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Pedestrian still hospitalized after Route 29 crash in West Falls Church

Published November 13, 2023 at 11:00AM

A driver hit a pedestrian on eastbound Route 29 at Hollywood Road on Nov. 11 (via Google Maps)

A pedestrian remains hospitalized two days after he was hit by a driver on Route 29 in the West Falls Church area, police say.

Medics and police were dispatched to Route 29 at the Hollywood Road intersection around 8:07 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 11), according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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Seven Corners restaurant holds fundraiser to support humanitarian aid in Gaza

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 13, 2023 at 9:30AM

Bawadi Mediterranean Grill in Seven Corners (via Google Maps)

A restaurant in Seven Corners will raise funds tonight (Monday) for Palestinian refugees after its owner’s family members were recently killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Bawadi Mediterranean Grill announced last week that it will donate 50% of sales made between 6 and 9:30 p.m. to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which is tasked with distributing food and other aid in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

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Newly reelected State Sen. Jennifer Boysko launches campaign for Congress

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 9, 2023 at 3:30PM

State Sen. Jennifer Boysko has launched a campaign for the 10th District seat in Congress (courtesy Jennifer Boysko for Congress)

State Sen. Jennifer Boysko has joined the race to replace Rep. Jennifer Wexton as Virginia’s 10th Congressional District representative.

Boysko announced her candidacy today (Thursday), just two days after winning reelection as senator for the 38th District, which encompasses Reston, Herndon, McLean and Great Falls. The district includes portions of the former 32nd District represented by State Sen. Janet Howell, who opted not to seek reelection after redistricting paired her with Boysko.

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Santa arrives for photos at Tysons Corner Center, kicking off holiday festivities

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 9, 2023 at 1:30PM

Santa's Chalet photo station at Tysons Corner Center in 2022 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Thanksgiving is still two weeks away, but Christmas is already in the air at Tysons Corner Center.

After adding holiday decor to its Plaza earlier this month, including a 40-foot-tall walk-in tree, 10-foot-tall snowflakes and a sleigh, the mall rolled out the red carpet today (Thursday) for Santa Claus, who arrived at 7:30 a.m. for a VIP event in Fashion Court on the first floor outside Nordstrom.

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UPDATED: Fairfax County saw dip in voter turnout for crucial state, local elections

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 9, 2023 at 11:45AM | Updated November 10, 2023 at 10:54AM

Democrats celebrate a near-sweep in the 2023 general election (courtesy Mike Beaty)

(Updated at 10:55 a.m. on 11/10/2023) About 40% of registered Fairfax County voters participated in this year’s general election, which decided state and local representatives who will shape policies on issues from abortion to land use in the coming years.

As of Friday (Nov. 10), 308,855 of the county’s 787,171 registered voters cast a ballot — a 39.2% turnout rate, according to unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections.

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Woman killed in I-495 crash near Rose Hill, motorcyclist injured in separate hit-and-run

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 9, 2023 at 10:20AM

Fairfax County police car lights (file photo)

A driver was killed and a motorcyclist seriously injured in two separate crashes in Fairfax County this morning (Thursday).

The fatal crash occurred around 12:30 a.m. on the Capital Beltway (I-495) near Eisenhower Avenue in the Rose Hill area, according to Virginia State Police.

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Apartments in Tysons, Merrifield used as illegal brothels, federal prosecutors allege

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 9, 2023 at 9:30AM

The Avalon Mosaic apartments in Merrifield (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Three men have been arrested for coercing women into sex work at “high-end” brothels in Massachusetts and Virginia, the Department of Justice announced yesterday (Wednesday).

Locations used for the brothels include units in Hanover Tysons and Avalon Mosaic, apartment buildings in Tysons and Merrifield, according to a court affidavit by a Department of Homeland Security special agent.

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LGBTQ resource center opens library and headquarters in Oakton

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 8, 2023 at 3:30PM

The nonprofit NoVA Prism Center opened its headquarters in Oakton on Nov. 1 (courtesy NoVA Prism Center)

A nonprofit dedicated to providing resources for Northern Virginia’s LGBTQ community has officially chosen Oakton for its headquarters.

After operating as a pop-up for 18 months, NoVA Prism Center opened its first physical offices at 10467 White Granite Drive, Suite 322, on Nov. 1. Open by appointment from noon to 7 p.m. daily, the headquarters hosts a publicly accessible library, a clothing closet and events, along with the organization’s administrative base.

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NEW: Vienna Town Council election results hinge on write-in votes

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 8, 2023 at 2:30PM

Vienna Transportation Safety Commission chair Beth Eachus ran for Vienna Town Council as a write-in candidate (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Vienna residents will have to wait a few more days for the results of the town’s first-ever November election.

While Mayor Linda Colbert was easily reelected in an uncontested race, the makeup of next year’s town council remains less clear, thanks to a slew of write-in votes that could determine one of the six open seats.

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Reston IT consultant ranked as fastest-growing company in D.C. area

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 8, 2023 at 1:15PM

Women looking at laptop (via Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash)

An information technology consulting firm based in Reston is growing faster than any other company in the D.C. area, according to the Washington Business Journal.

Goldschmitt and Associates topped the newspaper’s 2023 ranking of the 50 fastest-growing companies in the region, as determined by the average percentage of revenue growth it saw from 2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022.