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Vienna considers new rules for outdoor lighting, accessory living units

Published November 5, 2024 at 3:45PM

The lights stands at Waters and Caffi Fields in Vienna have turned on (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Town of Vienna is looking to further illuminate its regulations for outdoor lighting after adopting new standards last year with a comprehensive zoning code overhaul.

The town’s Department of Planning and Zoning will hold two information sessions tomorrow (Wednesday) — one geared toward local businesses and the other for residents — to share its plans for updating the rules and gather feedback.

Countywide

Voter turnout for 2024 general election tops 60% so far in Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 5, 2024 at 2:00PM

Voting at the Fairfax County Government Center (staff photo by Jared Serre)

More than 60% of registered voters in Fairfax County have cast a ballot so far in this year’s general election.

As of 12:30 p.m., 18.7% of voters have cast a ballot on Election Day since polls opened at 6 a.m. today. Combined with the 43% of voters who participated in early voting or sent in an absentee ballot by mail, the county has seen a total turnout of 61.7%, the Fairfax County Office of Elections reported.

News

Canadian plane tech manufacturer to open Reston research facility

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 5, 2024 at 11:15AM

Electronic displays in an airplane cockpit (via Rodrigo Soares on Unsplash)

A Canadian company that makes electronic systems for airplanes is swooping into Reston.

CMC Electronics will invest $5 million to establish an office and research and development facility in Reston, bringing 89 new jobs with plans for more positions as it builds up its operations in the area, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Friday (Nov. 1).

Around Town

Apple store to close at Fair Oaks Mall ahead of relocation

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 5, 2024 at 9:45AM

The Apple store at Fair Oaks Mall (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Apple’s days at Fair Oaks Mall are running low.

The tech giant will have its last day of business at the shopping mall (11750 Fair Oaks Mall) this Thursday (Nov. 7), an employee confirmed to FFXnow. The closure will precede a relocation to the nearby, outdoor shopping center Fairfax Corner, where the store will open Saturday (Nov. 9).

Around Town

Timber Pizza’s McLean restaurant officially opening today

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 5, 2024 at 8:15AM

Timber Pizza's wood-fired oven (courtesy Timber Pizza)

A new dining option is arriving in McLean, just in time to fortify local voters looking for some grub after they stop by the polls today.

Timber Pizza will serve its first official customers this afternoon (Tuesday), holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4:30 p.m. and opening its doors at the McLean Village shopping center (8100 Old Dominion Drive) at 5 p.m.

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JUST IN: Man charged with soliciting sex from teen at Spring Hill Metro station

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 4, 2024 at 8:15PM

The entrance to the Spring Hill Metro station in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A Maryland man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly soliciting sex from a 15-year-old he met at the Spring Hill Metro station in Tysons.

The teen’s parents reported to the police on Friday (Nov. 1) that a man had solicited their child first in person and then in subsequent communications in October, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Motorcyclist dies after crash on Old Keene Mill Road, the road’s third fatality of 2024

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 4, 2024 at 4:45PM

Eastbound Old Keene Mill Road at Field Master Drive in Burke (via Google Maps)

A motorcyclist died last week following a crash on Old Keene Mill Road in Burke.

Officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash at the Field Master Drive intersection around 3:53 p.m. on Oct. 30, the Fairfax County Police Department reported today (Monday) in a press release.

Around Town

Construction underway on mystery tenant at Fair City Mall

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 4, 2024 at 11:15AM

Construction fencing has been erected around the former Hobby Works space at Fair City Mall in Fairfax City (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A retailer is finally moving into the former Hobby Works in Fairfax City, but the shopping center is staying tight-lipped for now about who the newcomer will be.

Work has begun on a buildout of the 2,450-square-foot space at Fair City Mall (9650 Main Street). The sidewalk and drive aisle in front of the storefront have been blocked off by a fence around the construction area.

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Police search for suspect in series of Reston townhome burglaries

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 4, 2024 at 9:00AM

Fairfax County police say these images show a man suspected of burglarizing homes in Reston (courtesy FCPD)

Fairfax County police are turning to the public for help identifying a man who allegedly tried to burglarize several homes in Reston’s Edgewater neighborhood.

Police determined that the incidents were connected after responding to a report of a burglary at a townhome in the 12000 block of Edgemere Circle on Oct. 2, at 6:50 p.m., the Fairfax County Police Department says.

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Construction to advance on Tysons housing project’s second phase

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 1, 2024 at 11:15AM

Construction cranes mark the site of the forthcoming Somos at McLean Metro workforce housing development in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The developer behind Somos at McLean Metro is ready to begin construction on the affordable housing project’s second phase.

SCG Development announced yesterday (Thursday) that it has officially closed on the financing for the 225-unit apartment building, which will be constructed on top of an existing three-level parking garage at 1750 Old Meadow Road in Tysons.