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Pool season returns to Reston with newly renovated facilities, extended hours

Published May 10, 2024 at 1:30PM

Reston Association Communications Director Cara O'Donnell and Aquatics Facility Manager Nate Wheeler at the renovated Lake Thoreau Pool (via Reston Association/YouTube)

Reston Association is ready to dive into a new swimming season — one that will open all 15 pools to members for the first time in half a decade.

The 2024 pool season will kick off tomorrow (Saturday) with the heated pools at North Shore and Ridge Heights opening at 11 a.m. Eight other facilities, including the newly renovated Lake Thoreau Pool, will follow suit on May 25 for Memorial Day weekend.

Around Town

Starr Hill Brewpub now open at Capital One Center in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 10, 2024 at 10:30AM

Starr Hill Brewpub is now open at Capital One Center in Tysons (photo by Amy Woolsey

Starr Hill Brewery’s expansion to the ground level of Capital One Center in Tysons is now complete.

The company announced on Tuesday (May 7) that its Starr Hill Brewpub is officially open at 7730 Capital One Tower Road, allowing it to offer additional food, drinks and live music beyond what’s available at Starr Hill Biergarten in The Perch on the roof of Capital One Hall.

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NOW: Dulles Toll Road reopens after fatal crash in Herndon

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 9, 2024 at 3:30PM

Eastbound Dulles Toll Road was closed after a fatal crash near Fairfax County Parkway (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 3:40 p.m.) Police are investigating a fatal crash on the Dulles Toll Road along the Reston and Herndon border.

The crash involved two vehicles that collided around 11:20 a.m. near Fairfax County Parkway, according to a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) spokesperson.

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County to share concepts for future Wiehle Avenue later this month

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 9, 2024 at 2:30PM

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is studying potential improvements to Wiehle Avenue between Sunrise Valley Drive and the W&OD Trail (via FCDOT)

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) will soon unveil its proposals for transforming Wiehle Avenue in Reston into a more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly street.

The department will host a community meeting at Langston Hughes Middle School (11401 Ridge Heights Road) on Thursday, May 23, from 7-9 p.m. to share three concepts for possible future improvements to the roadway.

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Proposal for condos at McLean office park sails through county board hearing

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 9, 2024 at 1:30PM

A condominium building could replace some of the McLean Professional Park's offices (via MV&A/Fairfax County)

A redevelopment of McLean Professional Park as condominiums will move forward with Fairfax County’s approval.

The Board of Supervisors gave a unanimous thumbs up on Tuesday (May 7) to property owner T&M McLean Ventures’ proposal to replace half of the office park’s 12 commercial townhouses with 104 for-sale residential units in a single, five-story building.

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Driver dies in one-vehicle crash that shut down Georgetown Pike

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 9, 2024 at 11:30AM | Updated May 13, 2024 at 11:51AM

Georgetown Pike near the Great Falls Church of Christ (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 11:50 a.m. on 5/13/2024) Fairfax County police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that shut down Georgetown Pike in Great Falls for hours early Thursday morning (May 9).

First responders with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to the intersection of Georgetown Pike and Falls Chase Court for a crash near the Great Falls Church of Christ at 12:21 a.m., according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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New true-crime podcast series delves into McLean double murder case

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 9, 2024 at 10:30AM

The CBS News podcast "Blood Is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings" will premiere on May 8, 2024 (courtesy Paramount Audio)

Megan Hargan’s 2017 murder of her mother and sister will take center stage in a new podcast series from the team behind the true-crime TV show “48 Hours.”

Produced by CBS News and Paramount Audio, the miniseries “Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings” will release the first of six planned episodes on the double murder case next Wednesday (May 8).

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FCPD: Sheriff’s deputy fired, arrested for assault at Fairfax County jail

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 9, 2024 at 9:45AM | Updated May 9, 2024 at 10:06AM

Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (staff photo by James Jarvis)

(Updated at 10:05 a.m.) A now-former Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) deputy was arrested earlier this week for allegedly assaulting a person being booked into the county jail in January.

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, Nicholas Vaszil, a 28-year-old Annandale resident, “assaulted an inmate” in the booking area of the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on around 3:45 a.m. on Jan. 1 “following a verbal altercation.”

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Vienna turns to community for guidance on parks and recreation plan update

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 8, 2024 at 1:30PM

The Vienna Community Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The time has come for Vienna residents to take a stand on the town’s parks and recreation facilities, events and programming.

The Town of Vienna will host an “interactive” community meeting next week to solicit public input on its new parks master plan. Dubbed “Our Plan to Play,” the document will establish a vision for the town’s parks and rec system, identifying existing gaps and amenities that could be added in the future.

Countywide

Reston dance company founder and more to be honored by 2024 ArtsFairfax Awards

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 8, 2024 at 11:30AM

The 2024 ArtsFairfax Awards will go to the Peterson Family Foundation, philanthropist Anne Kline, the nonprofit We Rock Cancer and Reston's Gin Dance Company founder Shu-Chen Cuff (courtesy ArtsFairfax)

The winners of the 2024 ArtsFairfax Awards are in.

ArtsFairfax, a nonprofit that serves as Fairfax County’s arts agency, announced this week that it will honor Reston dancer Shu-Chen Cuff, philanthropist Anne R. Kline and two local charities at its annual awards ceremony, which will be held for a fourth straight year at Capital One Hall (7750 Capital One Tower Road) in Tysons.