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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Fairfax County shelter pushes for older animals to get homes

By Angela Woolsey
Caesar, a 10-year-old cat, is among the older pets available for adoption at Fairfax County's animal shelter (courtesy Fairfax County Animal Shelter)

Fairfax County Animal Shelter is trying to drum up some attention for its older furry occupants.

Starting today (Friday), the shelter has waived adoption fees for all dogs and cats 6 years and older as part of a “Vintage Tails” event that will continue through Sunday, July 28.

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New Reston Community Center survey focuses on future of Lake Anne facility

By Angela Woolsey
People walk into Reston Community Center's Lake Anne facility (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Some Reston residents may soon get a survey about the Reston Community Center (RCC) in their mailbox.

Launched on Wednesday (July 24), the survey will be conducted by the University of Virginia’s Center for Survey Research (CSR) to gather public input on the community center’s facilities, programs and services to guide future planning.

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Former GMU professor sentenced to 25 years for child pornography

By Angela Woolsey
The U.S. District Court in Alexandria (via Google Maps)

A one-time assistant professor at George Mason University has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for collecting hundreds of child pornography photos and videos, including from at least two people he coerced, U.S. prosecutors announced yesterday (Thursday).

Daniel Marc Lofaro, a 40-year-old Fairfax resident, was sentenced by a U.S. District Court judge in Alexandria on Wednesday (July 24) after pleading guilty to coercion and entitlement and receiving, distributing and possessing child pornography.

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Kate Spade New York, gelato kiosk open at Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey
Kate Spade New York is now open at Tysons Corner Center (courtesy Kate Spade New York)

Kate Spade New York has officially made the jump from Tysons Galleria to Tysons Corner Center.

The fashion brand opened a new store in the larger mall last Friday (July 19) after closing its Galleria location in June. Located on the second floor next to Swarovski, Kate Spade New York sells handbags, jewelry, fragrances and other accessories.

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Ten years in, Metro’s Silver Line Phase 1 stations are picking up riders again

By Angela Woolsey
Exiting riders pass through the faregates at the Tysons Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

On this day 10 years ago, Metrorail arrived in Tysons and Reston, connecting two growing communities in Fairfax County to D.C. by train for the first time.

Decades in the making, the Silver Line’s Phase 1 launch on July 25, 2014 represented the D.C. region’s biggest rail expansion since the Green Line opened in 1991 and set the stage for a connection to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County that came to fruition with Phase 2 on Nov. 15, 2022.

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Fairfax City introduces ‘Shop Local Week’ to boost small businesses

By Angela Woolsey
A woman shops at Mode on Main by Mara in Old Town Fairfax (photo by Mauricio Cordeiro/Fairfax City Shop Local Week)

Fairfax City will kick off a week-long celebration of its local, small businesses tomorrow (Thursday).

Fairfax City Economic Development (FCED) has teamed up with the Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce and the Old Town Fairfax Business Association for the city’s first-ever “Shop Local Week,” which will unfold from July 25 through next Wednesday, July 31.

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Vienna to get temporary library during renovation of permanent facility

By Angela Woolsey
Cedar Park Shopping Center in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Some library services will still be available in Vienna while the town’s recently renamed Patrick Henry Community Library undergoes an extensive renovation starting early next year.

Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) is planning to open a temporary branch at the Cedar Park Shopping Center in spring 2025 that will support a limited selection of materials and programming, such as storytimes.

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Shake Shack confirms plans for Reston Town Center restaurant

By Angela Woolsey
Shack Shack is now open at the Mosaic District, but with limited hours (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Shake Shack is expanding north of the Dulles Toll Road for the first time in Northern Virginia.

The burger-and-shake chain signed a lease yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon for space in Reston Town Center, a Shake Shack spokesperson confirmed to FFXnow. The new restaurant is slated to open in 2025.

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UPDATED: Three men arrested for Oakton homicide, police say

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

Updated at 9:30 a.m. on 7/26/2024 — The man found dead in Oakton last Saturday (July 20) has been identified as Nicacio Hernandez Gonzalez, 47, of Fairfax, police say.

The Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Friday) that a third man, 20-year-old Wilmer Adli Guzman, was arrested in D.C. on Wednesday (July 24) and charged with malicious wounding by mob in connection to Gonzalez’s killing.

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JUST IN: Temporary homeless shelter to open in Reston next week

By Angela Woolsey
The North County Human Services Building in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is moving ahead with plans to open a temporary overflow shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Reston.

After weeks of planning, the shelter is officially scheduled to open at 5 p.m. on Monday, July 29 in the North County Human Services Center (1850 Cameron Glen Drive), the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced today (Tuesday).

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