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McLean coach recognized by Little League World Series for inspiring community after cancer diagnosis

Published August 24, 2022 at 3:00PM | Updated August 24, 2022 at 4:41PM

Seated to the right, McLean Little League Coach Ramon Santiago with his team (courtesy MLL)

(Updated at 4:40 p.m.) Ramón Santiago’s journey to the Little League World Series (LLWS) was a complicated one, filled with struggle as well as joy.

Thanks to the efforts of some supportive parents, the McLean Little League coach’s continued dedication to his team while undergoing treatment for cancer earned him an honorable mention for the 2022 Little League Baseball Coach of the Year Award.

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McLean arts nonprofit gets deep with gala to celebrate 60th anniversary

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 24, 2022 at 11:00AM

Arlington artist Joseph Cortina will make an augmented reality exhibit for the McLean Project for the Arts' 60th anniversary gala (courtesy MPA)

McLean Project for the Arts is going to Tysons for its diamond jubilee.

The nonprofit will celebrate six decades of supporting and showcasing the work of artists in the mid-Atlantic region with a 60th anniversary gala at Capital One Hall (7750 Capital One Tower Road) on Sept. 18.

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Fairfax City plans first-ever summer Restaurant Week, starting Monday

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 24, 2022 at 9:30AM

Marumen will be among the restaurants participating in Fairfax City's first-ever summer Restaurant Week (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The D.C. region’s summer restaurant celebration may be over, but in Fairfax City, the festivities are just about to get underway.

The city is expanding its Restaurant Week into a biannual occasion with its first-ever summer program on Monday (Aug. 29). Now in its fifth year, the initiative will build on “the success of the past four years while showcasing the culinary breadth of the city’s dining community,” according to a press release.

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FCPD: Community member finds body near Huntley Meadows Park

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 23, 2022 at 3:00PM

A wooded area in the 7900 block of Janna Avenue in Hybla Valley (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County police are investigating a dead body discovered near Huntley Meadows Park in the Hybla Valley area.

The body was found in “a wooded area” in the 7900 block of Janna Avenue, the Fairfax County Police Department said on Twitter this afternoon (Tuesday).

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Route 7 construction to alter traffic for new Lewinsville Road intersection

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 23, 2022 at 1:30PM

Drivers to and from eastbound Route 7 at the Lewinsville Road intersection will be detoured this weekend (via VDOT)

By this time next week, the intersection of Route 7 and Lewinsville Road in the Wolf Trap area will have a whole new look, but drivers must endure some inconveniences before the result of the makeover is revealed.

The median that currently facilitates traffic between eastbound Route 7 and Lewinsville will close at 7 p.m. on Friday (Aug. 26), requiring drivers to take an extended detour through Tysons, the Virginia Department of Transportation says.

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Yu Noodles to dish out Chinese soup and dumplings in Tysons this fall

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 23, 2022 at 10:15AM

A takeout container of pan-fried pork buns from Yu Noodles, which is adding a location in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

An up-and-coming, local Chinese restaurant chain will open a new location in Tysons’ Scotts Run area later this year.

Construction has begun on Yu Noodles in The Commons at 1690 Anderson Road, Suite B. A brochure for the Safeway-anchored shopping center indicates that the restaurant is replacing Nouvelle Salon next to Lost Dog Cafe.

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NEW: Fairfax County could end local Covid state of emergency next month

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 23, 2022 at 9:30AM

The Fairfax County Government Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

An end may be in sight for the local state of emergency that Fairfax County has had in place since the COVID-19 pandemic upended government operations and daily life in March 2020.

“A County Executive agenda item regarding ending the Local Emergency Declaration that was established to support response and recovery related to the COVID-19 pandemic will go before the Board of Supervisors at their next meeting on Tuesday, September 13,” Fairfax County Director of Public Affairs Tony Castrilli said in a statement.

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JUST IN: Woman sexually assaulted in Reston apartment, police say

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 22, 2022 at 4:10PM | Updated August 23, 2022 at 12:27AM

Fairfax County police car lights flashing (file photo)

Updated at 12:25 a.m. on 8/23/2022 — A man has been taken into custody, and charges are “forthcoming,” Fairfax County police said.

Earlier: A woman reported being sexually assaulted at knifepoint while in her apartment in the Shadowood area of Reston, the Fairfax County Police Department said today (Monday).

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Busara Thai has closed its Tysons restaurant after 26 years

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 22, 2022 at 2:15PM

Busara Thai Restaurant and Lounge has closed its Tysons restaurant (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The owners of a Thai restaurant that has stood Tysons Corner Center for over a quarter of a century have opted to retire.

Busara Thai Restaurant and Lounge served its last meal at 8142 Watson Street at the end of July, permanently closing its doors on Aug. 1, according to a sign posted to the front door.

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Fairfax County creates monkeypox vaccine eligibility form as cases rise

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 22, 2022 at 11:50AM | Updated August 22, 2022 at 4:09PM

Monkeypox cases reported in the U.S. since May, as of Aug. 22 (via CDC)

(Updated at 4:10 p.m.) More monkeypox cases have been reported in the Fairfax Health District than anywhere else in Virginia, as officials grapple with a national outbreak of the disease.

The district, which includes Fairfax County and the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church, has now seen 58 cases, as of Friday (Aug. 19), according to Virginia Department of Health data. That’s more than any region in the state other than Northern Virginia, which has 163 confirmed or probable cases overall.