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Bicycle and pedestrian facilities on Nutley Street to be recommended with Pan Am redevelopment

Published May 30, 2023 at 2:15PM

The east side of Nutley Street at the Route 29 intersection (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County’s vision for a redevelopment of the Pan Am Shopping Center in Merrifield will likely include an emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle connections.

At a virtual community meeting on May 22, the county’s Department of Planning and Development offered a preview of its proposed comprehensive plan amendment to allow multifamily housing at the 25-acre retail center (3089 Nutley Street SW).

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Lake Accotink upgrades facilities, as task force prepares to decide park’s long-term future

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 30, 2023 at 11:45AM

A 3.9-mile trail loops around Lake Accotink (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Questions continue to swirl around Lake Accotink Park’s long-term future, but that hasn’t stopped Fairfax County from pursuing some needed facility upgrades.

This Saturday (June 3), the Fairfax County Park Authority will celebrate the completion of its new Accotink Creek Crossing, a 320-foot-long concrete trail and 325-foot, elevated pedestrian bridge that closes 3.9-mile trail loop around the North Springfield park.

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Medical spa to open at Pike 7 Plaza in Tysons with help from Miss Virginia

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 30, 2023 at 11:00AM

The body sculpting business LightRx Body & Face is opening a new spa at Pike 7 Plaza in Tysons (courtesy LightRx)

A clinic that provides liposuction, laser hair removal and other cosmetic services is ready for its big reveal next month in Tysons.

LightRx Face & Body will introduce itself to Pike 7 Plaza (8365 Leesburg Pike, Suite C) with a grand opening on June 8. The “premiere party” will run from 5-8:30 p.m. and feature an appearance by Miss Virginia 2022 winner Victoria Chuah, the medical spa announced last week.

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BREAKING: Two people killed, two injured in Idylwood shooting and stabbing

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 29, 2023 at 5:10PM | Updated May 29, 2023 at 6:35PM

Fairfax County Deputy Chief Eli Cory briefs media on a fatal shooting and stabbing incident at the Tysons View Apartments in Idylwood (via FCPD/Facebook)

(Updated at 6:35 p.m.) Two people have died, and two more have been hospitalized in an apparent shooting and stabbing at the Tysons View Apartments in Idylwood.

A 20-year-old man had been reported shot in the 2200 block of Pimmit Run Lane, a dispatcher said at 3:37 p.m. on the police scanner.

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Police: Vienna man denies throwing rocks at juveniles who yelled racial slurs

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 26, 2023 at 1:30PM | Updated May 26, 2023 at 4:23PM

A Vienna police SUV (file photo)

(Updated at 4:25 p.m.) A rock fight disrupted a warm Saturday afternoon for two Vienna households last week, though who exactly was throwing the rocks is a matter of some dispute.

A resident in the 100 block of Patrick Street SE reported to police on May 20 that, around 5 p.m., a man threw rocks at his juvenile son, who was playing outside, according to the Vienna Police Department’s weekly recap for May 19-25.

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Actor and activist Jane Fonda weighs in on Mason District supervisor race

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 26, 2023 at 11:45AM

Actor and activist Jane Fonda has endorsed a candidate for Mason District supervisor (courtesy Jane Fonda Climate PAC)

One candidate in the crowded primary contest for Mason District supervisor has snagged the support of one of Hollywood’s most high-profile and persistent activists.

Actor Jane Fonda, who’s known as much for her environmental and anti-Vietnam War protests as her work in classic movies like “Klute” and “9 to 5,” has endorsed Fairfax County Planning Commissioner Andres Jimenez through her climate-focused political action committee.

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Tysons contractor faces unfair labor charge over call center worker layoffs

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 26, 2023 at 9:30AM

Maximus call center workers organized under the Communications Workers of America protest outside the Department of Health and Human Services headquarters in D.C. (courtesy CWA)

A union representing Maximus call center workers filed unfair labor practices charges against the Tysons-headquartered contractor this week.

In charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Tuesday and Wednesday (May 23 and 24), the Communications Workers of America alleges that the government services company, which operates call centers for Medicaid and Medicare, has retaliated against employees and illegally tried to discourage them from unionizing.

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Mia Hamm and other soccer icons put on clinic for McLean youth players

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 25, 2023 at 1:15PM

Soccer greats Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly and Tisha Venturini teach players at a Team First Soccer Academy Camp in McLean (courtesy Nellamor Photography and Film/McLean Youth Soccer)

For a weekend, McLean’s up-and-coming soccer players got to learn from some of the best women to ever play the game.

Olympic gold medalists Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly and Tisha Venturini all spent last weekend (May 20-21) at Spring Hill District Park teaching a camp for kids and teens.

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JUST IN: Four charged with hiding dead woman found outside Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 25, 2023 at 11:00AM

Surveillance footage shows two men who police say dropped off Brenda Ochoa Guerrero in the Inova Mount Vernon Hospital parking lot (via FCPD)

Four people have been arrested and charged in the death of a woman who was found, possibly shot, in the Inova Mount Vernon Hospital parking lot on April 13.

Detectives have determined that Brenda Ochoa Guerrero, 33, of Alexandria died at a house in the 2500 block of Fairhaven Avenue in Huntington, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Former Trump admin official among newly elected McLean Community Center board members

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 25, 2023 at 9:30AM

From left to right: Kathleen Cooney-Porter, Gloria Marrero Chambers and Katie Gorka have been elected to the McLean Community Center's governing board (courtesy MCC)

The McLean Community Center (MCC) has a new governing board after a relatively quiet election cycle.

A total of 1,473 McLean residents voted in the race, which saw Kathleen Cooney-Porter, Katie Gorka and Gloria Marrero Chambers emerge victorious from a slate of five adult candidates.