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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Virginia Hills Church blesses new building on land shared with senior living community

By Angela Woolsey
White building with a large arched entrance and black doors, a 'Grand Opening' banner along the railing, and a circular window above the door.
Entrance to Virginia Hills Church and Kingstowne Communion's new building in Rose Hill (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Virginia Hills Church celebrated the start of a fresh chapter in its 69-year history earlier this month with the dedication of a brand-new house of worship in Rose Hill.

Located on the same property at 6507 Telegraph Road that the Baptist church has occupied since the late 1950s, the new building is more compact than its predecessor, but church leaders hope it will enhance their ability to serve the residents beyond their congregation.

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Free arts festival returning to Tysons’ Capital One Center with workshops, food and more

By Angela Woolsey
City street festival with tents, people strolling, and a colorful graffiti wall behind them at a sunny downtown event.
Celebration of the Arts at Capital One Center in October 2025 (courtesy Capital One Center)

For a second consecutive year, Capital One’s headquarters campus in Tysons will transform for a weekend into a showcase for the arts.

The Celebration of the Arts is set to return to Capital One Center (1820 Capital One Drive South) this fall, bringing workshops, entertainment, food, an artisan market and more.

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Guapo’s Restaurant to launch new concept in Spectrum at Reston Town Center

By Angela Woolsey
Exterior view of a modern building with a bold sign reading 'Not Your Average Joe's' above large storefront windows, blue sky overhead.
The now-closed Not Your Average Joe's building in Spectrum at Reston Town Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Guapo’s is indeed coming to the Spectrum at Reston Town Center, as previously reported by The Burn.

However, the new location will not be a cocina and bar — the company’s full-service Tex-Mex restaurant — or a Guapo’s Go, the quick-service, charcoal chicken-focused taqueria found in Herndon, Manassas and Woodbridge.

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Fundraiser launched for woman killed in Ox Road motorcycle crash

By Angela Woolsey
Emergency scene on a highway with flashing police lights and a row of stopped cars as cones and barriers block the left lanes.
Police respond to a fatal motorcycle crash on Route 123 on July 23, 2026 (Ox Road) at Chapel Road in Fairfax Station (via VDOT traffic cameras)

The family of a woman killed last Thursday (July 23) in a motorcycle crash on Route 123 (Ox Road) are seeking financial assistance, as a police investigation into the incident continues.

Jennifer Hollingsworth, a 39-year-old resident of Fredericksburg, was heading north on a 2025 Suzuki GSXR 750 motorcycle on Ox Road when she crashed into a 2021 Buick Enclave SUV that was turning left from southbound Ox Road onto eastbound Chapel Road in Fairfax Station, the Fairfax County Police Department said in an update on Friday (July 24).

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JUST IN: Man sentenced to prison for raping woman, hiding her body in Springfield woods

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County Courthouse (file photo)

A man who pleaded guilty to raping a high school friend and then hiding her body in a wooded area of Springfield will spend the next seven decades in prison.

Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Jonathan Frieden sentenced Terence Bridgett Jr. today (Friday) to more than two life terms in prison today, suspending all but 70 years, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced.

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Track work on Metro’s Orange Line will reduce service in Fairfax this weekend

By Angela Woolsey
Silver metro train at the platform with doors open and passengers boarding under a concrete station canopy.
Commuters exit an Orange Line train during a weekday rush hour at the Vienna Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Head’s up to Fairfax County travelers: Metro rides into D.C. might take longer than usual this weekend due to planned track work.

Orange Line trains will single track between the Vienna and West Falls Church stations tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday (July 26), the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced earlier this week.

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Hunter Mill District planning commissioner retires after nine years of service

By Angela Woolsey
John Carter, Hunter Mill District official, sits at a wooden desk holding papers during a formal meeting, with a district seal visible on the left.
Hunter Mill District Planning Commissioner John Carter announces his retirement at the commission's July 22, 2026 meeting (via Fairfax County)

Residents of Reston and the Vienna area will soon have their interests represented by a new face on the Fairfax County Planning Commission.

Hunter Mill District Commissioner John Carter announced Wednesday (July 22) that he is retiring, making that his last meeting after almost nine years on the body charged with making land use and development-related recommendations to the county’s Board of Supervisors.

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Lego display of Fairfax County landmarks unveiled in Tysons for 250th anniversary

By Angela Woolsey
LEGO display showing a town scene with a brick house and miniature structures, and a large sign reading 'FAIRFAX COUNTY VA 250' in blue and red bricks
Northern Virginia Lego User Group made an installation of Fairfax County landmarks for the U.S. 250th anniversary commemorations, now on display at Tysons Corner Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

An overview of Fairfax County in Lego form is now on display at Tysons Corner Center.

The installation crafted by the Northern Virginia Lego User Group (NOVA-LUG) was unveiled at the mall near its future Dick’s House of Sport store Wednesday (July 22) as part of the county’s ongoing 250th anniversary celebrations.

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UPDATED: Child riding e-scooter killed in Herndon-area crash

By Angela Woolsey
Three uniformed police officers stand in a parking lot at sunset, microphones in front of the center officer as he speaks.
Fairfax County Police Department Public Affairs Bureau Commander Capt. Chris Cosgriff briefs media on a crash that killed a boy on an e-scooter in the Herndon area on July 23, 2026 (via FCPD/Facebook)

A child has died after he was struck by a minivan driver while riding an electric scooter in Herndon’s Highland Mews neighborhood just east of Dulles International Airport.

Units with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to the 3000 block of Madden Court near Food Lion at around 5:30 p.m. today (Thursday) for the crash, according to scanner traffic.

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Bailey’s Crossroads pastor accused of sending explicit images to teen

By Angela Woolsey
Sign for Crossroads Baptist Church mounted on a brick wall in front of a parking lot with cones and trees.
A sign for Crossroads Baptist Church in Bailey's Crossroads (via Google Maps)

The senior pastor at Crossroads Baptist Church in Bailey’s Crossroads was arrested this week in connection with allegations that he sent sexually explicit images to a teen for more than a year.

Kenneth Baldwin, a 46-year-old resident of Lincolnia, has been charged by Pennsylvania State Police with three counts of indecent exposure, six counts of open lewdness, two counts of unlawful contact with a minor, and both felony and misdemeanor counts of corrupting minors, according to court documents.

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