal Ryan Richardson and assistant principal Dana Chen won’t return after they were put on administrative leave this summer during a police investigation into the assaults.

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