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

Circus Vazquez to stop in Tysons next month during U.S. tour

By Angela Woolsey
Colombian acrobats Duo Vanegas perform "Wheel of Wonder" act for Circus Vazquez, which will visit Tysons starting Sept. 20, 2024 (courtesy Circus Vazquez)

A family-owned circus boasting an international cast of performers will set up its big top tent in Tysons this fall.

Circus Vazquez launched ticket sales last week for its upcoming stay at Lerner Town Square (8025 Galleria Drive) from Sept. 20 through Oct 7. Promising a brand-new show, the company is in the midst of a national tour that will also include Potomac Mills Mall in Woodbridge.

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NOW: Two hospitalized by crash on Route 1 outside Gunston Plaza

By Angela Woolsey
Southbound Richmond Highway is closed in front of Gunston Plaza after a two-vehicle crash (via Google Maps)

Two men were hospitalized this morning (Tuesday) by a crash on Richmond Highway (Route 1) in Lorton outside Gunston Plaza.

Police and emergency responders from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to Richmond Highway and Armistead Road around 6:50 a.m. for a two-vehicle crash that left one vehicle on fire and another with at least one person possibly trapped, according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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Federal contractor owned by Cherokee Nation opens Tysons office

By Angela Woolsey
Cherokee Federal, the federal contracting arm of Cherokee Nation, has opened an office in Tysons (courtesy Cherokee Federal)

A federal contractor owned by the largest Native American tribe in the U.S. has expanded its presence in the country’s capital region by adding a Tysons office.

Cherokee Federal announced Friday (Aug. 9) that it has opened an area office at 8180 Greensboro Drive, Suite 900, in Greensboro Park. The 20,000-square-foot space will host over 100 employees and complement the company’s regional office in Arlington.

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The Barns at Wolf Trap announces music, comedy shows coming this fall

By Angela Woolsey
The Second City, the Chicago improv group, will put on a 65th anniversary at The Barns on Feb. 19-22, 2025 (courtesy Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts)

With the Filene Center entering the final stretch of its summer season, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts is starting to warm up for the fall.

Last week, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, the nonprofit that supports and programs the national park, announced an initial lineup for The Barns, its indoor venue, that includes an Oscar-winning songwriter, a heralded improv comedy troupe, and other musical and comedy acts.

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Family seeks to open homemade ice cream parlor in Herndon office condos

By Angela Woolsey
Ice Ice Ice Cream will serve flavors like chocolate hazelnut, baklava and Bueno, inspired by the Italian candy bar (courtesy Spiro Souliotis)

After working in insurance for two decades, Herndon resident Spiro Souliotis is ready to start pursuing his dream: opening an ice cream parlor.

Souliotis originally purchased the future Ice Ice Ice Cream space in the Crossroads of Dulles office condominiums, the same complex where his Allstate insurance agency is located, with the intention of renting it out.

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JUST IN: Man who killed wife in West Falls Church pleads guilty 33 years later

By Angela Woolsey
Jose Lazaro Cruz has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife, Ana Jurado, in West Falls Church on April 30, 1991 (courtesy FCPD)

A 60-year-old man pleaded guilty today (Friday) to killing his wife outside her West Falls Church home in 1991.

Jose Larazo Cruz pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after prosecutors made the case at a Fairfax County Circuit Court hearing that he stabbed Ana Jurado on April 30, 1991 during an argument over an affair she was allegedly having, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced.

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D.C. chef starts fresh at Tysons Galleria with new Mexican street food eatery

By Angela Woolsey
Rabbit Taco is now open in Tysons Galleria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A different kind of taqueria has hopped into Tysons Galleria.

Conceived by some of the team behind D.C.’s Maïz64, Rabbit Taco opened on the mall’s third floor on June 24, selling tacos, burritos, quesadillas and more near Empanadas De Mendoza.

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First phase of mixed-use Herndon Parkway development under review

By Angela Woolsey
A rendering of Fairfield Residential's planned 555 Herndon Parkway redevelopment (via LandDesign/Town of Herndon)

At least one development project near the Herndon Metro station is moving forward.

The Town of Herndon is currently reviewing a site plan and architectural designs for a mid-rise residential building at 555 Herndon Parkway, the first of two phases of mixed-use development approved to replace the low-lying, vacant office building on the site.

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Countywide

Tornado Watch issued, GW Parkway lane closed as Debby nears

By Angela Woolsey
A Tornado Watch has been issued for the D.C. area until 7 a.m. on Aug. 9, 2024 (via National Weather Service/Twitter)

Settle in for a potentially stormy night as Debby, now a tropical depression, is expected to reach the mid-Atlantic region.

The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch for the D.C. area, including Fairfax County, in anticipation of the storm, which first made landfall in Florida as a hurricane on Monday (Aug. 5). Fairfax County also faces a Flood Watch and a Coastal Flood Advisory.

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Dunn Loring Center developer aims for 2025 construction start

By Angela Woolsey
An apartment building with retail will replace the Dunn Loring Center office building at 2272 Merrilee Drive (courtesy Elm Street Development)

Dunn Loring Center in Merrifield has been quiet since Fairfax County approved a redevelopment of the 1980s-era office building more than three years ago.

Rest assured, though, that the planned apartment building with retail is still in the works, says property owner and developer Elm Street Development, which hopes to start construction at 2722 Merrilee Drive in 2025.

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