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Golf Course Plaza redevelopment in Reston put on hold, opening door for office tenants to return

Published February 28, 2023 at 1:30PM

An illustrative rendering of the planned Golf Course Overlook housing development (via DCS Design/Fairfax County)

The long-awaited redevelopment of Reston’s Golf Course Plaza office building near Isaac Newton Square is going to remain a reality only on paper for a while longer.

The project is being delayed once again due to “market changes” that have required the landowner Golf Course Plaza LLC to secure new financing, attorney Shane Murphy said in a Feb. 12 letter to Fairfax County Zoning Evaluation Division Director Suzanne Wright.

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Tysons gets new voting precinct in Fairfax County’s proposed polling place changes

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 28, 2023 at 10:15AM

An absentee ballot drop box (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Each election cycle requires some tweaks to Fairfax County’s polling precincts, and 2023 will be no exception.

This year’s proposed revisions aren’t quite as intensive as 2022’s, which affected over half of the county’s precincts to account for redistricting changes. However, they’ll still have an impact on hundreds of voters in a year when nearly all key state and local offices will be on the ballot.

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Masala Wok has closed in Fairfax, but a new restaurant is already on its way

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 28, 2023 at 9:30AM

The former Masala Wok space in Fairfax Marketplace at 10940 Fairfax Blvd (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Masala Wok has bowed out of Virginia.

The fast-casual Indian chain closed its Fairfax restaurant at 10940 Fairfax Blvd when its lease term expired on Jan. 31, real estate broker KLNB confirmed to FFXnow.

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Potential GMU cricket facility has county board intrigued but cautious

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 27, 2023 at 3:45PM

A cricket player at bat (via michael weir on Unsplash)

Fairfax County officials are guarding their wickets carefully as they size up a recent pitch for a possible cricket and baseball facility at George Mason University.

The Board of Supervisors directed county staff last week to monitor and get involved in a feasibility study that Mason and Major League Cricket (MLC) initiated in November.

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UPDATED: Dead body found in trash truck around I-66 waste site

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 27, 2023 at 3:00PM | Updated February 28, 2023 at 2:07PM

A Fairfax County police car (file photo)

(Updated at 2:05 p.m. on 2/28/2023) The contents of a truck that appears to have been carrying trash to the I-66 Transfer Station (4618 West Ox Road) included a dead body, police say.

The Fairfax County Police Department has opened an investigation into the body, which it says was found this afternoon “in a trailer used for transporting trash” in the 4600 block of West Ox Road.

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NEW: Fairfax County NAACP calls for independent investigation into fatal police shooting in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 27, 2023 at 1:20PM | Updated February 28, 2023 at 10:05AM

Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis addresses police shooting at Tysons Corner Center (via FCPD/Facebook)

(Updated at 10 a.m. on 2/28/2023) The fatal police shooting of a man accused of shoplifting sunglasses at Tysons Corner Center last week has local civil rights groups questioning the Fairfax County Police Department’s commitment to enforcing its own policies.

The Fairfax County NAACP wants “an independent, transparent and comprehensive investigation” into the death of D.C. resident Timothy McCree Johnson, who was shot by officers on Wednesday (Feb. 22) during a foot chase that extended a quarter-mile from the Nordstrom where he allegedly stole a pair of designer sunglasses.

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Nutley Street roundabouts at I-66 slated to open tomorrow

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 27, 2023 at 10:15AM

A finish line is in sight for construction on the redesigned Nutley Street/I-66 interchange (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The overhaul of the Nutley Street and I-66 interchange is nearing completion, promising an end to the unpredictability that has characterized trips near the Vienna Metro station over the past three years.

Two new roundabouts at the interchange are scheduled to open tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, the Virginia Department of Transportation recently announced, cautioning drivers to yield to traffic in the loops when entering.

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Police: Driver dies in single-vehicle crash on Braddock Road

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 27, 2023 at 9:30AM

Westbound Braddock Road at the Fairfax County Parkway intersection (via Google Maps)

A driver died after crashing their vehicle west of George Mason University’s Fairfax campus shortly after midnight on Saturday (Feb. 25).

The crash occurred at the Braddock Road and Fairfax County Parkway intersection, the Fairfax County Police Department reported at 12:11 a.m. that day.

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Tysons Galleria’s Yard House sports bar to open this weekend

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 24, 2023 at 2:15PM

Yard House, a sports bar and restaurant, will open at Tysons Galleria on Sunday (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The food, beer and throwback tunes will flow when Yard House opens its doors at Tysons Galleria this weekend.

The American sports bar chain will open on the mall’s second level, near Crate & Barrell, on Sunday (Feb. 26) — slightly later than previously anticipated.

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NEW: FCPS will offer AP African American Studies at a few schools this fall

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 24, 2023 at 11:15AM | Updated March 1, 2023 at 9:50AM

Fairfax County Public Schools

(Updated at 9:45 a.m. on 3/1/2023) The College Board’s much-debated course on African American identity and history will be available in several Fairfax County high schools this fall as part of a pilot program.

While the state scrutinizes the course, Fairfax County Public Schools plans to offer Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies at the following schools in the next school year, which will begin on Aug. 21: