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Regional food bank seeks to double capacity with expanded Newington warehouse

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.

Countywide

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.

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Georgetown Pike car crash caused Saturday power outage in McLean area

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 22, 2023 at 10:30AM

A car crashed into a power switch box on Georgetown Pike, causing an outage from Great Falls to Tysons (courtesy anonymous)

About 1,400 people in the McLean and Great Falls area lost power Saturday night (May 20) due to a car crash on Georgetown Pike.

A photo sent to FFXnow shows a silver sedan that had smashed into a large green power box, coming to a rest against a streetlight.

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Motorcyclist becomes latest Fairfax County traffic fatality in 2023

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 22, 2023 at 9:30AM

Hooes Road curves when approaching Crosspointe Glen Way in Lorton (via Google Maps)

A 46-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash on Hooes Road in Lorton late last week.

Springfield resident Samuel Gensler was riding a 2001 Harley Davidson north on Hooes Road Friday (May 19) afternoon when he lost control at the curve approaching the Crosspointe Glen Way intersection, the Fairfax County Police Department says.

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FCPD: Unknown man attempted to sexually assault woman in Chantilly home

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 19, 2023 at 2:40PM

The Fairfax County Police Department released a composite sketch of a man who they say attempt to sexually assault a woman in Chantilly (via FCPD)

Fairfax County police are looking for a man who allegedly broke into a woman’s home in Chantilly and tried to sexually assault her.

Officers were called to a house on Iberia Circle at 12:02 p.m. yesterday (Thursday). The man entered the woman’s home through an unlocked door “and attempted to sexually assault her,” according to the police.

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Vienna Police arrest man for alleged sexual assault of juvenile at local park

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 19, 2023 at 11:00AM | Updated May 19, 2023 at 2:47PM

The Vienna Police Department headquarters (file photo)

(Updated at 1:55 p.m.) A Vienna man has been arrested for allegedly raping a girl at a local park.

The suspect, Celvin Aragon Flores, met the victim online through a social media app and then “engaged in a sexual encounter with her at a park in Vienna,” the Town of Vienna Police Department says.

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Apple’s expanded Tysons store opens today with new location and design

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 19, 2023 at 9:30AM

Inside the new Apple store at Tysons Corner Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The new Apple store at Tysons Corner Center is ready to say hello.

Opening to customers at 10 a.m. today (Friday), the 13,010-square-foot store has been branded as a “new chapter” for the technology company, which launched its original retail location at the mall on May 19, 2001 — exactly 22 years ago.

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Teen charged with reckless driving for fatal pedestrian crash in Groveton

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 18, 2023 at 3:00PM

Southbound Richmond Highway approaching Groveton Street (via Google Maps)

An 18-year-old man from Alexandria has been charged with reckless driving after allegedly crashing into a pedestrian on Richmond Highway in March, killing her.

Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on March 30, Luis Merino Berrios was driving south on Richmond Highway in a 2007 Mercedes C230 when he lost control near Groveton Street, a change from the originally reported location of Clayborne Avenue.