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UPDATED: Man fatally shot at Arrowbrook Centre parking garage during dispute, police say

Published July 7, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated July 7, 2023 at 5:24PM

Fairfax County Police Lt. James Curry gives a briefing on a fatal shooting at the Arrowbrook parking garage (via FCPD/Facebook)

(Updated at 5:25 p.m.) A 37-year-old man was fatally shot last night (Thursday) at a parking garage in Herndon’s Arrowbrook Centre development.

The Fairfax County Police Department identified the victim this afternoon (Friday) as Robert Fisher of Chantilly. A 40-year-old man from Herndon, Major Feheem Stokes, was arrested yesterday as the suspect.

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UPDATED: Capital Beltway reopens after vehicle crashes clog traffic in McLean

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 6, 2023 at 5:05PM | Updated July 6, 2023 at 7:44PM

A crash has created traffic backups on I-495 at Lewinsville Road (via VDOT)

Updated at 7:45 p.m. — All lanes on I-495 have now reopened after a pair of crashes during the afternoon rush hour, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Earlier: Two separate vehicle crashes have brought the Capital Beltway to a near-standstill in the McLean area just north of Tysons.

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Fires at abandoned house in Oakton still under investigation

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 6, 2023 at 3:30PM | Updated July 7, 2023 at 10:43AM

Fairfax County fire investigators are still looking to determine the cause of a May 27 fire at an abandoned house in Oakton (via FCFRD)

Fairfax County fire investigators still trying to determine what caused a blaze at a vacant house in Oakton over a month after it occurred.

Firefighters were dispatched to the 2300 block of Hunter Mill Road at 7:35 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, “for reports of an outside fire,” according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

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Alexandria hair waxing salon focused on comfort expands to Vienna

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 6, 2023 at 1:45PM

Alexandria-based Bare Skin Waxing has opened a second location in Vienna (photo by Danielle M.)

A new waxing salon has arrived in Vienna with promises of a less harrowing experience than the one Steve Carell was subjected to in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.”

Bare Skin Waxing will get a ribbon-cutting at 6 p.m. today (Thursday) to mark the opening of its second location since launching in Alexandria a decade ago. With Vienna Mayor Linda Colbert scheduled to attend, the ceremony will be outside the salon at 123 Church Street NW.

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Live-work development approved for Inova’s former HQ in Merrifield

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 6, 2023 at 10:15AM

Developer Madison Highland proposed a "game table community park" outside 8110 Gatehouse Road in its plan to repurpose the office building as a live/work development (via Fairfax County)

Inova Health System’s former administrative headquarters in Merrifield will soon be transformed into a combination of workforce housing and live/work units — a kind of development that’s still relatively novel for Fairfax County.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted 8-0 to approve the project from developer Madison Highland after a public hearing on June 27. Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross and Braddock District Supervisor James Walkinshaw recused themselves because they respectively serve on Inova’s board of trustees and quality and reliability committee.

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Voilà Pastry & Café will close after a decade in Huntington this Sunday

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 6, 2023 at 9:30AM

A large cappuccino and ube macron from Voila Pastry at the Huntington Station Shopping Center (courtesy Voila Pastry & Cafe/Instagram)

This weekend will be Voilà Pastry & Café’s last in business — at least for the immediate future.

The bakery announced late last month that it will permanently close its doors at the Huntington Station Shopping Center on Sunday (July 9), confirming that it opted not to renew its lease.

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Flash Flood Warning issued for part of Fairfax County amid downpour

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 5, 2023 at 3:45PM | Updated July 5, 2023 at 6:25PM

A rain storm passes over central Fairfax (via NWS)

Rain is pouring down on Fairfax County, raising the risk of flooding.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the central portion of the county, including Oakton, Annandale, Merrifield and Fairfax City.

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

By Angela Woolsey

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.