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Teen injured in shooting outside Tropical Smoothie in Lincolnia

Published January 17, 2024 at 3:30PM

Tropical Smoothie Cafe at Pinecrest Plaza in Lincolnia (via Google Maps)

A teen was hospitalized last night (Tuesday) after getting shot outside Tropical Smoothie Cafe in Lincolnia’s Pinecrest Plaza.

Police officers were called to the 6500 block of Little River Turnpike just before 8 p.m. in response to “multiple calls for a shooting,” the Fairfax County Police Department said today in a news release.

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Fairfax Symphony to recreate The Beatles’ first U.S. concert at Capital One Hall

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 17, 2024 at 2:30PM

The Beatles tribute band Classical Mystery Tour will join Fairfax Symphony Orchestra at Capital One Hall for a throwback concert on Feb. 10, 2024 (courtesy Matthew Baird)

The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and Capital One Hall in Tysons will throw back to 1964 next month — specifically to the D.C. concert that helped introduce The Beatles to America.

The Merrifield-based classical orchestra has partnered with Classical Mystery Tour, a Beatles tribute band, for a Beatles 60th Anniversary Tribute concert that will take over Capital One Hall on Feb. 10, starting at 7:30 p.m.

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Report: New state legislation would allow casino in Tysons, but not Reston

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 17, 2024 at 1:30PM | Updated January 17, 2024 at 2:28PM

A proposed state bill would allow a casino to be built in Tysons, if approved by voters (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

(Updated at 2:30 p.m.) The new, much-debated state bill to allow a casino in Fairfax County has arrived with some limited but critical changes from its previous iteration.

Though the bill doesn’t appear to be available online yet, NBC4 reports that state Sen. Dave Marsden (D-35) has filed legislation that would add Fairfax County to the small list of Virginia localities eligible for a casino.

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To increase housing, Fairfax County pursues alternatives to ending single-family-only zoning

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 17, 2024 at 11:30AM | Updated January 17, 2024 at 11:47AM

Single-family detached houses in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

In their quest to boost the region’s limited housing supply, Northern Virginia leaders have explored a variety of potential solutions.

Arlington and Alexandria in particular garnered plenty of headlines — and legal scrutiny, in the county’s case — when officials voted separately last year to allow more dense housing in areas previously reserved for single-family detached homes, among other zoning reforms.

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GW Parkway reopens to traffic in McLean area after snow

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 17, 2024 at 10:00AM

The GW Parkway's northern section has reopen to traffic after this week's snow (via Google Maps)

Snow remains on the ground after the D.C. area’s biggest snowstorm in two years, but the George Washington Memorial Parkway at least has reopened for traffic.

The roadway’s northern section from I-495 (Capital Beltway) in McLean to Spout Run in Arlington had been closed since Monday morning (Jan. 15) in response to the forecasted snow, which was expected to exceed 2 inches.

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Space industry to descend on Tysons for inaugural summit

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 16, 2024 at 2:45PM

The inaugural Northern Virginia Space and Satellite Summit will take place at Boro Tower in Tysons on Jan. 18, 2024 (courtesy Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce)

The first-ever Northern Virginia Space and Satellite Summit is about to launch in Tysons.

Organized by the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce, the event will bring space industry leaders and experts to the Womble Bond Dickinson office in Boro Tower (8350 Broad Street, Suite 1500) on Thursday, Jan. 18.

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Woman reportedy shot in Annandale apartment complex

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 16, 2024 at 2:05PM

The Fairmont Gardens apartments in Annandale (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County police are investigating a possible shooting at the Fairmont Gardens apartments in Annandale.

The woman arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound early this afternoon, according to the Fairfax County Police Department, which describes her injuries as non-life-threatening.

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FCPD: Teacher from Texas arrested after sexually soliciting ‘juvenile’ in Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 16, 2024 at 11:45AM

Fairfax County police (file photo)

A teacher from Texas drove over 1,500 miles to Fairfax County earlier this month with the expectation that he would have illegal sexual contact with a minor, local police say.

David Ortiz, 32, was arrested Friday (Jan. 12) as part of the Fairfax County Police Department’s ongoing crackdown on online sexual solicitations of juveniles, known as “Operation ADC Express 2,” according to a news release published today (Tuesday).

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Vienna-based credit union draws scrutiny for racial disparities in mortgage approvals

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 16, 2024 at 11:00AM

The Navy Federal Credit Union headquarters in Vienna (via Google Maps)

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is calling on the federal government to investigate whether Navy Federal Credit Union has discriminated when approving loans to homebuyers.

The country’s largest credit union, which is headquartered in Vienna, rejected more than half of the Black people who sought a conventional home purchase mortgage in 2022, despite approving over 75% of white borrowers seeking the same loan, CNN reported last month.

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JUST IN: FCPS calls off classes on Tuesday, Fairfax Connector reduces service due to snow

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 15, 2024 at 7:15PM

A man and kids walk in the snow past Appletree preschool in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County Public Schools is using up its first snow day of the year, canceling all classes and other activities on school grounds tomorrow (Tuesday) as flurries continue to blanket the D.C. area.

Affected activities include extracurricular programs, sports practices, field trips, outside recreation classes, adult education classes and the School Age Child Care (SACC) centers.