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Park Authority grant funds will help convert McLean baseball field to turf

Published July 5, 2023 at 2:15PM

The McLean Little League hopes to convert the grass baseball field at Linway Terrace Park into synthetic turf (via FCPA)

Linway Terrace Park in McLean inched closer last week to getting a new, turf baseball diamond.

At its meeting on June 28, the Fairfax County Park Authority board approved a $20,000 grant to the McLean Little League (MLL), which has proposed replacing the existing grass field at 6246 Linway Terrace with a synthetic turf field.

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Fairfax County extends ‘LOVE’ sign to Philly in bid for tourism

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 5, 2023 at 11:45AM

Officials with Visit Fairfax and Fashion District Philadelphia celebrate the installation of Virginia's "LOVEworks" sign, kicking off a Fairfax County tourism campaign (courtesy BeauMonde Originals for Visit Fairfax)

With the summer tourism season in full swing, Virginia’s “LOVEworks” marketing campaign has traveled beyond the Commonwealth’s borders for the first time.

Last week, Fairfax County ventured up the I-95 corridor to give a sign to Philadelphia, launching an effort to draw the denizens of the City of Brotherly Love to the home of the first U.S. president, among other attractions.

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NEW: Urbanspace has left Tysons Galleria, creating uncertainty for food hall eateries

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 5, 2023 at 11:00AM

Twelve Twenty Coffee is one of three tenants left in the food hall after Urbanspace and Tysons Galleria parted ways (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Barely a year after relaunching its food hall, Tysons Galleria is angling for yet another reboot.

Andy’s Pizza, Empanadas De Mendoza and Twelve Twenty Coffee are the only eateries remaining on the mall’s third floor after the recent departure of Urbanspace, the New York-based market operator that oversaw the “Taste of Urbanspace” food hall.

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County family services worker under arrest for reported rape

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 5, 2023 at 10:15AM | Updated July 5, 2023 at 10:35AM

The Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (file photo)

(Updated at 10:35 a.m.) An employee of the Fairfax County Department of Family Services has been arrested for allegedly raping and sexually assaulting a woman last week.

Detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department’s Major Crimes Bureau arrested Ernest Melo, 35, of Centreville on Sunday (July 2) after the victim reported the June 28 assault to police a day earlier.

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JUST IN: Lake Accotink closed due to potential sewage contamination

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 30, 2023 at 2:45PM | Updated June 30, 2023 at 4:05PM

Lake Accotink Park paddle boats (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

(Updated at 4:05 p.m.) Lake Accotink is off limits entering the Fourth of July holiday weekend after an upstream sewage spill potentially contaminated the water.

Fairfax County has shut down all activities on the North Springfield lake, including fishing and boating, while the water is tested for bacteria.

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Construction on Idylwood park trail, playground and more to begin in July

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 30, 2023 at 2:15PM

The conceptual development plan for Ruckstuhl Park, from a master plan approved in 2015 (via Fairfax County Park Authority)

Residents near Ruckstuhl Park in Idylwood will soon have a trail, playground and other amenities to explore, but first, they must endure some construction.

Active site work to implement the master plan for the 7.2-acre park at 2445 Idylwood Road is expected to begin by early July, the Fairfax County County Park Authority said yesterday (Thursday).

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Town of Vienna’s remaining trees are unusually healthy, inventory finds

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 30, 2023 at 11:00AM

Trees and a bench in Vienna's Wildwood Park (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Vienna’s tree canopy may be shrinking, but the trees still standing are actually doing quite well, a recently released town-wide inventory found.

About 88% of the 7,224 trees on public land examined by PlanIT Geo are in “fair” or “good” condition, the consultant told the Vienna Town Council when presenting its findings on June 20.

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UPDATED: Walgreens extends test of one-hour deliveries from D.C. area stores

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 29, 2023 at 3:00PM | Updated July 5, 2023 at 5:52PM

Walgreens has been testing one-hour deliveries in the D.C. area (courtesy Walgreens)

Updated at 5:50 p.m. on 7/5/2023 — Walgreens has extended its one-hour delivery promotion through July, citing a positive response to the D.C. area pilot in June.

“We know summer is a busy time for our customers and that they’re looking for easy, quick and convenient solutions,” the company said.

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Emergency repairs needed to prevent Shreve Road sewer pipe collapse

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 29, 2023 at 2:15PM

The location of a sewer pipe on Shreve Road undergoing emergency repairs (via Dalia Palchik/Twitter)

A hole was recently found in a sewer pipe along Shreve Road in Idylwood, necessitating emergency repairs that started yesterday (Wednesday).

The issue was discovered during a “routine inspection” of the pipe, which carries wastewater from 34 homes and Shrevewood Elementary School, according to the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services.

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West Falls Church Metro mixed-use development approved, but parking decision still to come

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 29, 2023 at 11:00AM

West Falls Church Metro redevelopment rendering (via EYA)

A plan to transform the West Falls Church Metro station’s parking lot into a mixed-use neighborhood has gotten Fairfax County’s approval, but a requested parking reduction — perhaps the most contentious element of the project — won’t be settled until July.

After a public hearing on Tuesday (June 27), the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors gave its support to the proposal from developers EYA, Rushmark Properties, and Hoffman & Associates, known collectively as FGCP-Metro LLC.