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

Giant cookie shop MidnighTreats is moving to Reston Town Center

By Angela Woolsey
MidnighTreats at Plaza America in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

MidnighTreats is going to bring its monster-sized, vegan cookies to Reston Town Center.

The homegrown business will move from its original Reston storefront in Plaza America to a currently vacant space at 1826 Discovery Street next to Playa Bowls, possibly late next spring, according to MidnighTreats owner and founder Johnny Nguyen, who said late last week that the deal “was just finalized.”

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Pedestrian killed in Route 28 crash involving a truck

By Angela Woolsey
A Virginia Department of Transportation traffic camera shows a backup on Route 28 in Chantilly following a fatal pedestrian crash (via 511 Virginia)

A pedestrian was killed this morning (Monday) in a crash on Route 28 in Chantilly that involved a commercial tanker truck.

Police officers, firefighters and medics were dispatched to northbound Route 28 (Sully Road) under Poplar Tree Road around 6:33 a.m. for a crash involving a pedestrian who was reportedly struck by a “large tanker-type vehicle that carries gas,” according to scanner traffic.

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Driver charged for Franconia Road crash that killed pedestrian

By Angela Woolsey
Eastbound Franconia Road at Elder Avenue in Springfield (via Google Maps)

An Alexandria man has been charged with a felony hit-and-run for a crash in Springfield that killed a pedestrian.

Caleb Allison, 26, allegedly left the scene after striking Julio Cesar Pasassi, a 43-year-old Springfield resident, with his vehicle while driving east on Franconia Road near Elder Avenue around 6 a.m. on Sept. 13, the Fairfax County Police Department said in a press release on Friday (Dec. 20).

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Bonchon reopens in Herndon under new owner, Annandale restaurant coming

By Angela Woolsey
Bonchon specializes in Korean fried chicken (courtesy Bonchon)

Bonchon is back in Herndon.

After temporarily closing last year amid customer complaints, the Korean fried chicken chain reopened its franchise at Franklin Farm Village Center (13320 Franklin Farm Road) in the Oak Hill area on Wednesday, Dec. 18, under new ownership.

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Countywide

Gov. Youngkin cites Fairfax cases in bid to pressure localities to assist ICE

By Angela Woolsey
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announces a budget proposal on Dec. 12, 2024 that would require localities to comply with federal immigration detainers or lose funding (Photo by Austin Stevens, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin)

Undocumented immigrants in Fairfax County and elsewhere in Virginia could face threats on two fronts in the new year, with both national and state elected leaders proposing policies targeting that population.

As incoming president Donald Trump plans mass deportations, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin unveiled a budget proposal this week that would require local governments to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and withhold funding from those with cooperation-limiting policies, including Fairfax County.

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Driver in fatal Fairfax County Parkway crash was drunk, police charge

By Angela Woolsey
Northbound Fairfax County Parkway over Elden Street (via Google Maps)

A Reston man is facing criminal charges for his involvement in a recent fatal crash on Fairfax County Parkway.

The Fairfax County Police Department says Ayaan Usmani, 23, was drunk and speeding when he lost control of the 2019 BMW M850I he was driving near Elden Street around 2:40 a.m. on Nov. 23.

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Design approved for first mixed-use redevelopment near Herndon Metro station

By Angela Woolsey
The residential building at 555 Herndon Parkway will include ground-floor retail space (via Hord Coplan Macht/Town of Herndon)

Though Herndon’s downtown revitalization push has stalled, a key piece of the town’s vision for development outside its Metro station reached a milestone last month.

The Town of Herndon Architectural Review Board (ARB) gave its approval on Nov. 20 to architectural and landscape design plans for the first phase of Fairfield Residential’s 555 Herndon Parkway project, a multifamily residential building with retail that will later be complemented by an office building.

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Police seek man linked to multiple ‘peeping’ incidents in Idylwood

By Angela Woolsey
The Alister Falls Church apartments in Idylwood (via Google Maps)

Residents of Alister Falls Church apartment complex in Idylwood have reported several peeping incidents since this spring, and police believe the same man may be behind all of them.

Officers first responded to a peeping call in the 2100 block of Evans Court on April 9, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Vienna finance director to retire after 25 years with the town

By Angela Woolsey
Vienna Finance Director Marion Serfass introduces then-new Deputy Director of Finance Steven Barlow on May 15, 2023 (courtesy Town of Vienna)

After serving the Town of Vienna for a quarter of a century, Marion Serfass is ready to see new sights.

She will work her final day as the town’s finance director tomorrow (Friday) after announcing plans last month to retire. Deputy Director of Finance Steven Barlow is set to succeed Serfass, starting Monday (Dec. 23).

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Tchaikovksy’s ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet to take stage at GMU with full orchestra

By Angela Woolsey
The FSO and Fairfax Ballet perform Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" at George Mason University's Center for the Arts (courtesy Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and Fairfax Ballet)

The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) and Fairfax Ballet will reunite later this month for their annual performances of “The Nutcracker” at George Mason University.

Continuing a tradition that’s now in its eighth year, the two local arts organizations will present two shows of Pytor Tchaikovsky’s holiday staple this Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 21 and 22) at Mason’s Center for the Arts (4373 Mason Pond Drive) in Fairfax.

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