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DEVELOPING: Man stabbed in Sunoco parking lot near RTC West

Published April 20, 2023 at 6:35PM

Fairfax County police car with lights flashing (file photo)

(Updated at 6:45 p.m.) A man has been taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after getting stabbed in Reston.

Fairfax County police officers, including a K9 unit, are currently at the scene in the parking lot of a Sunoco (12191 Sunset Hill Road) near RTC West.

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JUST IN: Democratic challengers for 37th Senate District team up in push to oust Chap Petersen

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 20, 2023 at 3:00PM

Erika Yalowitz, candidate for State Senate in the 37th District (photo courtesy of Erika Yalowitz)

Community organizer Erika Yalowitz has suspended her campaign for the Virginia State Senate’s 37th District.

One of three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination, Yalowitz announced today (Thursday) that she is withdrawing from the race and will instead endorse her opponent, Saddam Azlan Salim, a financial consultant and vice president of the Fairfax Young Democrats.

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McLean office park owner makes bid to add housing, underground utilities

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 20, 2023 at 1:30PM

Several offices in McLean Professional Park could be redeveloped as a multifamily residential building (via Walter Phillips/Fairfax County)

Some more construction could be in store for the southwest corner of Chain Bridge Road and Tennyson Drive in McLean.

The owner of the McLean Professional Park is seeking to replace six buildings in the office complex with a five-story, 104-unit multifamily residential building, according to a rezoning application submitted to Fairfax County on Monday (April 17).

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Taste of Annandale festival returns next week after pandemic hiatus

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 20, 2023 at 11:45AM

The Taste of Annandale festival will return on April 29 for the first time since 2019 (photo by Ellie Ashford)

Annandale will close out April by resurrecting its annual celebration of food, diversity and local businesses after four dormant years.

The Taste of Annandale will return next week for the first time since COVID-19 emerged, taking over Tom Davis Drive on Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Food delivery robots roll out at select restaurants in the Mosaic District

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 20, 2023 at 9:30AM

Food delivery robots from the startup Cartken have launched at the Mosaic District (courtesy Alex Zilberman/EDENS)

The robots are taking over the Mosaic District.

Starting today (Thursday), a fleet of boxy, self-driving bots will roam around the mixed-use Merrifield neighborhood, delivering food from restaurants in a pilot program by the delivery service Uber Eats and the robotics startup Cartken.

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Before Earth Day, Vienna to bring out the big birds for annual Green Expo

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 19, 2023 at 2:15PM

The nonprofit Secret Garden Birds & Bees will return to Vienna's Green Expo with live birds of prey (courtesy Town of Vienna)

With Earth Day just around the corner, the Town of Vienna is preparing for its annual celebration of all things environmentally friendly and sustainable.

Sponsored by the town’s Conservation and Sustainability Commission, the Green Expo is held on the fourth Thursday of every April. As such, this year’s event will take place at the Vienna Community Center (120 Cherry Street) from 7-9 p.m. this Thursday (April 20).

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Three dogs rescued from townhouse fire in Centreville

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 19, 2023 at 1:30PM

Fairfax County paramedics attend to a dog rescued from a townhouse fire in Centreville (via FCFRD/Twitter)

A trio of dogs was rescued from a townhouse fire in Centreville’s Bryarton neighborhood this morning (Wednesday).

Multiple Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to the 14600 block of Seasons Drive around 11:17 a.m., according to scanner traffic from Open MHz.

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Tysons Corner Center adds Persian restaurant, plans pizza stall in food court

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 19, 2023 at 10:15AM

The Persian restaurant Maman Joon opened at Tysons Corner Center in early April (courtesy Z Burger)

Maman Joon, a Persian restaurant originally based in D.C., is now open at Tysons Corner Center.

Opened during the first week of April, the eatery is located at 8048 Tysons Corner Center on the mall’s second level next to the Pakistani cafe Cha Tea House, replacing the permanently closed Cava.

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Route 7 construction cuts off access from Trap Road through summer

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 18, 2023 at 3:00PM

Route 7 construction workers (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

For the next few months, drivers will have just one road to reach Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) from Wolf Trap.

The access point at Trap Road is scheduled to close at 7 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday) and will remain blocked to traffic until 9 a.m. Saturday (April 22), the Virginia Department of Transportation announced last week.

Countywide

Red Flag Warning in effect for Fairfax County, indicating danger of fires

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 18, 2023 at 1:15PM

Fairfax County firefighters respond to a brush fire in Annandale on April 13, 2023 (via FCFRD/Twitter)

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Fairfax County and the rest of the D.C. area.

In effect from noon until 8 p.m. today (Tuesday), the alert says a combination of strong wind gusts and low humidity have raised the risk of outdoor fires.