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FCPD: Thieves lift booze from Tysons ABC store

Published June 20, 2024 at 2:30PM | Updated June 21, 2024 at 4:04PM

The Virginia ABC store at 8413 Old Courthouse Road in Tysons (via Google Maps)

The shelves at the Tysons ABC store are a little emptier today after an apparent shoplifting incident last night (Wednesday).

Officers were called to the liquor store at 8413 Old Courthouse Road at 7:58 p.m. for a report of a larceny, the Fairfax County Police Department says.

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Police investigate fatal motorcycle crash on Route 28

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 20, 2024 at 1:45PM

A Virginia State Police vehicle (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on Route 28 in the Centreville area on Monday (June 17).

According to the VSP, Juan Rossi Jr., a 25-year-old from Centreville, was riding his 2017 Yamaha YZF on the Route 28 North exit ramp to I-66 East when he “lost control, ran off the road, and hit a guardrail.”

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Work on modernization of Pan Am Shopping Center to begin soon

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 20, 2024 at 11:30AM

Glory Days Grill at Pan Am Shopping Center in Merrifield (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Construction will begin this month on a facelift and amenity upgrades at the Pan Am Shopping Center in Merrifield, property owner and developer Federal Realty announced today (Thursday).

Scheduled to start in late June and finish by the end of this year, the renovation will “refresh and modernize” the 228,000-square-foot shopping center at 3089 Nutley Street SW, according to a press release.

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Tax breaks considered for Lake Anne, Huntington developers to spur revitalization

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 20, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated July 1, 2024 at 3:48PM

Lake Anne Plaza in late March (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is looking at Reston’s Lake Anne area and the Huntington Metro station as the next candidates for a program that offers tax breaks and other incentives to jumpstart revitalization efforts.

Both areas have proven difficult to redevelop and are seeing stagnant real estate values, despite their prime locations and the county’s overall economic growth, according to Elizabeth Hagg, director of the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Development’s community revitalization section.

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BREAKING: Rep. Gerry Connolly wins Democratic primary

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 18, 2024 at 9:30PM

Campaign signs for the June 2024 primaries outside the North County Governmental Center in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

With no local or state races on the ballot, Fairfax County voters turned out in a trickle today (Tuesday) for relatively low-key primary elections.

In the lone Fairfax County-only race, Rep. Gerry Connolly remains on track for a ninth term representing Virginia’s 11th Congressional District after handily securing the Democratic nomination over challenger Ahsan Nasar.

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NEW: Dine-in movie theater to replace ShowPlace Icon in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 18, 2024 at 5:45PM | Updated June 21, 2024 at 6:15PM

Look Dine-In Cinemas opens at The Boro in Tysons on Friday, June 21 (courtesy Look Dine-In Cinemas)

The new owner of the now-closed ShowPlace Icon Theatre at The Boro in Tysons has been revealed.

Look Dine-In Cinemas has signed a deal to take over the 1,795-seat movie theater at 1667 Silver Hill Drive, the Washington Business Journal reports. The theater is slated to reopen on Friday (June 21) after ShowPlace held its final screenings this past Sunday (June 16), FFXnow was told.

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Ideas wanted for future central green in Reston Town Center North

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 18, 2024 at 3:30PM | Updated August 22, 2024 at 3:08PM

Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn discusses the Reston Town Center North central green at a survey kick-off meeting on June 17, 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is seeking any and all ideas for facilities to incorporate into the future central green space planned for Reston Town Center North (RTC North).

Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn’s office launched a community survey today (Tuesday) to gather input on how the 3.5-acre expanse once occupied by the Inova Cameron Glen Care Center should be utilized, including possible recreational amenities and events programming.

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Reduced speed limits, on-street parking proposed for downtown McLean

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 18, 2024 at 2:30PM

Old Dominion Drive at Elm Street in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is considering experimenting with some changes to the main streets in downtown McLean.

At an open house at the McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Avenue) last night (Monday), the Fairfax County Department of Transportation kicked off a study of five possible pilot projects designed to slow vehicles down and make roads in the McLean Community Business Center (CBC) safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

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Artistic director to leave Herndon’s NextStop Theatre after 12 years

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 18, 2024 at 11:00AM

NextStop Theatre Producing Artistic Director Evan Hoffmann (courtesy NextStop Theatre)

Herndon’s only professional theater company is preparing for a change in leadership.

NextStop Theatre announced yesterday (Monday) that Evan Hoffmann will step down in early July after 12 years as its producing artistic director. Hoffmann’s departure will prompt a nationwide search for his successor.

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GMU to help build ‘artificial star’ for NASA on Fairfax campus

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 18, 2024 at 10:15AM

George Mason University College of Science associate professor and Observatory Director Peter Plavchan will serve as principal investigator for NASA's Landolt Mission (courtesy Ron Aira/Creative Services/ George Mason University)

In half a decade, George Mason University students and faculty will help NASA launch an “artificial star” into space.

The university’s Fairfax campus will serve as mission control for the Landolt NASA Space Mission, which will send a laser-pointing satellite into Earth’s orbit in 2029, GMU announced on June 10. The artificial star created by the satellite will help scientists more accurately calculate the brightness of real stars.