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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Planned Lincoln Street in Tysons raises concerns about impacts on Scott’s Run Trail

By Angela Woolsey
An overview of the preliminary design for Lincoln Street in Tysons (via FCDOT)

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is making progress on the design of a street that will provide a new connection between Tysons East and Pimmit Hills.

Building on a concept presented in 2022, county staff shared a more detailed “30% design” plan for Lincoln Street between Old Meadow Road and Magarity Road at a virtual community meeting on Nov. 13. Feedback on the proposal is being accepted through an online survey until Dec. 6.

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Construction takes off on United Airlines flight attendant training center in Chantilly

By Angela Woolsey
A United Airlines flight attendant (via United Airlines)

United Airlines is building a new facility to train its flight attendants based at Dulles International Airport and elsewhere in the D.C. region.

Construction is now underway on the 20,000-square-foot Inflight Training Center, a $16 million investment that’s expected to open sometime next year, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) announced yesterday (Monday).

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Multiple people hospitalized after police pursuit, crashes on Route 1

By Angela Woolsey
A Hyundai Elantra reported as stolen caught fire after a police pursuit and crash on Richmond Highway near Fort Hunt Road (via Statter911/Twitter)

Several people have been hospitalized following a police pursuit that turned into a three-vehicle crash on Richmond Highway in Belle Haven, police say.

Virginia State Police (VSP) troopers were called at 11:19 p.m. yesterday (Monday) to assist Alexandria Police with a Hyundai Elantra that had been reported stolen in Prince George’s County, Maryland, according to a news release.

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Countywide

UPDATED: Hayfield pulls football team from playoffs as calls for outside investigation grow

By Angela Woolsey
Hayfield Secondary School (staff photo)

Hayfield Secondary School has withdrawn its football team from playoff contention, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid announced tonight (Monday).

According to Reid, the decision was made by Hayfield principal Darin Thompson as questions continue to mount about the recruiting practices used by head coach Darryl Overton and his staff and how FCPS has responded to the allegations.

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Around Town

McLean Holiday Homes Tour set for post-pandemic return

By Angela Woolsey
The Women's Club of McLean hosts a wine and cheese event to kick off its 54th annual Holiday Home Tour (courtesy McLean Volunteer Fire Department)

McLean’s Holiday Homes Tour is coming back.

The previously annual fundraiser organzied by the Women’s Club of McLean will return on Dec. 5, inviting community members to visit local houses decked out for the winter holidays for the first time since 2019.

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Reston Association board approves new budget, raising assessment fee

By Angela Woolsey
Reston Association headquarters building sign (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Reston Association members will once again see an uptick in the annual assessment that they pay for the services and facilities provided by the homeowners’ organization.

The RA Board of Directors voted at its meeting on Thursday (Nov. 21) to adopt a $23 million budget for 2025 and implement a $848 assessment fee — a $31 or 3.8% increase from the current rate of $817, according to a memo from RA staff to the board.

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New Tysons office data shows gap between ‘haves and have-nots’

By Angela Woolsey
The Tysons Central office building and Lumen Apartments next to the Tysons water tower (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

As a whole, the office market in Tysons remains challenged, but declining demand for office space, a national trend in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, is hitting some properties harder than others.

The area’s office vacancy rate continues to climb, reaching 22% as of Sept. 30, up from 19% at the same time in 2023 and 14% in mid-2020, according to data from the Tysons Community Alliance’s (TCA) inaugural Tysons Quarterly Market Report.

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Herndon woman killed in crash on Fairfax County Parkway in Reston

By Angela Woolsey
Northbound Fairfax County Parkway over Elden Street (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County police believe speeding and alcohol both contributed to a crash on Fairfax County Parkway in Reston that killed a woman over the weekend.

Officers and medical personnel were dispatched to northbound Fairfax County Parkway over Elden Street around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday (Nov. 23) for the single-vehicle crash.

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Around Town

Fashion store Apricot Lane now open at Chesterbrook Shopping Center

By Angela Woolsey
Inside Apricot Lane at Chesterbrook Shopping Center in McLean (courtesy Apricot Lane)

Apricot Lane has arrived at Chesterbrook Shopping Center in McLean just in time for Christmas shopping to kick into full gear.

The clothing boutique opened yesterday (Thursday) at 6224 Old Dominion Drive, Suite 6F. The 1,987-square-foot store will be located in between another upcoming fashion store, Sassanova, and the restaurant Sorn Thai.

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National Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates tree plantings at South Lakes HS

By Angela Woolsey
Representatives from South Lakes High School, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, and ANA celebrate the planting of six Yoshino cherry trees at South Lakes High School in Reston (courtesy National Cherry Blossom Festival)

D.C.’s National Cherry Blossom Festival recently branched out to Reston with the planting of six Yoshino cherry trees at South Lakes High School.

Representatives of the festival and the Japanese airline All-Nippon Airways (ANA), which sponsored the trees, joined school officials and students on Nov. 13 for a ceremony to celebrate the plantings, which had taken place on Oct. 23.

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