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Fairfax man fatally shot during gas station argument, police say

Published May 22, 2024 at 10:15AM | Updated May 23, 2024 at 5:22PM

The Citgo gas station at 6241 Richmond Highway in Belle Haven (via Google Maps)

A 38-year-old man from Fairfax was killed in a shooting yesterday (Tuesday) at a gas station on Richmond Highway in Belle Haven, police say.

Officers found Arthur Edward Mann II suffering from a gunshot wound at the Citgo (6241 Richmond Highway) in the Fair Haven neighborhood around 6:07 a.m., according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Vienna business round-up: What’s replacing Noodles & Company, no more Yellow Diner

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 21, 2024 at 3:30PM

Permits for Citibank have been posted in the windows of Vienna's former Noodles & Company at 201 Maple Avenue East (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Town of Vienna appears to be getting another bank.

Noodles & Company’s long-standing restaurant in the Vienna Marketplace shopping center (201 Maple Avenue East) is slated to be converted into a Citibank, according to Fairfax County permits.

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Free concerts and outdoor movies coming to Reston this summer

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 21, 2024 at 2:30PM

This summer's "Summerbration Fab Fridays" series at Reston Station will conclude with a silent dance party (courtesy Reston Community Center)

Reston has a busy summer of music and movies ahead that will include the revival of a dormant Lake Anne Plaza tradition, an expanded entertainment line-up at Reston Station, and the addition of the area’s newest neighborhood.

Halley Rise, which remains under construction, will host the Reston Community Center’s long-running “Take a Break” series — one of six planned for sites around Reston this year — outside The Edmund apartment building (2025 Fulton Place).

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West Falls Church music venue up for poll on D.C. area’s best dive bar

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 21, 2024 at 11:30AM

JV's Restaurant at the Jefferson Village Shopping Center in West Falls Church (via Google Maps)

The Washington Post is surveying its readers to find the best dive bar in the D.C. area, and the only Virginia establishment to make the final vote can be found in Fairfax County.

JV’s Restaurant in West Falls Church (6666 Arlington Blvd) is one of 12 finalists competing in the informal poll. Mostly located in D.C., the finalists rose to the top out of “dozens” of contenders submitted by “hundreds” of readers after the Post asked for favorite dive bars in March.

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Police seek information on N. Va. cheerleading businessman charged with child porn

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 21, 2024 at 10:45AM

Jason Fragale, 38, of Leesburg and Kissimmee, Florida, faces 10 felony child porn charges (courtesy Florida Department of Law Enforcement)

Investigators have put out a call for additional information on a child pornography case involving a Leesburg man who ran a cheerleading business based in Reston.

The Virginia State Police says it has learned that, in addition to running The Crimson All-Star Cheerleading Club, Jason R. Fragale, 38, presented himself as a coach for USA Cheer and a “modeling” recruiter to young girls. During that period in late 2022 and spring 2023, he went by the alias “Jason Mariani.”

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Men indicted in Marriott hotel and Burke Lake Park murder cases

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 20, 2024 at 3:45PM

The entrance to the Marriott hotel at 3111 Fairview Park Drive (via Google Maps)

Men arrested last fall in connection to two separate killings were both indicted on murder charges by grand juries today (Monday), the Office of the Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney has announced.

Rami El-Sayed, a 34-year-old Vienna resident, per court records, faces a second-degree murder charge for allegedly killing Cara Abbruscato, a 40-year-old Fairfax resident who was found dead in Burke Lake Park’s campgrounds on Sept. 30, 2023.

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Tysons condo project survives grilling over developer’s workforce housing pledge

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 20, 2024 at 11:00AM

Developers Cityline Partners and Renaissance Centro have proposed a condominium building in place of offices for Block C2 of Arbor Row in Tysons (via Fairfax County)

Developer Cityline Partners got its plan to swap an office building for condominiums in Tysons’ Arbor Row neighborhood past the Fairfax County Planning Commission last week, but concerns about its affordable housing commitments remain a hurdle.

The commission voted 8-1 last Wednesday (May 15) to recommend approval of a 23-story, 240-unit residential high-rise at 7925 Westpark Drive. The lone “nay” came from Hunter Mill District Commissioner John Carter, while Mount Vernon District Commissioner Walter Clarke abstained after arriving late to the meeting.

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Herndon to add road diet as safety measure for Sterling Road

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 20, 2024 at 10:15AM

Sterling Road at the Elden Street intersection (via Google Maps)

A road diet is coming to a portion of Sterling Road in Herndon, providing interim safety improvements while the town scours for funding to support a larger-scale overhaul.

Crews are slated to begin restriping the road between Herndon Parkway and Elden Street tomorrow (Tuesday), necessitating detours and lane closures, the town said in a newsletter sent Friday (May 17). The Herndon Police Department advises avoiding the area “until the road work has been completed.”

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CNN pundit found dead in Belle View neighborhood

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 20, 2024 at 9:30AM

CNN commentator Alice Stewart was found dead in Belle View on Saturday, May 18 (via CNN)

Fairfax County police are investigating the death of a conservative political advisor and CNN commentator who was found in a ditch in the Belle Haven area Saturday (May 18) morning.

CNN announced that evening that Alice Stewart had died at 58 years old after what officers believe was a medical emergency. Her body had been found outdoors in the Belle View neighborhood, but “no foul play is suspected,” the news organization said.

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Nearing 1-year anniversary, Joon in Tysons unveils new bar and patio

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 17, 2024 at 2:30PM

May Bar, a new bar and lounge, shares space with the Persian restaurant Joon in Tysons (courtesy May Bar)

Joon has expanded its offerings in Tysons with the addition of a bar and patio.

Named after a poetic Farsi term for “wine,” May Bar began serving customers inside the Persian restaurant at 8045 Leesburg Pike yesterday (Thursday). The launch was timed for late spring to coincide with the opening of an outdoor patio that will host DJs on Friday nights going forward, Joon co-owner Reza Farahani told FFXnow.