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

Winter-themed ‘Ice-travaganza’ to take over Reston Town Center

By Angela Woolsey
Ice skating at Reston Town Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Reston Town Center will embrace the season this weekend with a new wintry event.

“Ice-travaganza” will bring ice sculptures with live carving demonstrations, free hot chocolate, a live DJ, an ice skating performance and other winter-themed activities to the town center’s Mercury Fountain plaza and pavilion at 11900 Market Street on Saturday, Jan. 25.

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Arlington bakery to replace former Skorpios Maggio’s in Vienna

By Angela Woolsey
Cupcakes from Bakeshop, which is expanding to Vienna (courtesy Bakeshop)

A longstanding family-owned restaurant in Vienna will soon be converted into a bakery whose website declares that “everyone is family.”

Bakeshop, which got its start 15 years ago in Arlington, is taking over the storefront at 421 Maple Avenue that was vacated last summer by Skorpios Maggio’s Greek Family Restaurant.

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Tysons Japanese grocery store set for grand opening this weekend

By Angela Woolsey
A sign for Marufuji Japanese Market and The Tile Shop in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Marufuji Japanese Market is ready to welcome Tysons shoppers.

As promised, the highly anticipated grocery store will celebrate its grand opening at 8520-A Leesburg Pike this Saturday, Jan. 25, with festivities beginning at 10 a.m.

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Washingtonian ranks these Fairfax County restaurants among the D.C. area’s 100 best

By Angela Woolsey
Chicken and beef satay skewers from Southeast Impression in Fairfax City (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Washingtonian’s annual ranking of the “100 Very Best Restaurants” in the D.C. region has arrived, and several Fairfax spots made the cut, both from the county and the city.

Joon, the high-end Persian restaurant that chefs Najmieh Batmanglij and Christopher Morgan opened in Tysons in 2023, once again led the way, coming in at no. 24 — one notch down from its placement on the 2024 list.

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News

Man charged with firing gun near Lincolnia school

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County police car lights flashing (file photo)

A Lincolnia man is facing multiple charges after police say he fired several gunshots in the residential neighborhood where he lives.

Officers responded to the 6400 block of Montrose Street in Lincolnia at 1 p.m. last Friday, Jan. 17 after a neighbor called 911 to report a “suspicious noise” from possibly as many as 12 gunshots, according to scanner traffic.

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County seeks input on programs for senior center coming to Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
The entrance to The Mather's southern building at 7929 Westpark Drive in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Tysons is getting a community center, one that will exclusively serve residents 50 and older.

Fairfax County’s Department of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) has put out a call for public input on the programming that should be offered at the center, which has been named the Arbor Row Center and will be located on the ground floor of The Mather at 7929 Westpark Drive.

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EXCLUSIVE: Inside Reston Town Center’s new Marriott hotel, opening today

By Angela Woolsey
AC Hotel and Residence Inn by Marriott at Reston Town Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Marriott’s new hotel at Reston Town Center is ready to start accepting guests.

Operated by Donohoe Hospitality Services, the dual-branded AC Hotel and Residence Inn opened today (Wednesday) at 1975 Opportunity Way, delivering 267 rooms conveniently located along Metro’s Silver Line for travelers coming in from Dulles International Airport.

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Fairfax County Public Schools calls for two-hour delay due to extreme cold

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County school buses lined up with snow (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County Public Schools will join its neighbors in Arlington and Alexandria in opening two hours late tomorrow (Wednesday).

FCPS announced the two-hour delay in response to a Cold Weather Advisory issued by the National Weather Service, which predicts that temperatures could drop as low as 5 degrees below zero tonight (Tuesday).

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FCPD: Teens arrested after guns, drugs found in vehicle stolen at Fair Oaks

By Angela Woolsey
An entrance to Fair Oaks Mall near Breakers Korean Bar-B-Q and Texas de Brazil (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Two teenagers are facing criminal charges after they were found with guns and drugs in a vehicle that had been reported stolen, Fairfax County police say.

Officers were called to the Fair Oaks Mall parking lot near Macy’s at approximately 4:44 p.m. last Thursday, Jan. 16 after a woman reported that her 2013 Hyundai sedan had been stolen, the Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release.

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Herndon proposes Center Street rebuild, community center study in new capital project plan

By Angela Woolsey
Herndon Community Center (staff photo by James Jarvis)

The Town of Herndon is considering adding more than a dozen infrastructure and facility projects to its capital improvement plan (CIP).

Presented to the Herndon Planning Commission at a work session on Jan. 13, the proposed fiscal years 2026-2031 CIP features a total of 40 projects — 16 of them new — that would cost an estimated $268.6 million over the next five years, including more than $32.3 million for the upcoming fiscal year that will start on July 1.

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