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Panda Express is zooming into the Town of Herndon.

The fast-food chain will take over the former Burger King drive-thru restaurant at 598 Elden Street, proposing renovations that the Herndon Architectural Review Board will discuss at a work session tonight (Wednesday).


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One of the drivers in a two-vehicle crash that killed three people in Burke earlier this year is facing a potential fine.

The Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Wednesday) that its Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives have charged Tei Hu, 71, of Fairfax with failing to yield on a left turn in connection to the Feb. 4 crash.


Around Town

One of the longest-standing restaurants in Vienna has emerged triumphant from the 2024 NoVA Breakfast Wars.

Vienna Inn was declared the winner yesterday (Tuesday) of the bracket-style competition organized by Northern Virginia Magazine, which invited its readers to vote for their favorite place to grab a morning meal out of 32 selected contenders from around the region.


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It’s not getting its name on an NFL stadium like a Herndon-based competitor, but Navy Federal Credit Union will still make its presence felt in the community this September.

On top of organizing an annual charity 5K, the military-serving financial institution is looking to improve a wetlands area on its headquarters campus in Vienna. The project will be presented to the town’s Board of Architectural Review at an 8 a.m. work session tomorrow (Wednesday).


Around Town

Time is running out for Vienna residents to grab a giant cookie from MidnighTreats without having to leave town or pay a shipping fee.

The bakery at 167 Glyndon Street SE will close for good after this Saturday (Sept. 7), less than two years after opening in owner and founder Johnny Nguyen’s hometown. MidnighTreats announced the closure last Friday (Aug. 30) in an email to members of its rewards program.


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Fairfax County police arrested a man this week who’s believed to have exposed himself in a West Falls Church neighborhood multiple times.

Officers responded to Fairmont Street and Woodberry Lane in the Tremont Gardens community around 1:22 p.m. on Aug. 20 for a report of a man exposing himself.


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A Sterling man is facing a criminal charge in connection to a recent fatal pedestrian crash in Great Falls.

Guanglu Xia, 63, has been charged with a felony hit-and-run after he allegedly struck Giomarie Davila-Ocasio, a 26-year-old woman from Reston, and initially left the scene, the Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Friday).


Around Town

Reston’s North Point Village Center will soon swap one local bagel maker for another.

Bobby’s Bagel Cafe is set to permanently close its shop at 1484 North Point Village Center on Oct. 31, an employee told FFXnow. In its place, the popular “Jew-ish” deli Call Your Mother will reportedly rise, continuing its recent expansion into Northern Virginia.


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Construction continues at Capital One’s headquarters campus in Tysons, this time to turn vacant land near the McLean Metro station into urban parks.

Work on the future Capital One East and “Block D” parks has been underway for months. In addition to providing open space and recreational amenities, the projects will deliver hundreds of new parking spaces, though it’s unclear whether the lots will be free or paid.


Countywide

The upcoming Labor Day weekend is anticipated to be a busy one for travel, including at Dulles International Airport.

United Airlines, the airport’s biggest carrier, says it will average more than 240 nonstop flights per day to and from Dulles over the holiday weekend, starting today (Thursday) through Monday (Sept. 3). The number of departing flights will be up 10% compared to last year’s Labor Day weekend.


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