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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After successful launch, Lake Anne Plaza expands ‘Second Sunday’ promotions

By Angela Woolsey
Second Sunday, a promotional campaign to support local businesses, will return to Lake Anne Plaza in Reston on Sept. 8 (courtesy OmBaked)

Businesses at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston hope to get residents and visitors buzzing again with the return of their new “Second Sunday” event.

Conceived by OmBaked CBD Boutique owner Radhika Murari, the effort to draw foot traffic to the plaza and its many independently owned businesses and nonprofits will expand on Sunday, Sept. 8 with new promotions and additional participants after a successful introduction on the second Sunday of August (Aug. 11).

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Te’Amo Boba Bar now open in the Mosaic District

By Angela Woolsey
Te'Amo will give away heart keychains for its grand opening at the Mosaic District (courtesy Te'Amo Boba Bar)

Te’Amo Boba Bar is now serving tea, along with other sweet treats, at the Mosaic District in Merrifield.

The boba tea cafe chain had a soft opening at 8190 Strawberry Lane, Suite 5, on Monday (Aug. 19), making the Merrifield location its first outside of the Chicago, Illinois, area where it originated in 2018.

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Vienna family opens ‘all-natural’ ice cream shop on edge of Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
Terra's Ice Cream, Coffee and Sweets is open in Tycon Courthouse in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A family-owned ice cream shop is now churning the frozen dessert daily on the ground floor of Tycon Courthouse, the office building better known to locals as the “Toilet Bowl” building.

Terra Bechara, who lives in nearby Vienna with her husband and five kids, opened Terra’s Ice Cream, Coffee and Sweets at 2070 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 180, in Tysons on Thursday, Aug. 8, overcoming months of permitting and construction hurdles.

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Possibly harmful algae spotted in Reston’s Lake Anne

By Angela Woolsey
Blue-green algae was seen in Lake Anne on Aug. 19, 2024 (via Reston Association/Facebook)

It’s that time of the year when algae tends to surface in Reston’s lakes.

Reston Association reported yesterday (Monday) that “potentially harmful” blue-green algae was seen that morning in Lake Anne, advising community members to avoid contact with the lake’s waters.

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UPDATED: Man dies after getting shot at Gold’s Gym in Reston

By Angela Woolsey
Gold's Gym at 11830 Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston (via Google Maps)

Updated at 9:05 p.m. — An arrest has been made in this afternoon’s fatal shooting at Gold’s Gym in Reston, Fairfax County police announced on Twitter, stating that additional information will be shared tomorrow (Wednesday).

Earlier: A man was killed in a shooting this afternoon at the Gold’s Gym in Reston.

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Report: French fashion brand, pasta eatery coming to Tysons Galleria

By Angela Woolsey
Inside Tysons Galleria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Some more retail changes are in the works at Tysons Galleria.

The mall will feature the first D.C.-area store for Chloé, a Paris, France-based fashion designer that sells clothes, shoes, bags and other accessories, the Washington Business Journal reported on Friday (Aug. 16).

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Ice Cream Jubilee to celebrate grand opening in Reston this week

By Angela Woolsey
Customers check out at Ice Cream Jubilee in Reston Town Center (courtesy Alexis Bredeau/Ice Cream Jubilee)

Ice Cream Jubilee will dole out discounted scoops and free hats this Friday (Aug. 23) to celebrate its grand opening in Reston.

After an extended delay related to permitting challenges, the ice cream chain opened its first Fairfax County location at 11990 Market Street, Suite D, in Reston Town Center on Aug. 2.

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Bridge construction to disrupt traffic on I-495 in McLean into September

By Angela Woolsey
Traffic heading northbound on I-495 toward Old Dominion Drive in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Traffic on the Capital Beltway (I-495) in McLean might be even more stop-and-start than usual for the next few weeks, though the latest lane closures will at least happen outside rush hours.

Starting tonight (Monday), three northbound and southbound lanes of I-495 will close overnight between the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Dulles Toll Road interchange to accommodate construction work on a new Old Dominion Drive bridge, the Virginia Department of Transportation recently announced.

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Senior living community now open at The Boro in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
The Trillium Tysons, a senior living apartment building in The Boro (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The first building in The Boro’s expansion has arrived.

The Trillium, a 15-story senior living community, celebrated its opening at 1620 Boro Place in Tysons on Aug. 1, delivering 181 independent living, assisted living and memory care apartments.

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Reston man’s ‘suspicious’ death in Alexandria under investigation

By Angela Woolsey
A Virginia State Police vehicle (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Virginia State Police are investigating the recent death of a Reston man that has been deemed “suspicious” following an autopsy.

According to police, the man was found in a silver 2005 BMW sedan that had stopped on the northbound shoulder of I-395 near Seminary Road in Alexandria around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 8. VSP troopers responded to the vehicle after getting a call for a medical emergency.

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