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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New steakhouse coming to Vienna from Taco Bamba chef

By Angela Woolsey
The steakhouse Electric Bull will open in Cava's former space at the Vienna Shopping Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The chef behind Taco Bamba is expanding his presence at Vienna Shopping Center with a new steakhouse.

Electric Bull, which is described as an “upscale neighborhood spot,” will open in summer 2025 at 176 Maple Avenue West, just a couple of doors away from Taco Bamba’s Vienna restaurant. The 2,488-square-foot space was occupied by Cava until the fast-casual Mediterranean chain relocated to 418 Maple Avenue East in 2023.

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Kohl’s to close Herndon store in 2025 after decades in business

By Angela Woolsey
Kohl's at 2100 Centreville Road in Herndon (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The 2024 Christmas shopping season is the last one that Kohl’s will spend in Herndon.

The department store will permanently close on Jan. 18 after over two decades at 2100 Centreville Road, a Kohl’s spokesperson says, confirming a report by The Burn.

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Closed Reston Taco Bell slated for demolition and replacement

By Angela Woolsey
Taco Bell's Reston location is closed and fenced off for demolition (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Taco Bell is working on a makeover in Reston, but when it will be delivered is not yet clear.

The fast-food chain closed its existing restaurant near the Wiehle Metro station at 11257 Roger Bacon Drive around mid-November, erecting a chain-link fence around the building to indicate that construction on a planned renovation is near.

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Restaurant serving freshly made pasta now open at Tysons Galleria

By Angela Woolsey
Scolapasta is open at Tysons Galleria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Tysons Galleria’s newest dining option serves up pasta made by hand right in front of customers.

Scolapasta launched with a soft opening on Nov. 21 in the mall’s third-floor food court, which has been steadily filling back up after an apparently ill-fated partnership with the food hall operator Urbanspace petered out last year.

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Vienna Little League coach wins award, $2K donation for team

By Angela Woolsey
Vienna Little League coach Josh Cilman was named Inova-GoHealth's 2024 Coach of the Year (courtesy Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care)

Vienna Little League (VLL) has a new accolade under its belt, thanks to one standout coach.

Josh Cilman, who coaches boys and girls at the league’s “Majors” level, has been named 2024 Coach of the Year by Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care, which operates 23 urgent care centers in Northern Virginia. Announced on Nov. 19, the award comes with a $2,000 donation that the VLL can use for supplies and other resources.

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Lake Anne Plaza shops offer Small Business Saturday deals

By Angela Woolsey
Lake Anne Coffee House and Wine Bar in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The locally owned businesses at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston hope residents will still have an appetite for shopping after they get stuffed on Thanksgiving and scramble to take advantage of (or avoid) Black Friday.

Several shops at the plaza will offer discounts, specials and other deals throughout the day on Small Business Saturday, which falls this year on Nov. 30, according to OmBaked CBD Boutique, one of the participants.

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Gunshot fired at Tysons senior living apartments under police investigation

By Angela Woolsey
The Tysons Towers Apartments at 8500 Tyspring Street (via Google Maps)

At least one gunshot was reportedly fired at apartments in Tysons Towers, a senior living community off of Gosnell Road near the Greensboro Metro station.

Police officers responded to the 8500 block of Tyspring Street in Tysons at 7:58 p.m. last Friday (Nov. 22) after receiving a call for a “missile” fired into an occupied dwelling, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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NEW: Whole Foods will relocate Idylwood store to Falls Church

By Angela Woolsey
Whole Foods Market at Idylwood Plaza (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The clock is ticking on Whole Foods Market’s time in Idylwood.

The grocery store has rolled out signs at its Idylwood Plaza location (7511 Leesburg Pike) announcing that it will relocate “soon” to Falls Church City, where it will anchor the new Broad and Washington development at 103 E. Broad Street.

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Fairfax property manager will go to prison for embezzling funds from local HOAs

By Angela Woolsey
The Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria (file photo)

A former Fairfax City property manager will serve two years in prison for embezzling money from the 70-plus homeowners’ associations she served.

Rose Kasande Bailey, a 60-year-old Warrenton resident, was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday (Tuesday) after pleading guilty in August to wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia announced.

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Police: Teen arrested for shooting 16-year-old outside Herndon home

By Angela Woolsey
Herndon Police Department (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A 17-year-old boy from Alexandria has been arrested after allegedly shooting another teen in Herndon’s Cavalier Park neighborhood last night (Monday).

The Herndon Police Department received multiple 911 calls around 8:33 p.m. yesterday for shots fired in the 1000 block of Cavalier Drive. While investigating, officers got a call from a hospital that said a teen had come in with “multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body,” according to a news release.

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