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Photos: Second building in Tysons senior living community opens to residents

Published October 2, 2024 at 9:00AM

The Mather Tysons opened its south building to residents in September 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

More residents are starting to move into The Mather Tysons with the recent completion of a second building.

The senior living community at 7929 Westpark Drive opened its 18-story south building in early September, adding another 114 independent living apartments to the 179 units delivered with the initial north building in March.

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Capital Area Food Bank boosts capacity with expanded Fairfax County facility

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 2, 2024 at 8:15AM

Officials tour Capital Area Food Bank’s expanded Northern Virginia Distribution Center in Newington (photo by Alyssa Schukar/Capital Area Food Bank)

The Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) has begun operations at its newly expanded Northern Virginia Distribution Center.

After more than a year of construction, the nonprofit unveiled the 43,000-square-foot warehouse in Newington with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday (Sept. 26), celebrating the facility as a critical step forward in its ability to help feed people across the D.C. area.

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Greek restaurant Our Mom Eugenia to expand in Mosaic District

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 1, 2024 at 1:15PM

Our Mom Eugenia at the Mosaic District in Merrifield (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A Greek restaurant is planning to take over formerly Italian territory at the Mosaic District in Merrifield.

Our Mom Eugenia will nearly double the size of its space at 2985 District Avenue, Suite 185, by expanding into the neighboring Suite 190 that was vacated earlier this year by The Italian Place, according to Fairfax County permit records.

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Carnegie Diner in Vienna sells pumpkins to raise funds for school

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 1, 2024 at 8:15AM | Updated October 1, 2024 at 10:55AM

Carnegie Diner in Vienna is holding a pumpkin sale fundraiser (courtesy Carnegie Diner & Cafe)

It’s starting to look a lot like Halloween outside Carnegie Diner and Cafe in Vienna.

The restaurant at 501 Maple Avenue West ushered in October with the launch of an outdoor “Pumpkin Patch” that will supply local residents with gourds and nearby James Madison High School with some funding.

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Merrifield’s Pan Am Shopping Center has been renamed

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 30, 2024 at 2:15PM

Merrifield's former Pan Am Shopping Center, now known as Providence Place, is getting a renovation (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Pan Am Shopping Center in Merrifield is getting a new name to go with its modernizing look.

The 228,000-square-foot, Safeway-anchored shopping center will now be called Providence Place, a nod to its location within Fairfax County’s Providence District, Federal Realty Investment Trust, the property owner, announced today (Monday).

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FCPS concerned by increase in ‘hoax’ threats on social media

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 30, 2024 at 12:45PM | Updated September 30, 2024 at 1:19PM

Fairfax County Public Schools school bus (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Fairfax County police have determined that a threat on social media involving a potential shooting at Glasgow Middle School was unfounded, the latest in a growing trend that has families, schools and law enforcement nationwide on edge.

Glasgow administrators first alerted parents via text around 8:45 a.m. that a social media threat was being shared around the school, prompting them to call the police and other agencies for an investigation.

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Contractor that provides ‘AI-infused’ tech moves HQ to Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 30, 2024 at 9:45AM

The software company Unison celebrates the opening of its new headquarters at Westpark Corporate Center in Tysons (courtesy Fairfax County Economic Development Authority)

A government contractor that provides “AI-infused software and insights” has crossed the border from Loudoun to Fairfax County.

Unison opened its new headquarters at the Westpark Corporate Center in Tysons with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday (Sept. 24). Previously based in Sterling, the company says it spent a year building out the new space at 8444 Westpark Drive, Suite 920.

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Report: Amazon to run planned data centers in Herndon area

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 27, 2024 at 3:00PM

A site plan for Renaissance Technology Park's planned redevelopment as a data center campus (via Fairfax County)

Amazon is looking to add an industrial park near Dulles International Airport to its network of Northern Virginia data centers.

Amazon Data Services has applied for air pollution control permits from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to allow data center facilities at 13860 and 13876 Redskin Drive in Renaissance Technology Park, a warehouse complex just east of Route 28 in the Floris area of Herndon.

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McLean’s Clemyjontri Park faces week of repairs, starting Monday

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 27, 2024 at 11:15AM

Planned maintenance and repair projects at Clemyjontri Park will be done in phases, starting with Zone 1 (courtesy Fairfax County Park Authority)

Different portions of McLean’s popular Clemyjontri Park will close in phases next week to allow for repairs.

Contractors hired by the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) will arrive at the park on Monday (Sept. 30) to conduct maintenance on the playground equipment. Work is expected to wrap up next Friday (Oct. 4), if the weather cooperates.

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New report finds hot spots for ‘near miss’ traffic incidents in Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 27, 2024 at 9:00AM

Signs indicate pedestrian crossings are ahead on Beulah Road (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

If you nearly get swiped by a turning car while walking across a street in Fairfax County, there’s a good chance that you or another community member has had a similar experience in that same spot before, newly released survey data indicates.

The inaugural “Near Miss/Dangerous Location” summary report from the Fairfax chapter of Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets (NOVA FSS) found that 90% of the incidents recorded by pedestrians and cyclists since 2020 were recurring events — a higher rate than in Arlington (82%) or Alexandria (74%), the two other jurisdictions analyzed by the volunteer-run nonprofit.