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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Winter Lantern Festival to light up Tysons, starting on Halloween

By Angela Woolsey
The Winter Lantern Festival will return to Tysons for 2024 with a "pandas" theme (courtesy Winter Lantern Festival)

For a third consecutive winter, Lerner Town Square at Tysons II (8025 Galleria Drive) will be illuminated by a thousand handmade Chinese lanterns.

The Winter Lantern Festival will return to Tysons for an over-two-month run, starting next Thursday, Oct. 31 until Jan. 12, 2025. The event will be open to visitors from 5-9:30 p.m. on Thursdays through Sundays.

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Countywide

Elevated fire danger alert issued, as D.C. area dry spell continues

By Angela Woolsey
The sun shines through trees along a street in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The D.C. area is facing an increased risk of fires tonight into tomorrow (Thursday) morning, the National Weather Service says.

The NWS has issued a reminder that there’s an “elevated fire danger” until 4 a.m. for Northern and Central Virginia, eastern West Virginia, D.C. and Maryland due to “persistent dry conditions” and “increasing winds,” followed by a cold front tomorrow.

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Tysons Corner Center ponders the nature of time with new art exhibit

By Angela Woolsey
Canvas prints in "Time: A Contemplative Exhibit" were installed at Tysons Corner Center in mid-October (courtesy Tysons Corner Center)

The latest artworks to grace the walls of Tysons Corner Center aim to remind shoppers of a concept that malls are designed to make them forget: the passage of time.

Tysons Corner Center announced last Thursday (Oct. 17) that it has installed seven framed canvas prints created by artists from around the U.S., all centered around the theme of “Time.” The exhibit wraps up the second year of the mall’s “The Collection: Where Art Meets Fashion” program, which brings artwork from around the world to Tysons.

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Fairfax County offers tool for reporting commercial parking violations

By Angela Woolsey
A commercial van is parked on Pimmit Drive outside the Idylwood Towers Condominiums (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A new online tool will give people in Fairfax County a quick way to identify and report illegally parked commercial vehicles.

The county launched the “Parking Violation Public Report” tool yesterday (Tuesday), Mount Vernon District Supervisor Dan Storck announced during the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting.

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Timber Pizza to open in McLean this fall

By Angela Woolsey
Roots Provisions and Grocery, now named Roots Kitchen and Bar, is ceding part of its space at McLean Village to Timber Pizza (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A growing D.C.-area pizza chain hopes to make some noise when it lands in McLean this fall.

Timber Pizza anticipates launching its latest permanent outpost — and its third in Virginia — in the McLean Village shopping center at 8100 Old Dominion Drive in November, though an exact opening date hasn’t been determined yet.

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Sushi and ramen restaurant opens near Dunn Loring Metro station

By Angela Woolsey
Japomen has opened at the Shops at Avenir Place in Dunn Loring (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A small slice of Japan has opened up near the Dunn Loring Metro station.

The team behind the Chantilly food hall Tilly Kitchen launched Japomen, their first full restaurant, in the Shops at Avenir Place (2767-J Avenir Place) on Oct. 12.

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Food, wine and art festival returns to Dunn Loring Metro area

By Angela Woolsey
A dog gets attention at Halstead Square's annual Food, Wine and Art Festival (courtesy Halstead Square)

A festive showcase for local food trucks, wineries and artists is coming to Halstead Square this weekend.

The residential development south of the Dunn Loring Metro station will host its sixth annual Food, Wine and Art Festival at the Lotus and Lofts apartments (2729 Merrilee Drive) from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.

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Dry cleaner, sushi restaurant open at Old Keene Mill Shopping Center

By Angela Woolsey
Zips Cleaners is now open at Old Keene Mill Shopping Center in West Springfield (courtesy ZIPS Franchising LLC)

The hole left at Old Keene Mill Shopping Center by Whole Foods Market’s departure is starting to fill up.

Trader Joe’s officially assumed the role of anchor grocery store when it opened on Sept. 12, and over the past week, the strip mall in West Springfield has welcomed a dry-cleaning franchise, a waxing center and a new sushi restaurant.

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News

Troopers rescue driver from pond after crash off I-66 in Oakton

By Angela Woolsey
A vehicle is pulled out of a retention pond off I-66 and Route 123 in Oakton (courtesy Virginia State Police)

Two Virginia State Police troopers saved a woman from potentially drowning last night (Sunday) after she crashed into a pond off of I-66.

Police and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units were dispatched to an eastbound I-66 ramp near Route 123 (Chain Bridge Road) in Oakton around 9:40 p.m. yesterday for a vehicle sinking into a retention pond, per scanner traffic.

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Call Your Mother’s Vienna deli has opened

By Angela Woolsey
Call Your Mother is now open in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Call Your Mother dialed into Vienna today, and the townspeople have answered.

The popular deli opened its doors at 205 Maple Avenue East in the Vienna Marketplace shopping strip this morning (Monday), drawing a steady stream of customers eager to try its much-hyped bagels.

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