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Report: European-style grocer coming to Reston and Falls Church

Published July 16, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated July 16, 2024 at 1:39PM

The Fresh Market in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A national grocery chain originally inspired by open food markets in Europe is plotting an expansion in the D.C. area.

The Fresh Market has landed deals to open stores at Reston Station and West Falls, the mixed-use development currently under construction on Falls Church City’s former high school campus, the Washington Business Journal first reported.

Around Town

Inside fashion retailer Primark’s new Tysons store, opening today

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 16, 2024 at 9:30AM

Primark will open at Tysons Corner Center on July 16, 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Opening day has arrived for Primark’s first store in Virginia.

The Ireland-based fashion company will cut the ribbon on its new, two-story shop at Tysons Corner Center at 11 a.m. today (Tuesday), welcoming customers with free tote bags, complimentary sweets from Georgetown Cupcakes and other giveaways.

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NEW: Passenger in Clifton crash dies from injuries, police say

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 15, 2024 at 3:00PM | Updated July 15, 2024 at 4:56PM

The Henderson Road and Old Yates Ford Road intersection in Clifton (via Google Maps)

A Manassas man has died after being seriously injured in a vehicle crash in Clifton on Saturday (July 13).

The Fairfax County Police Department responded to the intersection of Henderson Road and Old Yates Ford Road around 10 a.m. for the crash involving a 2003 Honda Accord sedan and a 2019 Volkswagen Atlas SUV, according to a press release.

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Route 7, Frontier Drive projects get partial funding from regional group

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 15, 2024 at 1:30PM

Eastbound Route 7 at Idylwood Road, heading toward I-66 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County will receive millions of dollars in state funding for major transportation improvements, but it didn’t get everything it asked for from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA).

Members of the regional organization, including Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay, adopted a new six-year program for fiscal years 2024-2029 on Thursday (July 11) that allocated $696.6 million to 23 projects designed to reduce congestion and add travel options, including five projects in Fairfax County and two in Fairfax City.

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Construction begins at MetroWest on more condominiums

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 15, 2024 at 11:30AM | Updated July 16, 2024 at 1:14PM

Construction has begun on new condominium buildings for Oakton's MetroWest neighborhood (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A new condominium complex is under construction at MetroWest.

Crews have spent the past couple of weeks digging up a vacant lot in the middle of the Oakton development. Fencing and road blocks have been erected around the nearly 7.5-acre site, closing Royal Victoria Drive to traffic from Vaden Drive as well as footpaths used by residents to get to the Vienna Metro station to the north.

Countywide

‘Excessive’ heat expected in Fairfax County this week

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 15, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated July 15, 2024 at 1:22PM

The sun glares over Waters Field in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

It’s going to be another hot and humid start to the week in the D.C. area.

An Excessive Heat Warning will take effect across the region, including for Fairfax County, at 11 a.m. and continue until 8 p.m. today (Monday). Shortly before 1 p.m., the National Weather Service also upgraded an Excessive Heat Watch for the same time frame tomorrow (Tuesday) to another Excessive Heat Warning.

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After barricade, Centreville man charged with soliciting sex from child

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 15, 2024 at 9:30AM

Fairfax County police (file photo)

Fairfax County police arrested a Centreville man over the weekend who is suspected of soliciting sex from an 11-year-old child.

The arrest became complicated when the man allegedly refused to leave his home, and officers learned that he may be armed, the Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release on Saturday (July 13).

Countywide

Fairfax County offers financial aid to protect homes from flooding

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 12, 2024 at 2:30PM

A flooded neighborhood road (courtesy DPWES)

Amid an extended stretch of dangerous heat, humidity and potential drought, flooding hasn’t been the D.C. area’s top meterological concern this summer, but the possibility might’ve crossed some minds during a passing downpour on Wednesday (July 10) — remnants of Hurricane Beryl, which has devastated other parts of the U.S. and the Caribbean.

With climate change exacerbating storms and other extreme weather, Fairfax County has created a new grant program that will reimburse residents who shore up their home against flooding.

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Fairfax City to replace more Old Town gas lamps with LED lights

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 12, 2024 at 11:30AM

A streetlight on North Street in front of Draper's Steak and Seafood in Fairfax City (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

More of the gas-powered lamps around Old Town Fairfax will dim in the coming weeks, as the city advances to a new phase of its push to convert all streetlights to LED bulbs.

To kick off the project’s next stage, workers will remove 33 decommissioned gas lights this month, starting Sunday (July 14) on Chain Bridge Road between Main Street and North Street. Additional work is planned for July 21 on Main Street from Chain Bridge Road (Route 123) to Blenheim Blvd and on a portion of University Drive south of Main Street.

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McLean police station designates traffic enforcement officer

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 12, 2024 at 10:30AM

Fairfax County Police Officer First Class Brian Hungarter is the new lead traffic enforcement officer for the McLean District Police Station (via Dranesville Dispatch)

The Fairfax County Police Department has assigned an officer to guide the enforcement of traffic laws and safety in its McLean District.

Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman shared in his Dranesville Dispatch newsletter yesterday that Police Officer First Class Brian Hungarter has been named the lead traffic enforcement officer for the station, which covers a 44-square-mile area from McLean, Great Falls and Tysons down to Merrifield and Pimmit Hills.