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Senior living developer proposes additional housing option for planned Reston facility

Published May 15, 2024 at 2:30PM

Developer Silverstone Senior Living is seeking to revise its plan for The Canopy in Reston (via Fairfax County)

The Canopy, a planned assisted living community that was once supposed to open in Reston last year, has resurfaced with hopes of attracting a broader range of future residents.

Developer Silverstone Senior Living submitted a rezoning application to Fairfax County on May 6 that would allow it to provide independent living units in the facility at 10819 Leesburg Pike, along with the previously approved assisted living and memory care services.

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Beauty school closes Tysons location after 18 years

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 15, 2024 at 1:30PM

Paul Mitchell The School is closing today in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Paul Mitchell’s beauty school is departing Tysons Corner Center after almost two decades of providing hair care services and training at the mall.

After halting acceptances of new students, the school is observing its last day of business today (Wednesday).

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JW Marriott hotel makes progress toward 2025 opening at Reston Station

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 15, 2024 at 11:30AM

Developer Comstock celebrated the topping out of JW Marriott Hotel and Residences, a new hotel and condominium building under construction in The Row at Reston Station (courtesy Comstock)

The developer behind Reston Station celebrated a milestone last week in its construction of a new Marriott hotel.

Comstock held a “topping out” ceremony last Wednesday (May 8) at 1800 Reston Row Plaza for the 26-story JW Marriott Hotel and Residences, the hospitality brand’s first location in Virginia and an anchor for the future Row at Reston Station neighborhood.

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UPDATED: Two men shot in Centreville during apparent drug deal, police say

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 15, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated May 15, 2024 at 8:50PM

Fairfax County Police Capt. Kent Bailey briefs media on a shooting in Centreville on May 15, 2024 (via FCPD/Facebook)

(Updated at 8:50 p.m.) One man was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting in Centreville this morning, police said.

Officers were dispatched around 9:30 a.m. to the 14600 block of Route 29 after getting a call that shots had been fired in a commercial parking lot, Fairfax County Police Department Capt. Kent Bailey said in a media briefing shortly after 11:30 a.m.

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NOW: Woman seriously injured in Reston car crash, police say

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 14, 2024 at 8:10PM

Summerchase Court in Reston (via Google Maps)

A woman has been hospitalized with critical injuries after a car crash in Reston’s Summer Ridge neighborhood near the North Point Village Center.

Fairfax County police officers and medics were dispatched to the 1500 block of Summerchase Court around 6:19 p.m. for a two-vehicle crash “with entrapment,” according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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Vienna restauranteurs hope to create new neighborhood favorite in Bazin’s place

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 14, 2024 at 2:30PM

Evelyn Rose owner Sam Schnoebelen offers a preview of the upcoming restaurant at Taste of Vienna 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

After a successful preview at last month’s Taste of Vienna, the men behind Evelyn Rose seem confident that their upcoming restaurant will prove worthy of its location.

The brainchild of owner Sam Schnoebelen and chef Nick Palermo, Evelyn Rose is on track to open in late May at 111 Church Street NW, replacing Bazin’s on Church after the bistro ended an 18-year run on April 27.

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Indoor golf studio CitySwing has opened at Reston Town Center

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 14, 2024 at 1:30PM

CitySwing at Reston Town Center (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Reston golfers can now hone their swing in a temperature-controlled, indoor environment.

CitySwing opened an indoor golf studio in Reston Town Center on Wednesday (May 8), filling a space at 11897 Market Street that Williams-Sonoma vacated more than five years ago. During its soft launch, the studio is operating from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

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FCPD: Two people arrested in Tysons for retail theft spree

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 14, 2024 at 11:30AM

Tysons Corner Center (file photo)

Police arrested two people over the weekend for allegedly stealing merchandise worth thousands of dollars from Tysons Corner Center and Fair Oaks Mall.

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, detectives with its Tysons Urban Team (TUT), which focuses on retail theft and other mall-related crimes, received an alert at 1:07 p.m. on Saturday (May 11) that a “retail theft crew” had been spotted at Fair Oaks Mall (11750 Fair Oaks Mall).

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Herndon man arrested after alleged ‘sexual display’ on W&OD Trail

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 14, 2024 at 10:30AM

The Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail in Sterling (via Google Maps)

A 30-year-old man from Herndon was arrested on Sunday (May 12) for allegedly exposing himself to a woman on the Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail in Sterling.

The woman reported that she was walking on the trail near the 21.5-mile marker that day when an adult man exposed himself, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO).

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Reston Town Center announces lineup for summer concert series

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 13, 2024 at 3:30PM

Reston Town Center (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Reston Concerts on the Town will kick off this Saturday (May 18) in conjunction with the Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art’s annual arts festival.

The Reston Town Center Association (RTCA) and property owner Boston Properties unveiled a performance lineup last week for the free summer concert series, which is now entering its 31st season.