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

Chicago favorite boba tea cafe to open Merrifield location

By Angela Woolsey
The Chicago-based tea and dessert chain Te'Amo Boba Bar is coming soon to the Mosaic District (photo by Dan Lam)

A boba tea chain that has won over the Windy City now hopes to capture hearts in the D.C. area.

Chicago’s Te’Amo Boba Bar is venturing to the East Coast for the first time with a cafe at the Mosaic District in Merrifield, where it’ll open at 8190 Strawberry Lane, Suite 5, next to Pastry Xpo on the ground floor of the Vantage Apartments.

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Fairfax County task force deployed to help with Tropical Storm Debby

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue team with Virginia Task Force 1 (via VA-TF1/Twitter)

Virginia Task Force 1 is on its way to South Carolina.

The Fairfax County-based international urban search and rescue task force was deployed last night (Sunday) to assist with the emergency response to Tropical Storm Debby, which made landfall as a hurricane near Steinhatchee on the west coast of Florida around 7 a.m. this morning (Monday).

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Reston Midline takes shape with more residential development in the works

By Angela Woolsey
A vacant lot next to the completed Townhomes at Reston Station is slated for development as a 227-unit apartment building (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

More pieces of the Reston Midline development near the Wiehle Metro station are starting to fall into place.

Developer EYA hopes to begin construction on an apartment building within the next year after completing its Townhomes at Reston Station earlier this summer. All 113 townhouses were sold by August 2023, and they were officially delivered to buyers by June, EYA President and CEO McLean Quinn told FFXnow.

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Giant candle to pop up at Tysons Corner Center this weekend

By Angela Woolsey
Bath & Body Works is bringing a giant champagne toast-scented candle to Tysons Corner Center (courtesy Bath & Body Works)

A very tall, champagne-scented candle is going to light up Tysons Corner Center this weekend.

The 6.5-foot-tall wax column will be stationed on the mall’s first floor near Bath & Body Works from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 3-4), kicking off a tour of shopping centers and festivals in multiple cities across the U.S.

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Dual-sport court coming to Reston park with Volkswagen’s help

By Angela Woolsey
A futsal court similar in style to the proposed Stratton Woods Park facility (courtesy Fairfax County Park Authority)

Reston is getting a combined basketball and futsal court, but it’ll be at a different site than what the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) previously proposed.

After seeking public input this spring on upgrades at South Lakes Drive Park, the park authority has teamed up with the Volkswagen Group of America and the Great Outdoor Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to recreational amenities, to instead build the dual-purpose court at Stratton Woods Park (2431 Fox Mill Road).

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Olympics update: McLean’s Claire Collins qualifies for rowing finals

By Angela Woolsey
The U.S. women's eight team wins a repechage at the Paris Olympics (courtesy row2k.com)

McLean rower Claire Collins has made it to the final round of the women’s eight event at the Paris Olympics.

Collins and the rest of the American women’s eight team will compete for a medal on Saturday (Aug. 3) after they won a repechage or trial heat this morning (Thursday), racing against four other teams at the Nautical Stadium-Flatwater in France.

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Another Heat Advisory issued for D.C. area as record-hot summer continues

By Angela Woolsey
A hot summer continues in Fairfax County (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Prepare for more hot, humid weather tomorrow (Friday) as the D.C. area endures its fifth heat wave of 2024.

The National Weather Service has already issued a new Heat Advisory for tomorrow that’s scheduled to take effect from noon to 8 p.m. across the region, including Fairfax County. A similar advisory is now in effect for today (Thursday), prompting the county to activate its heat plan.

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Silver Line construction firm to expand Reston Town Center HQ

By Angela Woolsey
Bechtel's corporate headquarters at One Reston Overlook in Reston Town Center (courtesy Bechtel)

An engineering company that helped build Metro’s Silver Line extension will continue calling Reston Town Center its home.

Bechtel announced yesterday (Wednesday) that it has signed a lease to expand its corporate headquarters at One Reston Overlook (12011 Sunset Hills Road). The engineering and construction firm will now occupy 11 floors in the 12-story, 320,000-square-foot office building with an additional 289,000 square feet of space.

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Park Police officers who fatally shot McLean man file lawsuit over ‘indefinite leave’

By Angela Woolsey
U.S. Park Police (file photo)

The U.S. Park Police officers who shot and killed McLean resident Bijan Ghaisar in 2017 are seeking to get out of the employment limbo they’ve been stuck in since the shooting almost seven years ago.

Officers Alejandro Amaya and Lucas Vinyard filed a lawsuit against the Department of the Interior (DOI) in the U.S. District Court for D.C. on July 10, seeking to force their employer to make a final decision on their job status.

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FCPD: Fair Oaks man charged with murder after stabbing wife

By Angela Woolsey
Behruze Dorbayan has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly stabbing his wife (via FCPD)

A 77-year-old Fair Oaks man has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly stabbing and killing his wife at their home in the Highland Oaks neighborhood.

Officers were called to the 3900 block of Highland Oaks Drive in Fair Oaks for a report of a stabbing at 6:18 p.m. on Monday (July 29), according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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