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.

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Vienna to open farmers market, sell native plants this weekend

By Angela Woolsey
The Vienna Conservation and Sustainability Commission's Spring Native Plant Sale will return this weekend (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Vienna Community Center will be abuzz with activity this Saturday (May 4), thanks to the simultaneous return of the town’s farmers market and native plant sale.

Operated by the Optimist Club of Greater Vienna, the Vienna Farmers Market will launch at 8 a.m. in the community center’s parking lot at 120 Cherry Street SE. More than two dozen food and produce vendors have been lined up for the new season, which will continue on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon through October.

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Expanded Route 7 is now fully operational from Reston to Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
Route 7 has been expanded to six lanes from Reston to Tysons (courtesy VDOT)

New vehicle lanes and a shared-use trail are officially open to travelers on Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) after almost five years of construction.

The Virginia Department of Transportation announced last night (Tuesday) that it has finished expanding the roadway from four to six travel lanes — three in each direction — between Riva Ridge Drive in Reston and Jarrett Valley Drive just north of the Dulles Toll Road in Tysons.

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Maternity lifestyle store pops up at Tysons Corner Center in time for Mother’s Day

By Angela Woolsey
The maternity lifestyle retailer Emilia George has a temporary pop-up at Tysons Corner Center (courtesy Emilia George)

A new pop-up store at Tysons Corner Center hopes to entice shoppers on the lookout for possible Mother’s Day gifts.

Emilia George, a New York-based maternity lifestyle retailer, is running a pop-up kiosk in the mall with clothes and accessories geared toward expecting and current mothers. The shop will operate on the second floor between Sephora and Lush until Friday, May 17.

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JUST IN: Construction deadline extended for downtown Herndon redevelopment

By Angela Woolsey
Downtown Herndon is slated for redevelopment into a mixed-use community (staff photo by Fatimah Waseem)

The Town of Herndon has granted Comstock a little more breathing room before the developer needs to move forward with its long-planned downtown overhaul.

A two-year pause in construction that was set to expire today (Tuesday) has been extended to Aug. 15 under a revised comprehensive agreement, the town announced this morning.

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Elden Street Tea Shop to launch new Reston location with tea festival

By Angela Woolsey
Elden Street Tea Shop is moving into a new location at Lake Anne Plaza in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Elden Street Tea Shop is almost ready to unveil its new location in Reston.

After closing its original Herndon location in January, the business is set to reopen at 1633A Washington Plaza in Lake Anne Plaza this Saturday (May 4).

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County board backs Maryland’s push for funds to replace American Legion Bridge

By Angela Woolsey
Traffic heads from McLean into Maryland on the American Legion Bridge (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has thrown its support behind Maryland’s pursuit of federal funding for a long-awaited replacement of the American Legion Bridge.

At the request of Chairman Jeff McKay and Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman, the board approved a letter on April 16 urging U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to fulfill the Maryland Department of Transportation’s expected grant request for its American Legion Bridge and 270 Corridor project.

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Pedal with Petals family bicycle ride returns to Tysons with new, bigger routes

By Angela Woolsey
The Pedal with Petals Family Bike Ride returned to Tysons in 2024 for its second year (courtesy Tysons Community Alliance)

The D.C. area’s cherry trees are no longer blossoming, but cyclists can still take in the warm, pollen-filled spring air when the Pedal with Petals Family Bike Ride returns to Tysons next month.

Organized by the Tysons Community Alliance (TCA), the event was introduced last April as part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. This time, it will take place on May 11, from 8-11 a.m., and the routes will cover more of Tysons, instead of centering on Tysons Corner Center.

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Day care center seeks space in Tysons office building

By Angela Woolsey
The office building at 1749 Old Meadow Road in Tysons (via Google Maps)

A child care company with hundreds of day care centers and preschools across the U.S. is seeking to add one in Tysons.

Primrose Schools has submitted an application for a special exception from Fairfax County that would allow it to open a day care center inside the office building at 1749 Old Meadow Road near Scotts Run.

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Local independent bookstores hope to draw visitors with new ‘passport’ program

By Angela Woolsey
Fonts Books and Gifts in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

For this year’s Independent Bookstore Day, local bookworms will be encouraged to collect not just new literary titles, but also places to buy them.

More than a dozen shops across Northern Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia have teamed up for a new “Passport” program, giving customers a chance to win prizes if they visit different locations.

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Lake Anne cooling service to launch ahead of expected heat wave

By Angela Woolsey
Residences along the Chimney House Road side of Lake Anne in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

RELAC Water Cooling will begin delivering air-conditioning services to residents and businesses in Reston’s Lake Anne area this weekend — ahead of its official launch date of May 22.

The volunteer-run utility announced today that it will “go live” tomorrow (Saturday) to test its services, providing chilled water from the artificial lake to cool 635 residential and commercial properties.

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