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Resurfacing but no pickleball planned for Fairfax tennis courts

Published May 24, 2023 at 3:45PM

The Rutherford Park tennis courts (courtesy FCPA)

The tennis courts at Rutherford Park in Wakefield area will be closed for about two weeks, starting around Memorial Day.

The park’s three tennis courts are set to undergo resurfacing work from approximately Monday, May 29 until June 12, the Fairfax County Park Authority announced today.

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Storage facility for classic cars could motor into Vienna warehouse

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 24, 2023 at 2:15PM

A classic Cadillac red convertible (via Ryan De Hamer on Unsplash)

A Vienna warehouse recently vacated by the U.S. Postal Service is being eyed as a potential storage site for classic cars.

Roadhouse Development Company LLC is seeking to lease the existing, 34,241-square-foot warehouse at 831 Follin Lane SE for indoor car storage, according to a certificate of occupancy application scheduled to go before the Town of Vienna Planning Commission tonight (Wednesday).

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Herndon restaurant Sushi Umi will expand to Tysons this summer

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 24, 2023 at 11:00AM

The Herndon restaurant Sushi Umi will open a second location at Scotts Run in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A new sushi restaurant is being prepared for Scotts Run in Tysons.

Sushi Umi is slated to open this July at 7615 Colshire Road, an employee at the existing Herndon location told FFXnow.

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Police: Man arrested at McLean preschool had guns in car

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 24, 2023 at 9:20AM | Updated May 24, 2023 at 6:26PM

Police allegedly recovered two guns from the car of a man trespassing Dolley Madison Preschool in McLean (via FCPD/Twitter)

(Updated at 6:25 p.m.) A Florida man arrested in McLean yesterday (Tuesday) had guns in his car and was allegedly on his way to the CIA, Fairfax County police say.

The man was reported for trespassing at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church (1125 Savile Lane) around 11:11 a.m. The church is also the site of Dolley Madison Preschool and the Speech and Language Center of Northern Virginia.

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Latest art exhibits at Tysons Corner Center include mural painted ‘live’

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 23, 2023 at 2:30PM

Peruvian-born artist Fernando Osorio, whose studio is at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, paints the mural "Pathways" (courtesy Tysons Corner Center)

Tysons Corner Center has found a new partner in its efforts to bring art into its halls of commerce.

The mall’s newest installations were created by five resident artists from the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton as part of a new collaboration with the nonprofit, Tysons Corner Center announced last week.

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BREAKING: FCPS wins appeal of lawsuit challenging TJ admissions

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 23, 2023 at 1:30PM | Updated May 23, 2023 at 4:20PM

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

(Updated at 4:20 p.m.) The current admissions process for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ) does not discriminate against Asian American students, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has ruled.

A majority of the three-judge panel backed the Fairfax County School Board’s argument in support of admissions policy changes intended to increase diversity at the prestigious magnet school, reversing a lower court’s ruling that sided with the Coalition for TJ.

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Regional food bank seeks to double capacity with expanded Newington warehouse

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 23, 2023 at 10:30AM | Updated May 24, 2023 at 10:27AM

Officials attend a ceremonial groundbreaking for Capital Area Food Bank's warehouse expansion in Newington (courtesy Capital Area Food Bank)

(Updated at 10:25 a.m. on 5/24/2023) Construction has begun on a new warehouse for the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) in the Newington area.

The organization, which supports nonprofits and provides meals to residents throughout the D.C. region, broke ground on the 43,000-square-foot distribution facility at 6833 Hill Park Drive, Lorton, on May 15.

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Merrifield restaurant named among top 5 newcomers to D.C. area’s dining scene by Washington Post

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 23, 2023 at 9:30AM

Kirby Club diners eat outside at the Mosaic District (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Some of the D.C. region’s hottest new restaurants can be found right in Fairfax County, according to the Washington Post’s recently released spring dining guide.

Restaurants in the county claimed four spots on longtime food critic Tom Sietsema’s round-up of his favorite newcomers to the regional dining scene — more than any locality other than the District itself.

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Fairfax Connector proposes new bus service in I-66 corridor using future parking garages

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 22, 2023 at 3:00PM

Fairfax Connector bus to Springfield (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax Connector is shaking up its service along the I-66 corridor in anticipation of two major parking facilities finishing construction later this year.

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation has proposed adding or revising almost 30 routes in Tysons, Vienna, Springfield, Chantilly and Centreville, as it seeks to incorporate the upcoming Springfield and Monument Drive garages into its bus system.

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Vienna Police: Raccoon killed in dog attack had rabies

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 22, 2023 at 2:15PM

A raccoon in a tree in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A dog attacked a cat and a rabid raccoon in Vienna earlier this month, an encounter that left the raccoon dead, police say.

The dog got loose in the 700 block of MacArthur Avenue NE and attacked the two other animals on May 12, according to the Vienna Police Department’s recap for the week of May 12-18.