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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Kate Spade New York, gelato kiosk open at Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey
Kate Spade New York is now open at Tysons Corner Center (courtesy Kate Spade New York)

Kate Spade New York has officially made the jump from Tysons Galleria to Tysons Corner Center.

The fashion brand opened a new store in the larger mall last Friday (July 19) after closing its Galleria location in June. Located on the second floor next to Swarovski, Kate Spade New York sells handbags, jewelry, fragrances and other accessories.

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Ten years in, Metro’s Silver Line Phase 1 stations are picking up riders again

By Angela Woolsey
Exiting riders pass through the faregates at the Tysons Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

On this day 10 years ago, Metrorail arrived in Tysons and Reston, connecting two growing communities in Fairfax County to D.C. by train for the first time.

Decades in the making, the Silver Line’s Phase 1 launch on July 25, 2014 represented the D.C. region’s biggest rail expansion since the Green Line opened in 1991 and set the stage for a connection to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County that came to fruition with Phase 2 on Nov. 15, 2022.

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Fairfax City introduces ‘Shop Local Week’ to boost small businesses

By Angela Woolsey
A woman shops at Mode on Main by Mara in Old Town Fairfax (photo by Mauricio Cordeiro/Fairfax City Shop Local Week)

Fairfax City will kick off a week-long celebration of its local, small businesses tomorrow (Thursday).

Fairfax City Economic Development (FCED) has teamed up with the Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce and the Old Town Fairfax Business Association for the city’s first-ever “Shop Local Week,” which will unfold from July 25 through next Wednesday, July 31.

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News

Vienna to get temporary library during renovation of permanent facility

By Angela Woolsey
Cedar Park Shopping Center in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Some library services will still be available in Vienna while the town’s recently renamed Patrick Henry Community Library undergoes an extensive renovation starting early next year.

Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) is planning to open a temporary branch at the Cedar Park Shopping Center in spring 2025 that will support a limited selection of materials and programming, such as storytimes.

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Shake Shack confirms plans for Reston Town Center restaurant

By Angela Woolsey
Shack Shack is now open at the Mosaic District, but with limited hours (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Shake Shack is expanding north of the Dulles Toll Road for the first time in Northern Virginia.

The burger-and-shake chain signed a lease yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon for space in Reston Town Center, a Shake Shack spokesperson confirmed to FFXnow. The new restaurant is slated to open in 2025.

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UPDATED: Three men arrested for Oakton homicide, police say

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County police car with lights flashing (file photo)

Updated at 9:30 a.m. on 7/26/2024 — The man found dead in Oakton last Saturday (July 20) has been identified as Nicacio Hernandez Gonzalez, 47, of Fairfax, police say.

The Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Friday) that a third man, 20-year-old Wilmer Adli Guzman, was arrested in D.C. on Wednesday (July 24) and charged with malicious wounding by mob in connection to Gonzalez’s killing.

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JUST IN: Temporary homeless shelter to open in Reston next week

By Angela Woolsey
The North County Human Services Building in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is moving ahead with plans to open a temporary overflow shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Reston.

After weeks of planning, the shelter is officially scheduled to open at 5 p.m. on Monday, July 29 in the North County Human Services Center (1850 Cameron Glen Drive), the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced today (Tuesday).

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Vienna shows off landscaping with new floral downtown tour

By Angela Woolsey
Flowers planted along Maple Avenue in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

If you’ve driven or taken a stroll down Vienna’s Maple Avenue this summer, you might’ve noticed more pops of color than in previous years.

The Town of Vienna wants to draw more attention to the vivid flowers lining its main downtown streets with a new, self-guided “Vienna in Bloom” streetscape tour. The town’s economic development and parks and recreation departments unveiled a map last Friday (July 19) showing the locations of dozens of different flowers and nearby local businesses.

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Reston school food pantry hits milestone in fight against hunger

By Angela Woolsey
Organizers and volunteers for the South Lakes High School PTSA celebrate the distribution of 2 million pounds of food and toiletries since 2017 (photo by Amber Badgley)

The food pantry run by South Lakes High School’s PTSA has collected 2 million pounds of food and toiletries to help local students and their families.

The parents, staff and other volunteers who operate the pantry achieved the milestone during their most recent distribution event held last Thursday (July 18) at the Reston school (11400 South Lakes Drive).

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Creole restaurant closes, donut shop coming to Mosaic District

By Angela Woolsey
A box of donuts from The Salty Donut (courtesy The Salty Donut)

The Mosaic District’s food scene is getting a shake-up.

First, Kreole Seafood and Cocktails permanently closed after July 14, less than a year after introducing its Creole-meets-Asian concept. Then, the Florida donut bakery, The Salty Donut, announced yesterday (Monday) that it will open its first Virginia location in the Merrifield neighborhood.

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