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Vienna Police revives crackdown on stop sign violations for June

Published June 1, 2023 at 1:15PM

A Vienna Police car on Mill Street (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Town of Vienna Police Department will once again usher in summer with a hardline approach to stop sign violations.

The department launched a campaign today (Thursday) that will see officers step up their enforcement of traffic safety laws, especially those governing stop signs, after seeing “a noticeable increase in such violations.”

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Pimmit Hills residents stage benefit concert to help fund legal fight over Washington Gas pipeline

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 1, 2023 at 10:30AM

Pimmit Hills residents recently held a pizza party to raise funds to cover legal fees from Washington Gas' lawsuit over a planned gas pipeline (photo by Marni Penning)

The Pimmit Hills neighborhood has officially reached the “let’s put on a show” stage of its battle against a planned Washington Gas pipeline.

Faced with escalating legal fees, residents have banded together to stage a “Protect Pimmit Hills Hoedown” benefit concert from 5-7 p.m. on Saturday (June 3) as a fundraiser for four of their neighbors who were sued by the utility company.

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Dogs plot June takeover with events at Tysons Corner Center, The Boro

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 31, 2023 at 2:30PM

The first annual Paws on the Plaza was held in 2022 (courtesy Tysons Corner Center)

The dog days are coming early to Tysons this year.

Canines will first be unleashed on the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center this Saturday (June 3) for the mall’s second annual Paws on the Plaza, a free event with pet-centric vendors, a dog park and a beer garden.

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Chicken salad restaurant chain circles expansion into Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 31, 2023 at 11:45AM

The Southern fast-casual chain Chicken Salad Chick has signed a deal to open locations in Fairfax County (courtesy Chicken Salad Chick)

A fast-casual chicken salad company is planning a move into Fairfax County, but exactly when and where it will stake its claim remains to be seen.

Chicken Salad Chick, which bills itself as the only fast-casual chicken salad concept in the U.S., has signed a development agreement with a local family to open eight new franchises in Fairfax and Arlington counties over the next five years, the business announced yesterday.

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County proposes initial Route 7 BRT stations in Tysons, from Spring Hill to West Falls Church

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 31, 2023 at 10:30AM

The proposed route and stations for the Route 7 bus rapid transit system in Tysons (via FCDOT)

Plans for a Route 7 bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Tysons are starting to take more concrete shape, outpacing an ongoing study of the corridor further to the south.

The service will initially launch in Tysons, operating between the Spring Hill and West Falls Church Metro stations, before later expanding into Falls Church and Alexandria, Fairfax County Department of Transportation staff told planning commission members at a May 11 committee meeting.

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UPDATED: Two teens charged in Idylwood fatal shooting, stabbing

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 30, 2023 at 5:25PM | Updated May 31, 2023 at 5:25PM

Tysons View Apartments (via Google Maps)

(Updated at 5:25 p.m. on 5/31/2023) The double homicide in Idylwood on Memorial Day started as a drug-related robbery, Fairfax County police say.

Two people — a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old — were charged on Tuesday (May 30) with robbery resulting in death, a Class 2 felony in Virginia, the Fairfax County Police Department announced. Additional charges are expected in the case, which involved a shooting and multiple stabbings.

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Bicycle and pedestrian facilities on Nutley Street to be recommended with Pan Am redevelopment

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 30, 2023 at 2:15PM

The east side of Nutley Street at the Route 29 intersection (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County’s vision for a redevelopment of the Pan Am Shopping Center in Merrifield will likely include an emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle connections.

At a virtual community meeting on May 22, the county’s Department of Planning and Development offered a preview of its proposed comprehensive plan amendment to allow multifamily housing at the 25-acre retail center (3089 Nutley Street SW).

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Lake Accotink upgrades facilities, as task force prepares to decide park’s long-term future

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 30, 2023 at 11:45AM

A 3.9-mile trail loops around Lake Accotink (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Questions continue to swirl around Lake Accotink Park’s long-term future, but that hasn’t stopped Fairfax County from pursuing some needed facility upgrades.

This Saturday (June 3), the Fairfax County Park Authority will celebrate the completion of its new Accotink Creek Crossing, a 320-foot-long concrete trail and 325-foot, elevated pedestrian bridge that closes 3.9-mile trail loop around the North Springfield park.

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Medical spa to open at Pike 7 Plaza in Tysons with help from Miss Virginia

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 30, 2023 at 11:00AM

The body sculpting business LightRx Body & Face is opening a new spa at Pike 7 Plaza in Tysons (courtesy LightRx)

A clinic that provides liposuction, laser hair removal and other cosmetic services is ready for its big reveal next month in Tysons.

LightRx Face & Body will introduce itself to Pike 7 Plaza (8365 Leesburg Pike, Suite C) with a grand opening on June 8. The “premiere party” will run from 5-8:30 p.m. and feature an appearance by Miss Virginia 2022 winner Victoria Chuah, the medical spa announced last week.

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BREAKING: Two people killed, two injured in Idylwood shooting and stabbing

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 29, 2023 at 5:10PM | Updated May 29, 2023 at 6:35PM

Fairfax County Deputy Chief Eli Cory briefs media on a fatal shooting and stabbing incident at the Tysons View Apartments in Idylwood (via FCPD/Facebook)

(Updated at 6:35 p.m.) Two people have died, and two more have been hospitalized in an apparent shooting and stabbing at the Tysons View Apartments in Idylwood.

A 20-year-old man had been reported shot in the 2200 block of Pimmit Run Lane, a dispatcher said at 3:37 p.m. on the police scanner.