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FCPS school bus tire catches fire in Pimmit Hills, students evacuated

Published February 2, 2023 at 9:30AM

A Fairfax County school bus tire caught on fire in Pimmit Hills (via Ring)

A Fairfax County Public Schools bus had a tire catch fire while on Route 7 yesterday (Wednesday), causing some alarm in the surrounding Pimmit Hills neighborhood.

The tire fire occurred around 11:42 a.m. on Leesburg Pike in front of the Trader Joe’s shopping center near Pimmit Drive, as first reported by the Falls Church News-Press.

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Development proposal that could’ve closed key road between Reston and Wolf Trap withdrawn

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 1, 2023 at 1:30PM

The current layout of Crowell Road in Wolf Trap (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County is no longer considering a proposal to allow more housing in Wolf Trap’s Crowells Corner neighborhood.

The Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) submission has been withdrawn by its nominator, county planner David Stinson said at a virtual meeting last night (Tuesday) to discuss requested land use changes in east Reston and along Hunter Mill Road.

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TJ students win local Congressional contest by designing app to help kids with autism

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 1, 2023 at 11:45AM

Thomas Jefferson High School students Soham Jain, Rohan Kotla and Samvrit Rao (left to right) developed the app RoutineRemind to help kids with autism (courtesy Samvrit Rao)

An app created by a trio of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology students to help kids with autism may someday be deployed in Fairfax County’s special education classrooms.

Sophomores Soham Jain, Rohan Kotla and Samvrit Rao have already earned recognition from Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-10) for RoutineRemind, an app designed to help parents and kids keep track of their schedules.

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JUST IN: Firefighter sustains ‘minor’ injury in Vienna house fire

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 1, 2023 at 9:30AM

Fairfax County firefighters respond to a fire in the 1000 block of Westwood Drive (photo by M. Clark via FCFRD/Twitter)

A firefighter was injured while responding to a house fire in Vienna just before midnight.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units were dispatched to the 1000 block of Westwood Drive NE at 11:58 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday), according to a tweet.

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John Legend, Studio Ghibli and more line up for Wolf Trap’s summer 2023 season

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 31, 2023 at 2:15PM

The upcoming Wolf Trap season will include a tribute to Studio Ghibli fillms by the National Symphony Orchestra, led by composer Joe Hisaishi (photo by Dan Aulsebrook)

A preview of summer at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts has arrived.

More than 50 artists have been scheduled for the upcoming season at the Filene Center (1551 Trap Road), the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced today (Tuesday).

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West Falls Church Metro developers agree to provide area transportation improvements

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 31, 2023 at 11:00AM

The proposed redevelopment of the West Falls Church Metro station property (via Fairfax County)

The nearly 24-acre, mixed-use development planned for the West Falls Church Metro station will come with at least a few upgrades to the surrounding transportation network in Idylwood, if it’s approved.

Developers EYA, Rushmark Properties, and Hoffman & Associates — known collectively as FGCP-Metro LLC — have agreed to construct a shared-use trail along the north side of Haycock Road over I-66, according to a draft proffer agreement in Fairfax County’s Jan. 24 staff report on the development plans.

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Arlington’s Old Dominion Pizza will open sit-down Fairfax restaurant this spring

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 31, 2023 at 9:30AM | Updated January 31, 2023 at 10:08PM

Old Dominion Pizza is expected to open in Fairfax City this spring (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Old Dominion Pizza Company is rolling out to Fairfax City.

The small Arlington County shop will expand for the first time, replacing the defunct Latin American restaurant Pampa Sazone at 3950 University Drive, Suite 102.

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McLean’s Big Buns is now open, soon to be joined by Matchbox Pizza

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 30, 2023 at 1:30PM

Big Buns Damn Good Burgers is now open in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Big Buns Damn Good Burgers has arrived in McLean.

The regional burger chain opened its newest location at 1336 Chain Bridge Road on Jan. 16, a spokesperson told FFXnow.

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JUST IN: LGBTQ music festival led by Brandi Carlile coming to Wolf Trap

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 30, 2023 at 12:30PM

Singer Brandi Carlile will headline Wolf Trap National Park's first-ever Out & About Festival (courtesy of Wolf Trap)

A music festival celebrating LGBTQ artists is coming to Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts this summer.

In its first programming announcement for the upcoming season, the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts said today (Monday) that it will host a family-friendly, two-day Out & About Festival headlined by folk-rock singer Brandi Carlile.

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Rear-end crash turns into carjacking in Vienna, armed suspects sought

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 30, 2023 at 9:45AM

Vienna police SUV (via Vienna Police Department/Facebook)

Police from three different jurisdictions are on the lookout for suspects in an armed carjacking reported in Vienna Saturday night (Jan. 28).

An individual told the Town of Vienna Police Department around 10:30 p.m. that their vehicle was rear-ended about half an hour earlier near the intersection of Park Street and Moore Avenue SE, according to a news release published yesterday (Sunday).