Angela Woolsey | FFXnow

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

Published December 30, 2024 at 1:30PM | Updated December 31, 2024 at 10:28AM

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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Reston Row developer proposes pedestrian bridge between new office buildings

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 30, 2024 at 9:45AM | Updated January 13, 2025 at 5:14PM

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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UPDATED: Motorcyclist killed in crash near Fairfax Costco

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 27, 2024 at 7:40PM | Updated December 29, 2024 at 5:01PM

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

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 27, 2024 at 11:15AM

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

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 27, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated December 27, 2024 at 2:23PM

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

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 27, 2024 at 9:45AM

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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Police identify pedestrian killed in truck crash on Route 28

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 26, 2024 at 1:15PM

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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Reston neighborhood is first to get EV chargers under county program

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 26, 2024 at 11:15AM

Reston's Harpers Square cluster has installed two shared electric vehicle charging ports (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

More than a year after it launched, Fairfax County’s program to help neighborhoods introduce communal electric vehicle charging stations has resulted in its first installations.

County officials joined residents of the Harpers Square cluster in Reston on Dec. 18 for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the addition of two EV chargers, making it the first community to successfully get through the Charge Up Fairfax program.

Around Town

New food options open at Tysons Corner Center, with more to come in 2025

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 26, 2024 at 9:45AM

The Cheesecake Factory opened at Tysons Corner Center on Dec. 5, 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Tysons Corner Center is closing out 2024 with the addition of a few new dining options.

Though it was dark when FFXnow visited the mall around lunch time this past Sunday (Dec. 22), Popeyes has indeed opened its new stall on the first floor between Panda Express and Chef Lin, a Tysons Corner Center spokesperson confirmed.

Countywide

Wintry weather could disrupt holiday travel in Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 23, 2024 at 2:30PM

A sidewalk at the Scout on the Circle development in Fairfax City on a rainy winter day in January 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County could be visited by some wintry weather on Christmas Eve.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the county and other parts of the D.C. area in anticipation of freezing rain and a potential “dusting” of snow tomorrow (Tuesday) from 5 a.m. to 1 p.m.