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County to consider contributing funds to new McLean arts center

Published June 28, 2024 at 10:30AM

The McLean Project for the Arts hopes to build a new arts and education center at the Signet condominiums (rendering by CannonDesign)

The McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) could potentially get a financial assist from Fairfax County for its campaign to turn a long-vacant retail space into a new arts center.

The Board of Supervisors directed staff on Tuesday (June 25) to evaluate whether the MPA Downtown project might be eligible for a public investment from the county’s Economic Opportunity Reserve (EOR), which can be used to support “economic development activities of strategic importance,” along with capital development projects and real estate purchases.

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Man gets prison time for explicit photos of Herndon teen, assault on ICE officer

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 28, 2024 at 9:30AM

Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria (via Google Maps)

A Springfield man has been sentenced to five years in prison for receiving child pornography and assaulting a federal immigration officer.

Jhoan Esau Lemus Ramos, 23, was sentenced by a federal judge yesterday (Thursday) after he pleaded guilty to both charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced.

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UPDATED: Motorcyclist killed in SUV crash on Route 28 near Dulles Airport

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 27, 2024 at 3:00PM | Updated June 28, 2024 at 3:14PM

Northbound Route 28 is closed in Chantilly after a fatal crash at McLearen Road (via Google Maps)

A motorcyclist has died following a crash involving two SUVs on Route 28 near Dulles International Airport, police say.

Police and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to northbound Route 28 (Sully Road) at McLearen Lane in Chantilly at 1:55 p.m. for the crash, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Police: Herndon man charged with soliciting child online who he tried to meet in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 27, 2024 at 1:15PM

Gerry Frank Burde mugshot (courtesy FCPD)

A Herndon man has been arrested for allegedly sexually soliciting a child online and then trying to meet them in Tysons, police say.

Detectives from the McLean District Station got a tip around 6:52 p.m. on June 7 that Gerry Frank Burde, 41, had contacted an underage individual “via an internet platform,” the Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release published today (Thursday).

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Reston Regional Library nears 10-week closure for renovations

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 27, 2024 at 11:30AM

The Reston Regional Library with a "welcome" banner out front (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Tomorrow (Friday) will be Reston residents’ last chance to visit their local library before it closes for the remainder of the summer.

Fairfax County Public Library announced this spring that the Reston Regional Library would close for approximately 10 weeks, starting Saturday, June 29, for renovations. Operating hours on Fridays are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., so any materials on hold should be picked up before then or redirected to another branch.

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FCPD: Over $100K in handbags stolen from Tysons Galleria store

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 27, 2024 at 9:30AM | Updated June 27, 2024 at 10:42AM

Tysons Galleria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County police are searching for six people who allegedly stole over $100,000 worth of handbags from a department store at Tysons Galleria on Tuesday (June 25).

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, detectives responded to a robbery “at a high-end retail store” in the 2000 block of International Drive at 3:42 p.m.

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Herndon proposes new look and amenities outside Old Town Hall

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 26, 2024 at 2:30PM

Herndon Old Town Hall (staff photo by James Jarvis)

The Town of Herndon hopes to bring more energy to the plaza outside Old Town Hall by giving it a new look and additional amenities.

Town staff will present updated plans for landscaping, a new pergola and other design changes to the Historic District Review Board when it meets at 7 p.m. today (Tuesday).

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Marshall HS students help draft Congressional bill to boost teen voter registration

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 26, 2024 at 1:45PM

Marshall High School students (left to right) Nia Gouvis, Eleanor Liang, Vedansh Garg, Samad Quraishi and Miranda and Julia Elliot Ortega advocate for youth voter registration (photo by Donnie Biggs/Fairfax County Public Schools)

Future high school students across the U.S. may find it easier to register to vote, an expansion of access that would be made possible in part by some current students at Marshall High School.

A group of students at the Pimmit Hills school spent the past year advocating for federal legislation that would designate all high schools as voter registration agencies, allowing them to host registration drives and receive reimbursement for the costs.

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Firefighters battle two-alarm fire at Idylwood apartments

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 26, 2024 at 1:00PM

A two-alarm fire at the Falls Church Garden Condominiums in Idylwood (via FCFRD/Twitter)

A fire blazed through multiple units of an apartment complex in Idylwood this morning (Wednesday), prompting a heavy response by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

Units were called to the Falls Church Gardens Condominiums in the 2700 block of Hollywood Road around 9:15 a.m. for what turned into a two-alarm apartment fire.

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GMU breaks ground on building for Green Machine pep band, athletics

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 26, 2024 at 11:30AM

A rendering of George Mason University's Activities Community Wellness building, now under construction (courtesy Powers Brown Architecture)

Construction work is underway on a new athletics and activity facility for George Mason University’s Fairfax campus.

Contractor Hoar Construction announced last Thursday (June 20) that it has broken ground on a 25,000-square-foot Activities Community Wellness Building, which will give GMU’s acclaimed Green Machine pep band its first dedicated home, among other functions.