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All-affordable housing with Tysons community center near Spring Hill Metro approved

Published February 21, 2023 at 2:15PM | Updated April 11, 2023 at 2:47PM

Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing's proposed two 20-story affordable housing buildings in Dominion Square West, seen from the southwest (via KGD Architecture/Fairfax County)

The all-affordable residential high-rises planned at Dominion Square West are officially moving forward.

During its meeting on Feb. 15, the Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing’s (APAH) project, which will replace parking lots currently used by auto dealerships with two 21-story buildings.

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Fairfax County wants to know how people travel in and navigate Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 21, 2023 at 10:15AM

A "Welcome to Tysons" sign on Route 123 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is seeking public feedback to reduce the chances of future residents and visitors confusing Tysons Corner Center with Tysons Galleria, among other potential mix-ups.

The county launched a Tysons Wayfinding and Signage Survey on Feb. 14 in partnership with the Tysons Community Alliance, which formed last fall as the next-stage evolution of the nonprofit Tysons Partnership.

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Creator of ‘1619 Project’ will address Virginia’s role in American racism at McLean talk on Sunday

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 17, 2023 at 1:30PM

Nikole Hannah-Jones will speak at the McLean Community Center's Alden Theatre on Sunday (photo by James Estrin/The New York Times)

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the investigative journalist behind “The 1619 Project,” is coming to McLean.

Anyone hoping to snag a last-minute ticket to her talk at the McLean Community Center on Sunday (Feb. 19), however, is out of luck. Seats filled up quickly once registration opened last month, and the waitlist has exceeded 400 people, according to the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL), which organized the free event.

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School board directs funds to future early childhood education center on Route 1

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 17, 2023 at 11:45AM

The Fairfax County School Board owns land in Woodlawn that it's considering using for an early childhood education center (via Google Maps)

Undeveloped land in Mount Vernon near Richmond Highway that had been eyed for an elementary school is now being considered for an early childhood education center instead.

As part of its approval of the latest Capital Improvements Program (CIP) on Feb. 9, the Fairfax County School Board voted unanimously to reallocate $500,000 in bond funding to the proposed center, which will take the place of a planned Route 1/Pinewood Lakes elementary school.

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Police: FCPS instructional assistant charged with assault after dragging student

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 17, 2023 at 10:15AM

Saratoga Elementary School (via Google Maps)

An instructional assistant at an elementary school in Newington faces an assault charge after allegedly dragging a student by the arm.

Fouzia Masood Khan, a 59-year-old Springfield resident, was charged with simple assault yesterday (Thursday) for a Jan. 11 incident at Saragtoga Elementary School, the Fairfax County Police Department announced.

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Dozens of white supremacist flyers found in McLean neighborhoods

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 17, 2023 at 9:30AM

A Fairfax County police car (file photo)

Fairfax County police found as many as 50 flyers advertising a white supremacist hate group around McLean yesterday morning (Thursday).

Officers from the McLean Police District responded to “numerous reports of suspicious flyers” in multiple residential neighborhoods in western McLean, the Fairfax County Police Department said.

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Nats owner Ted Lerner remembered as ‘visionary’ for developing Tysons malls

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 16, 2023 at 1:30PM

Ted Lerner (courtesy of the Washington Nationals Baseball Club)

Before he helped oversee the Washington Nationals’ rise from cellar dwellers to World Series champions, Ted Lerner was busy building Tysons.

The real estate developer who transformed rural farmland into Fairfax County’s urban center died Sunday (Feb. 12) at the age of 91 in his Chevy Chase, Maryland, home. The cause was complications from pneumonia, as first reported by the Washington Post.

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Fundraiser launches to help family of man killed at Dunn Loring Metro station

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 16, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated February 16, 2023 at 3:48PM

Dunn Loring Metro station entrance (staff photo by Matt Blitz)

(Updated at 3:50 p.m.) The family of the man who died after being dragged by a Metro train at the Dunn Loring station yesterday (Wednesday) has launched a Gofundme to cover their memorial service expenses.

The man has been identified as 50-year-old Harold Riley by one of his daughters, according to reports by FOX5 and NBC4, which say that he had two daughters and four grandchildren.

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Jiwa Singapura will open tonight at Tysons Galleria, mixing fine dining with street food

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 15, 2023 at 3:30PM

Jiwa Singapura serves traditional and street fare-inspired Singaporean cuisine, such as chili crab (photo by Scott Suchman)

A new Singaporean restaurant at Tysons Galleria is ready to serve its first patrons tonight (Wednesday).

After offering a preview in December, the mall will officially welcome Jiwa Singapura at 5 p.m. on the third floor of its redeveloped Macy’s wing, across from the recently launched CMX CinéBistro movie theater.

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UPDATED: Person dies after being dragged by Metro train in Dunn Loring

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 15, 2023 at 2:00PM | Updated February 15, 2023 at 4:57PM

A Dunn Loring-Merrifield Metro station platform shelter (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

(Updated at 4:55 p.m.) A man has died after being pulled by a Metro train at the Dunn Loring station this afternoon, prompting a suspension of service between Vienna and West Falls Church.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Rail Operations Control Center and Transit Police Department received a report shortly before 1:30 p.m. that a person was being dragged by a train.