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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New Tysons eatery reimagines Korean BBQ for diners on the go

By Angela Woolsey
The Korean rice bowl eatery Cups Pops is nwo open in Tysons West (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The latest restaurant to open in Tysons West aspires to serve up quality Korean barbecue with Chipotle-style convenience.

In a family of self-described foodies, CupsPops manager Brandon Seo and owner David Seo, his father, developed the concept as an answer to the question of what to eat when you crave Korean-style chicken or marinated beef but don’t have the time for the usual tabletop grill set-up.

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Lorton driver charged after tractor trailer crash shuts down highway

By Angela Woolsey
An overhead sign on I-64 sign in Henrico County was downed by the raised bed of a tractor trailer (courtesy Virginia State Police)

A truck driver from Lorton has been charged with reckless driving in the wake of a crash that has blocked I-64 in Henrico County all day.

According to the Virginia State Police, the driver was going west in a tractor trailer on I-64 when the truck’s raised bed struck an overhead traffic sign around 9:36 a.m.

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Japanese restaurant Modan aims for fall opening in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
The Japanese restaurant Modan is slated to open in Scotts Run in fall 2024 (courtesy Collective Architecture)

Modan, a new Japanese restaurant coming to the Scotts Run neighborhood of Tysons, is getting closer to a launch.

The restaurant is on track to open on the ground floor of the Heming apartments at 1788 Chain Bridge Road this fall, according to a press release. While a opening day remains to be determined, the business shared more details about what customers can expect once that date arrives.

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Fairfax Connector sets launch date for Tysons-Bethesda express bus

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax Connector will offer express bus service from Tysons to Bethesda with a new Route 798 (via FCDOT)

Fairfax Connector will roll out some notable service changes later this month, including the launch of its first-ever direct connection to Montgomery County in Maryland.

The new Express Route 789 between Tysons and Bethesda will begin operating on Sept. 16, providing weekday, rush-hour service to five stops using the Capital Beltway (I-495) and American Legion Bridge.

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D.C. Shorts Film Festival to kick off at Merrifield studio this week

By Angela Woolsey
Attendees of the 20th DC Shorts Film Festival take in a screening at Alamo Drafthouse (courtesy DC Shorts Film Festival)

The D.C. Shorts International Film Festival is coming back to Merrifield.

The four-day festival will kick off its 21st year this Thursday (Sept. 5) with an afternoon of movie screenings and a welcome party at Crescendo Studios, a music school at 8101-A Route 29 that features a recording studio, a Black Box typically used for concerts and other event spaces.

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UPDATED: Reston man charged with unlawfully filming FCPS students

By Angela Woolsey and James Jarvis
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid and Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis discuss an investigation into a former FCPS contractor who allegedly filmed students (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Fairfax County police have filed new charges against a Reston man who was already facing sexual assault and child porn allegations.

Arturo Elmore-Adon, 25, was charged yesterday (Tuesday) with seven counts of unlawful filming after detectives found videos he had allegedly taken of four girls, all of them Fairfax County Public Schools students, the Fairfax County Police Department announced today.

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Panda Express to open drive-thru Herndon restaurant

By Angela Woolsey
The former Burger King restaurant at 598 Elden Street in Herndon (via Town of Herndon)

Panda Express is zooming into the Town of Herndon.

The fast-food chain will take over the former Burger King drive-thru restaurant at 598 Elden Street, proposing renovations that the Herndon Architectural Review Board will discuss at a work session tonight (Wednesday).

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Driver cited in Braddock Road crash that killed three people

By Angela Woolsey
Bradfield Drive at Braddock Road in Burke (via Google Maps)

One of the drivers in a two-vehicle crash that killed three people in Burke earlier this year is facing a potential fine.

The Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Wednesday) that its Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives have charged Tei Hu, 71, of Fairfax with failing to yield on a left turn in connection to the Feb. 4 crash.

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Vienna Inn wins vote for Northern Virginia’s best breakfast spot

By Angela Woolsey
Vienna Inn (file photo)

One of the longest-standing restaurants in Vienna has emerged triumphant from the 2024 NoVA Breakfast Wars.

Vienna Inn was declared the winner yesterday (Tuesday) of the bracket-style competition organized by Northern Virginia Magazine, which invited its readers to vote for their favorite place to grab a morning meal out of 32 selected contenders from around the region.

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Vienna credit union plans wetland improvements and 30th annual 5K

By Angela Woolsey
The existing wetland area on Navy Federal Credit Union's Vienna headquarters campus (via Town of Vienna)

It’s not getting its name on an NFL stadium like a Herndon-based competitor, but Navy Federal Credit Union will still make its presence felt in the community this September.

On top of organizing an annual charity 5K, the military-serving financial institution is looking to improve a wetlands area on its headquarters campus in Vienna. The project will be presented to the town’s Board of Architectural Review at an 8 a.m. work session tomorrow (Wednesday).

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