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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Capital Area Food Bank boosts capacity with expanded Fairfax County facility

By Angela Woolsey
Officials tour Capital Area Food Bank’s expanded Northern Virginia Distribution Center in Newington (photo by Alyssa Schukar/Capital Area Food Bank)

The Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) has begun operations at its newly expanded Northern Virginia Distribution Center.

After more than a year of construction, the nonprofit unveiled the 43,000-square-foot warehouse in Newington with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday (Sept. 26), celebrating the facility as a critical step forward in its ability to help feed people across the D.C. area.

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Greek restaurant Our Mom Eugenia to expand in Mosaic District

By Angela Woolsey
Our Mom Eugenia at the Mosaic District in Merrifield (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A Greek restaurant is planning to take over formerly Italian territory at the Mosaic District in Merrifield.

Our Mom Eugenia will nearly double the size of its space at 2985 District Avenue, Suite 185, by expanding into the neighboring Suite 190 that was vacated earlier this year by The Italian Place, according to Fairfax County permit records.

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Carnegie Diner in Vienna sells pumpkins to raise funds for school

By Angela Woolsey
Carnegie Diner in Vienna is holding a pumpkin sale fundraiser (courtesy Carnegie Diner & Cafe)

It’s starting to look a lot like Halloween outside Carnegie Diner and Cafe in Vienna.

The restaurant at 501 Maple Avenue West ushered in October with the launch of an outdoor “Pumpkin Patch” that will supply local residents with gourds and nearby James Madison High School with some funding.

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News

Merrifield’s Pan Am Shopping Center has been renamed

By Angela Woolsey
Merrifield's former Pan Am Shopping Center, now known as Providence Place, is getting a renovation (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Pan Am Shopping Center in Merrifield is getting a new name to go with its modernizing look.

The 228,000-square-foot, Safeway-anchored shopping center will now be called Providence Place, a nod to its location within Fairfax County’s Providence District, Federal Realty Investment Trust, the property owner, announced today (Monday).

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FCPS concerned by increase in ‘hoax’ threats on social media

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County Public Schools school bus (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Fairfax County police have determined that a threat on social media involving a potential shooting at Glasgow Middle School was unfounded, the latest in a growing trend that has families, schools and law enforcement nationwide on edge.

Glasgow administrators first alerted parents via text around 8:45 a.m. that a social media threat was being shared around the school, prompting them to call the police and other agencies for an investigation.

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News

Contractor that provides ‘AI-infused’ tech moves HQ to Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
The software company Unison celebrates the opening of its new headquarters at Westpark Corporate Center in Tysons (courtesy Fairfax County Economic Development Authority)

A government contractor that provides “AI-infused software and insights” has crossed the border from Loudoun to Fairfax County.

Unison opened its new headquarters at the Westpark Corporate Center in Tysons with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday (Sept. 24). Previously based in Sterling, the company says it spent a year building out the new space at 8444 Westpark Drive, Suite 920.

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Report: Amazon to run planned data centers in Herndon area

By Angela Woolsey
A site plan for Renaissance Technology Park's planned redevelopment as a data center campus (via Fairfax County)

Amazon is looking to add an industrial park near Dulles International Airport to its network of Northern Virginia data centers.

Amazon Data Services has applied for air pollution control permits from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to allow data center facilities at 13860 and 13876 Redskin Drive in Renaissance Technology Park, a warehouse complex just east of Route 28 in the Floris area of Herndon.

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McLean’s Clemyjontri Park faces week of repairs, starting Monday

By Angela Woolsey
Planned maintenance and repair projects at Clemyjontri Park will be done in phases, starting with Zone 1 (courtesy Fairfax County Park Authority)

Different portions of McLean’s popular Clemyjontri Park will close in phases next week to allow for repairs.

Contractors hired by the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) will arrive at the park on Monday (Sept. 30) to conduct maintenance on the playground equipment. Work is expected to wrap up next Friday (Oct. 4), if the weather cooperates.

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New report finds hot spots for ‘near miss’ traffic incidents in Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey
Signs indicate pedestrian crossings are ahead on Beulah Road (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

If you nearly get swiped by a turning car while walking across a street in Fairfax County, there’s a good chance that you or another community member has had a similar experience in that same spot before, newly released survey data indicates.

The inaugural “Near Miss/Dangerous Location” summary report from the Fairfax chapter of Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets (NOVA FSS) found that 90% of the incidents recorded by pedestrians and cyclists since 2020 were recurring events — a higher rate than in Arlington (82%) or Alexandria (74%), the two other jurisdictions analyzed by the volunteer-run nonprofit.

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News

Trump supporters to hold car rally in Fairfax County this weekend

By Angela Woolsey
Vehicles with Trump 2024 flags (via Northern Virginia Car Rally for Trump flyer)

Some local Donald Trump supporters will rev up their engines this Sunday (Sept. 29) as a display of enthusiasm for the Republican presidential nominee.

Organized by activists from the D.C. area’s Vietnamese community, the Northern Virginia Car Rally for Trump will be “an unforgettable day of patriotism and support,” according to an event notice posted on the Fairfax County Republican Committee’s website.

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