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.

Around Town

Astro Doughnuts jettisons shop at Idylwood Plaza and other updates

By Angela Woolsey
Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken has closed at Idylwood Plaza (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken has left Idylwood’s orbit.

The donut business started by two former Washington Capitals players permanently closed its shop at Idylwood Plaza (7511 Leesburg Pike) after Saturday, July 14, just a month shy of the location’s ninth anniversary.

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All-affordable apartment building near McLean Metro breaks ground

By Angela Woolsey
Officials participate in a ceremonial groundbreaking for Somos at McLean Metro, a 456-unit workforce housing apartment complex in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Construction has commenced on an affordable housing project in Tysons that the developer, local officials and their financial partners touted yesterday (Wednesday) as literally and metaphorically groundbreaking.

With two cranes looming above and excavators rumbling around the cleared site in the background, representatives from SCG Development, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Amazon and more shoveled some dirt to formally celebrate the start of work on Somos at McLean Metro, which will deliver two apartment buildings with 456 workforce dwelling units (WDUs).

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Pedestrian killed in minivan crash on I-95 in Springfield

By Angela Woolsey
Virginia State Police vehicle (photo by John Calhoun/JC Photography)

A pedestrian died after being hit by the driver of a minivan on I-95 this morning (Thursday), the Virginia State Police says.

The crash occurred around 3:55 a.m. in the highway’s southbound lanes at the Old Keene Mill Road interchange, according to police.

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Police: Woman dies from injuries after Richmond Highway crash

By Angela Woolsey
Southbound Richmond Highway at Lukens Lane in Woodlawn (via Google Maps)

A vehicle crash that occurred earlier this month on Richmond Highway has turned fatal.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner informed detectives on Tuesday (July 16) that 80-year-old Donna Gulino died from injuries she got in the July 3 crash, the Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Wednesday).

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County seeks funds to build Town Center Parkway underpass in Reston

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County plans to eventually extend Town Center Parkway from Sunset Hills Road to Sunrise Valley Drive via an underpass under the Dulles Toll Road (via Volkert study)

With development continuing to emerge around Reston Town Center, Fairfax County is making a new push to obtain funding for a long-planned extension of the Town Center Parkway.

The proposed Dulles Toll Road underpass, which will connect Sunrise Valley Drive and Sunset Hills Road, is one of four major projects that the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) plans to submit for state funding from Virginia’s FY 2026- FY2031 Smart Scale Program.

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Fairfax County brewery wins gold at 2024 U.S. beer championships

By Angela Woolsey
Caboose Brewing won a gold medal at the 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship for its Boxcar Brown Ale (courtesy Caboose Brewing Company)

One of the best brews in the country can be found right in Fairfax County at Caboose Brewing Company, according to the judges of the 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship.

The brewery, which owns and operates Caboose Tavern (520 Mill Street) in Vienna and Caboose Commons (2918 Eskridge Road) near the Mosaic District in Merrifield, won a gold medal at the national competition, which announced winners in dozens of categories on July 9.

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Four Fairfax County athletes will compete at the Olympics in Paris

By Angela Woolsey
Paris Olympics-bound fencer Hadley Husisian during the epee women's 2023-2024 season (photo by #BizziTeam via USA Fencing)

When the 2024 Olympic Games begin in Paris, France, next week, there will be a few athletes competing to bring a medal back to their homes in Fairfax County.

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced on July 10 that 529 athletes have qualified to represent Team USA at the Olympics, including McLean rower Claire Collins, Clifton soccer player Griffin Yow, and diver Greg Duncan and fencer Hadley Husisian, who are both from Oakton.

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Fairfax Connector fares to increase for first time in seven years

By Angela Woolsey
A Fairfax Connector bus in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The price of taking Fairfax Connector is officially going up.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the bus system’s first fare increase in seven years without discussion at a meeting today (Tuesday). Starting on July 29, fares will jump about 12% from $2 to $2.25 for the base rate and from $4.25 to $4.80 for express fares.

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NEW: Herndon mayor won’t seek reelection, candidates finalized

By Angela Woolsey
Herndon Mayor Sheila Olem (courtesy Town of Herndon)

The ballot is set for the Town of Herndon’s upcoming mayoral and town council elections.

Current council members Keven LeBlanc and Pradip Dhakal will face off on Nov. 5 to succeed Mayor Sheila Olem, who won’t seek reelection after two terms as mayor and more than a decade on the town council.

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Applicants wanted for Fairfax City and Vienna culinary jobs training program

By Angela Woolsey
A Fairfax City restaurant Week worker grills meat (courtesy Fairfax City Economic Development)

Reinforcements are on the way to bolster Fairfax City and the Town of Vienna’s restaurant industry.

The two localities are seeking applicants for a new Culinary Careers Collaborative program intended to train future chefs, bartenders and other food service workers for potential jobs with local businesses.

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