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

Daytime cafe First Watch to add three more Fairfax locations

By Angela Woolsey
First Watch is coming soon to Idylwood Plaza (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The new year promises to bring at least one sure bet: First Watch cafes will continue to spring up across Fairfax County.

After opening its largest restaurant yet in Fair Lakes this summer, the national chain is expanding to three more locations in the county, all of them expected in the first half of 2025.

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Teen pedestrian killed in crash on Old Keene Mill Road near library

By Angela Woolsey
A sign for Old Keene Mill Road at Sydenstricker Road near the Pohick Regional Library in Burke (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A teen died after they were hit by a driver while crossing Old Keene Mill Road in Burke on Wednesday (Dec. 4).

While crossing at the Sydenstricker Road intersection near Pohick Regional Library, the 14-year-old pedestrian apparently walked into the westbound lanes on Old Keene Mill Road and was struck by the driver of a Ford Fusion, the Fairfax County Police Department said yesterday (Thursday), citing a preliminary investigation by detectives.

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New restaurant coming to Reston Town Center’s Marriott hotel

By Angela Woolsey
Dishes planned for Reston's upcoming Seven Restaurant include grilled calamari (courtesy Donohoe Hospitality Services)

More details have been released about the restaurant that will occupy the lobby of Reston Town Center’s upcoming Marriott hotel.

Seven Restaurant will launch on the street level of Marriott’s AC Hotel and Residence Inn at 1975 Opportunity Way in January 2025, when the dual-branded hotel is expected to open its doors.

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Countywide

Fairfax City school board calls for transparency in Hayfield football investigation

By Angela Woolsey
Hayfield Secondary School (staff photo)

Leaders of Fairfax County Public Schools are under growing pressure from both the Fairfax City School Board and their own school board to shed light on accusations of recruiting violations at Hayfield Secondary School.

The City of Fairfax School Board approved a resolution on Monday (Dec. 2) formally requesting that FCPS contract an independent investigator “with expertise in athletic ethics and compliance to conduct a thorough review” of Hayfield’s football program.

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Citibank to open branch in Vienna early next year

By Angela Woolsey
Citibank will open a Vienna branch at 201 Maple Avenue East (courtesy Citi)

A new bank will be checking into the Town of Vienna in the new year.

Citibank will open a branch at 201 Maple Avenue East in early 2025, a spokesperson confirmed to FFXnow. Construction on the 2,304-square-foot space formerly occupied by Noodles & Company has been underway for weeks.

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Federal cybersecurity contractor to expand Herndon operations

By Angela Woolsey
AttainX's headquarters are in the Hallmark Building offices at 13873 Park Center Road in Herndon (via Google Maps)

A Herndon-based cybersecurity company is planning to ramp up its local operations.

Buoyed by recent Department of Defense contracts, AttainX will invest $175,000 and create 32 new jobs to expand its operations in Fairfax County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced today (Wednesday).

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McLean-area pickleball courts could be removed, but no changes imminent

By Angela Woolsey
Pickleball players use a court that also supports tennis at Linway Terrace Park in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Pickleball and tennis courts at two parks in the McLean area might be retired in the future.

The Fairfax County Park Authority is considering relocating two shared-use courts at Linway Terrace Park (6246 Linway Terrace) in McLean. Westgate Park (7508 Magarity Road) in Tysons also has two courts — one dedicated to tennis and one for both tennis and pickleball — slated for removal.

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New Dulles Airport concourse on track to arrive in 2026

By Angela Woolsey
Construction work continues on Dulles International Airport's new Concourse E on Dec. 3, 2024 (courtesy United Airlines)

Construction is moving along on United Airlines’ new concourse at Dulles International Airport, a 14-gate expansion that officials say will usher in a “new era of growth” for the D.C. region’s largest airline.

Expected to open in late 2026, the 435,000-square-foot Concourse E will directly connect to the airport’s underground Aerotrain station, add capacity for international flights and offer new amenities, including retail, concessions and a 40,000-square-foot United Club for the airline’s members.

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Traffic Alert: Tractor-trailer fire shuts down I-495 North near Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
Firefighters respond to a tactor-trailer fire on I-495 North at Route 7 in Tysons (via Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department/Twitter)

Northbound traffic entering Tysons on the Capital Beltway is at a standstill as a result of a tractor-trailer fire.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units were dispatched to I-495 North under eastbound Leesburg Pike (Route 7) for a truck fire around 6:37 p.m.

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Springfield pilot killed in plane crash remembered for dog rescue efforts

By Angela Woolsey
The Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley released a photo showing Seuk Kim during a flight to deliver dogs rescued from a euthanasia list to the Animal Shelter of Schoharie County on Nov. 11, 2024 (Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley via AP)

The family of a Springfield man who was recently killed in a plane crash will also bury the ashes of one of the dogs he was transporting.

The family of Seuk Kim, 49, went to Leesburg on Sunday (Dec. 1) to pick up the ashes of a puppy named Lisa, who died alongside Kim when his 1986 Mooney M20J crashed in the Catskill Mountains about 35 miles southwest of Albany, New York, on Nov. 24.

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