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New pickleball courts in McLean and Mount Vernon now complete

Published October 7, 2022 at 1:15PM

The Fairfax County Park Authority has proposed converting one of the Lewinsville Park tennis courts into pickleball courts (via FCPA)

Fairfax County’s inventory of pickleball facilities has expanded with the arrival of 10 courts dedicated to the increasingly popular sport.

Newly renovated courts at Lewinsville Park in McLean and George Washington Park in Mount Vernon will officially open on Saturday, Oct. 15, the Fairfax County Park Authority announced yesterday (Thursday).

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Planned Herndon water pump will have capacity for 10M gallons a day

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 7, 2022 at 11:45AM

Herndon will work with Fairfax Water to add a pump station next to the police station (via Town of Herndon)

A pump station proposed for the Herndon Police Department site will be able to process 10 million gallons of water per day, town staff say.

The station is part of a broader retooling of Herndon’s Utility Master Plan, which outlines how the town will bolster its water infrastructure in preparation for development around the downtown and future Metro station.

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VDOT offers new park to make up for 495 NEXT encroaching on Scott’s Run Nature Preserve

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 7, 2022 at 10:30AM | Updated December 9, 2022 at 2:43PM

The Potomac River seen from Scott's Run Nature Preserve in McLean (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The ongoing widening of I-495 from Tysons to McLean will require the permanent taking of 1.15 acres from Scott’s Run Nature Preserve.

As compensation, the Virginia Department of Transportation has proposed building a new park for the Fairfax County Park Authority on a 1.83-acre site at the corner of Georgetown Pike and Balls Hill Road that it currently uses as a maintenance yard.

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Police: Man shot at officers and led chase from Arlington to West Falls Church

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 7, 2022 at 9:30AM

Joined by Arlington County Police Chief Charles Penn, Fairfax County Police Chief discusses a chase with shots fired that ended in West Falls Church (via FCPD/Facebook)

A 27-year-old man was arrested in West Falls Church last night after fleeing from and shooting at police officers and troopers in both Fairfax and Arlington counties.

Identified as Ricardo Singleton, the man fired “several rounds” at Fairfax and Arlington officers and Virginia State Police troopers who converged on the Bestway Supermarket shopping center at the intersection of Arlington Blvd and Graham Road, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said at a joint media briefing.

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Hundreds expected to race in South Lakes HS food pantry’s annual 0.5K fundraiser

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 6, 2022 at 2:30PM

The South Lakes High School PTSA Food Pantry's annual "Do It Your Way 0.5K" fundraiser returns this month (photo by Alexis Doty)

The South Lakes High School PTSA’s annual “Do It Your Way 0.5K” fundraiser for its food pantry is back for a fifth year — and yes, there will be doughnuts this time.

Advertised as “the most rewarding 650 steps you’ll take this year,” the yearly walk has become one of Reston’s most popular fall events, drawing over 300 participants in 2021, according to the PTSA.

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Fashion house Dior to open store at Tysons Galleria next year

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 6, 2022 at 1:30PM

The view from Tysons Galleria's third floor (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The high-end gowns of Dior will soon grace the halls of Tysons Galleria.

The Parisian fashion house will open a clothing boutique at the mall, its first in Virginia, Tysons Galleria recently announced on Instagram. The store is currently expected to open in June 2023.

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JUST IN: Police identify victim and possible suspect in Mount Vernon homicide

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 6, 2022 at 12:30PM

Fairfax County police car lights (file photo)

Fairfax County police are searching for a 43-year-old man from Mount Vernon who they say is a suspect in a fatal shooting on Sunday (Oct. 2).

Detectives believe Kyjuan Omar Braxton Trott shot Brandon Wims, 31, of Maryland multiple times after approaching the vehicle where Wims and two other people were sitting at the Old Mill Gardens apartment complex in Mount Vernon, the Fairfax County Police Department said today (Thursday).

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Reston’s Lake Thoreau pool has been demolished for major renovation

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 6, 2022 at 11:30AM

Set for a major renovation, the Lake Thoreau pool has been demolished (via RA/YouTube)

The Lake Thoreau pool in Reston has been reduced to a dirt ditch at the corner of Sunrise Valley and Upper Lake drives, paving the way for a full renovation of the facility.

On-site work at 2040 Upper Lake Drive began over the summer. The pool has now been completely demolished, including the pool shell and concrete deck, according to the latest update from Reston Association.

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Three dead after vehicle crashes in Tysons and Fort Belvoir, FCPD says

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 6, 2022 at 8:50AM | Updated October 7, 2022 at 1:51PM

Eastbound Route 7 is partially closed at Route 123 after a fatal crash in Tysons (via VDOT)

(Updated at 1:50 p.m. on 10/7/2022) Three more people were killed on Fairfax County roads Thursday morning (Oct. 6), police reported.

In Tysons, two people died in a single-vehicle crash on eastbound Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) remains partly shut down in Tysons after two people died in a single-vehicle crash at Chain Bridge Road, shutting down the road for nearly three-and-a-half hours, the Fairfax County Police Department said.

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Washington West Film Festival kicks off next week in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 5, 2022 at 2:40PM

Journalist Bob Woodward at the Washington West Film Festival's 40th anniversary screening for "All the President's Men" (courtesy of Washington West Film Festival)

The movie world’s annual parade of fall festivals will make a pit stop in Fairfax County next week, with the launch of the Washington West Film Festival.

After celebrating its 10th anniversary virtually in 2020 due to COVID-19, the festival returned in person last year and is now preparing for its 11th season, which will bring a variety of films to Tysons and Reston from Oct. 13-17.