Author: Angela Woolsey

Angela Woolsey is the site editor for FFXnow. A graduate of George Mason University, she worked as a general assignment reporter for the Fairfax County Times before joining Local News Now as the Tysons Reporter editor in 2020.

Around Town

McLean Big Buns and Matchbox set grand opening with free food samples

By Angela Woolsey
Big Buns Damn Good Burgers and Matchbox in McLean (courtesy Thompson Hospitality)

After a few months of settling into McLean, Big Buns Damn Good Burgers and Matchbox are evidently ready for a housewarming party.

The two restaurants paired with McLean’s Lidl grocery store on Chain Bridge Road will get a grand opening celebration, complete with an official ribbon-cutting, this coming Wednesday (April 26).

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Local bards invited to summon their inner John Keats for county library’s poetry contest

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County Poet Laureate Danielle Badra's recent Arab-American Heritage Poetry Reading included a workshop on Ghazal, an Arabic verse form (courtesy ArtsFairfax)

O, muse, send me your cleverest rhymes, your liveliest verses and most starry-eyed odes to nightingales.

So says Fairfax County Public Library, as time ticks down on its second annual poetry contest.

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Moms rally to raise $400,000 for new McLean Central Park playground

By Angela Woolsey
The current tot lot at McLean Central Park (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

(Updated at 5:25 p.m.) McLean Central Park is getting a new playground, but the exact design will depend on whether a group of local moms can raise nearly $400,000 by the end of this year.

Ideally, the facility will have a rubberized surface to cushion the ground, tot lot fencing, additional seating and plenty of shiny, modern equipment, including an adaptive tandem swing and other elements accessible to people with disabilities.

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One killed and two hospitalized in Seven Corners crash with vehicle fire

By Angela Woolsey
Northbound Arlington Blvd at Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 4:50 p.m.) One person died and two people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at the Route 50 (Arlington Blvd) and Patrick Henry Drive intersection in Seven Corners early this morning (Friday).

Emergency responders with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched to the scene of a crash with injuries around 1:11 a.m., according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.

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DEVELOPING: Man stabbed in Sunoco parking lot near RTC West

By Angela Woolsey
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
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
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
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
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
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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