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

Vegan cookie maker MidnighTreats to close Vienna store

By Angela Woolsey
MidnighTreats in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Time is running out for Vienna residents to grab a giant cookie from MidnighTreats without having to leave town or pay a shipping fee.

The bakery at 167 Glyndon Street SE will close for good after this Saturday (Sept. 7), less than two years after opening in owner and founder Johnny Nguyen’s hometown. MidnighTreats announced the closure last Friday (Aug. 30) in an email to members of its rewards program.

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FCPD: Man arrested for indecent exposures in West Falls Church

By Angela Woolsey
A Fairfax County police car with lights on at the Mosaic District (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County police arrested a man this week who’s believed to have exposed himself in a West Falls Church neighborhood multiple times.

Officers responded to Fairmont Street and Woodberry Lane in the Tremont Gardens community around 1:22 p.m. on Aug. 20 for a report of a man exposing himself.

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JUST IN: Driver charged for Great Falls crash that killed pedestrian

By Angela Woolsey
Westbound Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) at Downey Drive in Great Falls (via Google Maps)

A Sterling man is facing a criminal charge in connection to a recent fatal pedestrian crash in Great Falls.

Guanglu Xia, 63, has been charged with a felony hit-and-run after he allegedly struck Giomarie Davila-Ocasio, a 26-year-old woman from Reston, and initially left the scene, the Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Friday).

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Bobby’s Bagel Cafe to close Reston store, making way for growing deli

By Angela Woolsey
Bobby's Bagel Cafe in Reston's North Point Village Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Reston’s North Point Village Center will soon swap one local bagel maker for another.

Bobby’s Bagel Cafe is set to permanently close its shop at 1484 North Point Village Center on Oct. 31, an employee told FFXnow. In its place, the popular “Jew-ish” deli Call Your Mother will reportedly rise, continuing its recent expansion into Northern Virginia.

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Capital One Center aims to open urban parks in Tysons next year

By Angela Woolsey
Construction is underway on an urban park in Capital One Center's Block D, as seen in June 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Construction continues at Capital One’s headquarters campus in Tysons, this time to turn vacant land near the McLean Metro station into urban parks.

Work on the future Capital One East and “Block D” parks has been underway for months. In addition to providing open space and recreational amenities, the projects will deliver hundreds of new parking spaces, though it’s unclear whether the lots will be free or paid.

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Countywide

United Airlines expects busy Labor Day weekend at Dulles Airport

By Angela Woolsey
United Airlines planes at Dulles International Airport (courtesy United Airlines)

The upcoming Labor Day weekend is anticipated to be a busy one for travel, including at Dulles International Airport.

United Airlines, the airport’s biggest carrier, says it will average more than 240 nonstop flights per day to and from Dulles over the holiday weekend, starting today (Thursday) through Monday (Sept. 3). The number of departing flights will be up 10% compared to last year’s Labor Day weekend.

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DMV to offer services at new Tysons office, starting next week

By Angela Woolsey
The office building at 8300 Old Courthouse Road in Tysons (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County drivers will soon have a new site they can visit for vehicle-related services, including registration and license plate changes.

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles will provide DMV Select services out of AAA Tysons Corner’s office in the Centennial Plaza Business Park, starting the Tuesday (Sept. 3) after Labor Day weekend.

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New townhomes take shape near Lake Anne in Reston

By Angela Woolsey
The first townhomes at Lake Anne could be ready for resident move-ins by fall 2024 (staff photo)

Dozens of townhomes are under construction on the former site of Reston’s Lake Anne Fellowship House.

Developer Tri Pointe Homes opened sales for its Lake Anne Towns development this past Saturday (Aug. 24), welcoming over 50 different groups to a model house at 1641 Fellowship Square for tours, a spokesperson told FFXnow.

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Vienna’s Maple Center loses Donutchew, gets parking lot makeover

By Angela Woolsey
Donutchew's Vienna franchise has closed (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Town of Vienna is now down to just one mochi donut shop.

Donutchew closed permanently last week after just over two years at 107 Maple Avenue West, serving its final customers on Thursday, Aug. 22. Though some customers got wind of the closure earlier, it wasn’t announced on social media until that evening.

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Rep. Connolly seeks public report on Trump campaign clash at Arlington National Ceremony

By Angela Woolsey
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump participates in a wreath-laying ceremony the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery (via CSPAN)

One of Fairfax County’s congressional representatives wants a public accounting of reported clash between presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign and staff at Arlington National Cemetery.

This morning (Wednesday), Rep. Gerry Connolly called for the cemetery to “publicly release all that transpired” during the former president and current Republican presidential nominee’s visit on Monday (Aug. 26).

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