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Pedestrian improvements added at The Boro in Tysons

Published July 31, 2024 at 10:30AM

A pedestrian crosses Westpark Drive in Tysons using a new HAWK ((High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk) beacon near The Boro (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Pedestrians can now cross Westpark Drive to get to and from The Boro without having to walk over to the Greensboro Drive or Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) intersections.

A new High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) pedestrian beacon was installed at Boro Place, just outside Whole Foods, in June, one of a handful of accessibility improvements that The Boro’s developer promised to deliver with its expansion of the Tysons neighborhood.

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Reston woman dies after crashing on Baron Cameron Avenue

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 31, 2024 at 9:30AM

The northbound Fairfax County Parkway exit to Baron Cameron Avenue in Reston (via Google Maps)

A driver who was hospitalized after crashing at the Baron Cameron Avenue and Fairfax County Parkway intersection in Reston on Monday (July 29) has died, police say.

Marjorie Fox, a 77-year-old woman from Reston, died at a hospital from life-threatening injuries she sustained in the single-vehicle crash, which occurred around 9:40 a.m., the Fairfax County Police Department announced last night (Tuesday) in a press release.

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NOW: Overturned tractor-trailer dumps debris, gas on Nutley Street

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 30, 2024 at 12:50PM

A flipped tractor trailer dumped debris on Nutley Street, closing the road between Route 29 and Saintsbury Drive (via FCPD/Twitter)

A truck carrying metal debris crashed on Nutley Street near the Pan Am Shopping Center in Merrifield this morning (Tuesday), requiring an extended closure for clean-up.

Fairfax County police officers and Fire and Rescue units, including a hazmat team, were dispatched to Nutley Street at Route 29 around 11:20 a.m. for a report of a flipped tractor-trailer, according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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Custom home builder offers new million-dollar houses in Great Falls

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 30, 2024 at 11:30AM

Artisan Builders' model home for its new Falls Farm neighborhood in Great Falls (photo by Peak Visuals)

Some more multi-million-dollar homes are taking shape in Great Falls.

The McLean-based company Artisan Builders announced last Tuesday (July 23) that it’s developing a new residential subdivision off of Georgetown Pike called Falls Farm. The neighborhood along Falls Farm Court will consist of 14 custom-built houses on lots that average two acres in size.

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Idylwood neighborhood objects to plans for new Fairfax Water tank

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 30, 2024 at 10:30AM

The proposed Poplar Heights water tank (via Fairfax Water)

Fairfax Water’s plan to update and expand the water tank that serves much of Idylwood and Pimmit Hills has run into strong opposition from many residents of the single-family neighborhood that surrounds the site.

Resident after resident testified at a Fairfax County Planning Commission public hearing last Wednesday (July 24) that replacing the existing 700,000-gallon Poplar Heights tank with the 1.25-million-gallon tank proposed by the water authority will irrevocably damage their community and quality of life.

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Charges filed in fatal Huntington, Centreville pedestrian crashes

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 30, 2024 at 9:30AM

A parked Fairfax County police car (file photo)

Fairfax County police have filed criminal charges in two crashes that killed pedestrians earlier this year.

A Woodbridge man was arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter on Friday (July 26) in connection to a May 24 crash near the Huntington Metro Station, the Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Monday).

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Facing drought threat, D.C. area residents urged to conserve water

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 29, 2024 at 3:30PM

Wolftrap Creek with low water in Vienna's Wildwood Park on June 27, 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Despite some recent rain, Fairfax County is continuing to see an unusually dry summer, raising the possibility of a drought.

The entire D.C. region, including Fairfax County, has now been placed under a Drought Watch, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) announced today (Monday), urging nearly 6 million residents to conserve water as much as possible.

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Tysons II owner seeks to extend use of parking lot for Cirque du Soleil

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 29, 2024 at 2:30PM

Cirque du Soleil's tents are set up at Lerner Town Square in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Despite the signs that popped up near the Tysons Metro station a few years ago, it doesn’t look like construction on “Tysons III” is going to start any time soon.

Tysons II property owner and developer Lerner Enterprises submitted a special permit application to Fairfax County last week seeking to extend its use of the parking lot adjacent to the Metro station for Cirque du Soleil performances through 2030.

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Vendors wanted for month-long Tysons Mixed Market at The Boro

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 29, 2024 at 11:30AM

The first annual Tysons Mixed Market at The Boro (courtesy Tysons Community Alliance)

After a successful first year, the Tysons Mixed Market is coming back for a second summer of food, crafts and art.

Organized by the Tysons Community Alliance (TCA), the market will once again bring small, local businesses and artisans to The Boro (8350 Broad Street) every Wednesday for six weeks from 4-8 p.m., starting on Aug. 21.

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Sheriff’s office: Herndon woman killed in wrong-way crash in Ashburn

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 29, 2024 at 9:30AM

Ashburn Village Road at Fultonham Circle intersection in Ashburn (via Google Maps)

A 22-year-old Herndon woman was killed after driving the wrong way on an Ashburn road and crashing into another vehicle on Friday (July 26), the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) says.

Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Ashburn Village Road near Fultonham Circle around 10:15 p.m. for a report of a crash involving a red Honda Civic sedan and white Toyota Highlander SUV, according to the LCSO.