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JUST IN: 70-year-old pedestrian dies weeks after SUV crash in Kings Park

Published December 13, 2022 at 10:25AM

Kings Park Drive at the turn to eastbound Braddock Road (via Google Maps)

A 70-year-old woman died last week from injuries dealt by an SUV that hit her outside the Kings Park neighborhood in West Springfield half a month earlier.

On Nov. 15, Springfield resident Ly Tran was using the Braddock Road crosswalk to go from Kings Park Drive to the north side, which is the entrance to the Parkwood Baptist Church, the Fairfax County Police Department said in a news release today.

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Bomb and shooting threat sent over ‘drag brunch’ at Fair Lakes restaurant

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 13, 2022 at 9:30AM

Blue Iguana Restaurant and Bar in Fair Lakes (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County police are investigating a threat of violence against the Blue Iguana in Fair Lakes and a local drag performer partnered with the restaurant and bar.

The anonymous email sent Saturday morning (Dec. 10) said that “several bombs” had been placed inside the restaurant in the Shops at Fair Lakes (12727 Shoppes Lane) as well as the home of a drag queen who hosts a “Sassy Saturdays Drag Brunch” on the second Saturday of each month, starting Nov. 12.

Countywide

County board devotes more Covid relief funds to affordable housing

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 12, 2022 at 2:15PM

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)

Fairfax County has now committed $45 million of the COVID-19 relief funds it received from the federal government to supporting affordable housing projects.

The Board of Supervisors approved the latest allocation of $15 million at its meeting last Tuesday (Dec. 6), and more could be on the way next year, if the board opts to dip into a reserve fund to further its goal of creating 10,000 more affordable units by 2034.

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Tysons Bikeshare stations may be shuffled from office to residential sites

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 12, 2022 at 1:30PM

Two parking spaces on Chain Bridge Road near Kingston at McLean Crossing could be replaced by a Capital Bikeshare station (via Fairfax County)

Much has changed in the landscape of Tysons and people’s travel habits since Capital Bikeshare first pulled into town in 2016.

As a result, Fairfax County plans to relocate some of the bicycle-sharing company’s 15 established stations in the area to new spots that better accommodate Tysons’ growing residential population and the rise of remote work accelerated by the pandemic.

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Vienna man arrested after displaying gun to teen walking dog, cursing

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 12, 2022 at 9:30AM

A Vienna police car parked on Cherry Street (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Vienna police arrested the same man twice earlier this month for separate incidents where he was allegedly drunk, including one where he flashed a gun at a passing dogwalker.

First, an officer was called to Blackstone Terrace and Holmes Drive NW intersection at 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 2 for a report of a man standing outside and yelling profanity, according to the Vienna Police Department’s crime roundup for the week of Dec. 2-8.

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FCPD motor officer thrown from bike, seriously injured in collision near GMU

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 9, 2022 at 3:30PM

FCPD Lt. Dan Spital addresses a crash on Braddock Road in Fairfax that seriously injured a motorcycle officer (via FCPD/Facebook)

The Fairfax County Police Department’s motor squad encountered an emergency of its own while responding to an incident early this afternoon.

A motorcycle officer was seriously injured in a collision with a Jeep on Braddock Road that police believe was attempting to get out of the squad’s way, FCPD Public Affairs Bureau Commander Lt. Dan Spital said at a media briefing.

Around Town

Tysons student theater group books Congressional cameo for ‘Christmas Carol’

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 9, 2022 at 1:30PM

Traveling Players Ensemble, a student theater company based in Tysons, performs "Commedia Christmas Carol" (photo by Alex Mountfield)

Rep. Gerry Connolly will put his experience dealing with Scrooges on Capitol Hill to the test tomorrow when he takes the stage for a youth production of “Commedia Christmas Carol.”

The congressman and Providence District Supervisior Dalia Palchik will join student actors with the Traveling Players Ensemble for their take on the Charles Dickens holiday classic at 8 p.m., the Tysons-based theatrical company announced earlier this week.

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McLean Little League offers to fund turf conversion for baseball diamond

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 9, 2022 at 10:15AM

The baseball diamond at Linway Terrace Park (via Fairfax County Park Authority)

Grass may soon be passé at Linway Terrace Park in McLean.

McLean Little League (MLL) has offered to fund a conversion of the park’s baseball diamond from grass to synthetic turf, the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) announced Wednesday (Dec. 7).

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JUST IN: Serial killer gets life in prison for 1987 Herndon murder

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 8, 2022 at 3:50PM

Fairfax County Courthouse (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

A man already serving a life sentence in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend in 2002 has pleaded guilty to killing a woman in Herndon 35 years ago.

The Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney announced today that Charles Helem was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering 37-year-old Eige Sober-Adler, whose body was found in a field near the Dulles Toll Road on Sept. 8, 1987.

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Developers seek to expand Mosaic District’s vibes to more of Merrifield

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 8, 2022 at 1:30PM

The Alliance Center Condominiums could be replaced by multifamily residential buildings (via Fairfax County)

The Mosaic District has been declared a rousing success by Fairfax County, but between that mixed-use neighborhood and the Dunn Loring Metro station to the north, vestiges of Merrifield’s more industrial past remain.

A trio of new redevelopment pitches promise to further the county’s efforts to revitalize Merrifield by replacing older properties with housing that’s more closely integrated with retail, offices and other commercial activities.