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.

Around Town

Locally owned Moo Thru opens in Herndon, coffee shop on the way

By Angela Woolsey
Moo Thru has opened a brick-and-mortar store in Herndon (courtesy Moo Thru Herndon)

One half of a paired ice cream parlor and coffee shop in the Reston-Herndon Business Park has arrived.

Moo Thru opened an anticipated storefront for its Herndon franchise at 317 Spring Street last Friday, June 7, roughly a year after the Virginia-based ice cream maker rolled into town with a food truck.

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Dominion Energy to replace nearly 4-mile electric line from Vienna to Idylwood

By Angela Woolsey
Dominion Energy's transmission line by the Washington & Old Dominion Trail in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Work on an overhaul of Dominion Energy’s electric transmission line between Vienna and Idylwood is expected to start next month, the utility says.

The project will replace the wires — known as a reconductor — that run parallel to a 3.9-mile section of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail, connecting the Clark substation at 375 Center Street near Caboose Tavern in Vienna and the Idylwood substation at 7701 Shreve Road.

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Around Town

Summer Sunday concerts return to McLean in new location

By Angela Woolsey
Singer-songwriter Justin Trawick will close out The Alden's 2024 summer concert series on July 28 (photo by Martin Radigan)

Lewinsville Park will soon come alive with the sound of music, as The Alden kicks off its Summer Sunday Concerts in the Park this Sunday (June 16).

Typically held at McLean Central Park, the annual free concert series has moved south to the park at 1659 Chain Bridge Road this year to accommodate ongoing construction at its usual location, according to the McLean Community Center, which operates The Alden.

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Reston Association seeks firm to assist with ‘anti-casino’ advocacy

By Angela Woolsey
The No Casino Coalition had a booth at the ViVa Vienna festival in May (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Though the Virginia General Assembly won’t convene for another six months, Reston Association is starting to lay the groundwork for a major advocacy push.

The homeowners’ association recently issued a request for proposals seeking research and communications firms that could assist it in lobbying state lawmakers, particularly regarding the expected return of legislation to make Fairfax County eligible for a casino.

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Additional housing, retail proposed for Seven Corners apartments

By Angela Woolsey
2024 conceptual design of new multi-family apartment building that has been proposed to complement the Cavalier Club at 6200 Wilson Blvd in Seven Corners (via Hord Coplan Macht/Fairfax County)

A developer is seeking to expand on the Cavalier Club apartments in Seven Corners on both sides of the Fairfax and Arlington county line.

A 110-foot-tall multi-family building with 250 apartments and 5,000 square feet of retail space has been proposed at 6200 Wilson Blvd on the Arlington County border, according to a rezoning application filed with Fairfax County on May 31.

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Around Town

Fairfax County tops ‘Best of NoVA’ poll for barbecue, public park and more

By Angela Woolsey
A turkey vulture flies over Great Falls Park (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Northern Virginia Magazine has unveiled the results of an extensive reader poll to determine the best spots for dining, shopping and entertainment in the region.

Fairfax County establishments came out on top in several categories, claiming the region’s best barbecue, Chinese and Korean food, water park, outdoor shopping district and more, according to the annual poll. The results were published online yesterday (Monday) after first appearing in print in the magazine’s June issue.

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Man arrested for multiple Dunn Loring home burglaries, police say

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County police logo (file photo)

Fairfax County police have arrested a Maryland man who allegedly burglarized multiple homes in Dunn Loring.

The 58-year-old man was arrested following a burglary that was reported in the 7900 block of Tire Swing Road in the Shreve Hill neighborhood around 10:25 a.m. on May 24, the Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release.

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Escalators under construction at Vienna Metro station

By Angela Woolsey
A train at the Vienna Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Work is underway to replace the escalators at the Vienna Metro station.

Started on Monday, June 3, the project will replace each of the escalators to the train platform one at a time with new escalators that are “more durable and reliable,” the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced.

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Two drivers arrested after crash on I-495 injures state trooper

By Angela Woolsey
A Virginia State Police trooper's vehicle was damaged in a crash on I-495 on June 11, 2024 (courtesy Virginia State Police)

Two drivers were arrested this morning (Tuesday) for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol in connection to a crash on I-495 in Annandale that injured a state trooper.

According to the Virginia State Police, one of its troopers was dispatched to the Capital Beltway near the exit to Little River Turnpike around 3 a.m. for a sedan that had reportedly stopped in a northbound lane.

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Countywide

Fairfax County Public Schools workers vote to officially unionize

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County Public Schools workers wear Fairfax Education Unions T-shirts after electing FEU as their collective bargaining representative (courtesy Fairfax County Federation of Teachers)

Fairfax County Public Schools teachers and other workers have elected a union to represent them in forthcoming labor contract negotiations.

The Fairfax Education Unions (FEU), a team-up of the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers (FCFT) and the Fairfax Education Association (FEA), announced yesterday (Monday) that it will represent over 27,500 FCPS employees in their first collective bargaining effort since they secured that right in March 2023.

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