Author: Angela Woolsey

Angela Woolsey is the site editor for FFXnow. A graduate of George Mason University, she worked as a general assignment reporter for the Fairfax County Times before joining Local News Now as the Tysons Reporter editor in 2020.

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Fairfax County schools to close for redistricting referendum special election

By Angela Woolsey
Cunningham Park Elementary School's cafeteria hosts a polling place for the Nov. 4, 2025 general election (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County Public Schools students will have an unexpected day off this spring, as polling sites take over many school buildings for the upcoming special election on mid-decade redistricting.

FCPS Superintendent Michelle Reid announced yesterday (Wednesday) that all schools will close on April 21 in anticipation of high turnout for the referendum, which asks voters to temporarily amend Virginia’s Constitution so the General Assembly can adopt a new Congressional district map.

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Former Va. first lady Dorothy McAuliffe to run for Congress in proposed 7th district

By Angela Woolsey and Associated Press
FILE - Dorothy McAuliffe speaks during a campaign event for her husband Virginia democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe at Lubber Run Park, July 23, 2021, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Former Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe is officially running for Congress.

The onetime state department official and wife of former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced today (Wednesday) that she will campaign for the proposed 7th Congressional District seat, which would include Annandale, Burke, West Springfield, West Falls Church and Pimmit Hills in Fairfax County.

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Reston Association resumes consideration of Lake Audubon renaming

By Angela Woolsey
Homes along Lake Audubon in Reston on an autumn day (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Nearly three years after a medical emergency abruptly halted a community meeting on the topic, Reston Association is reviving its consideration of a possible renaming of Lake Audubon.

The homeowners’ association anticipates holding a new community meeting to gather input on the proposal later this spring, while staff finalize a policy establishing a formal process for changing amenity names.

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Fairfax County offers free trees to residents in bid to expand canopy

By Angela Woolsey
A family plants a tree from the Arbor Day Foundation (courtesy DPWES)

Fairfax County is teaming up with the Arbor Day Foundation to give away free trees to residents as part of its efforts to nurture the local tree canopy.

Starting today (Tuesday), all county residents can sign up online to receive up to two one-gallon trees that will be delivered directly to their homes, according to the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services’ (DPWES) Urban and Community Forestry Division.

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Great Falls boater sues over Potomac River sewage spill, while report finds possible leaks

By Angela Woolsey and Associated Press
A warning sign at the site of a massive pipe rupture, as sewage flows into the Potomac River, right, in Glen Echo, Md., Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

The fallout from the January sewer collapse that dumped over 200 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River continues to pile up, bringing a new lawsuit and a report that suggests the river might still be getting contaminated.

A Great Falls resident filed a class action lawsuit against DC Water on Friday (March 6) in the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, calling for the utility to compensate himself and other individuals “whose property interests in and use and enjoyment of the Potomac River … have been impaired by [the] Defendant’s conduct.”

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FCPD seeking man who burglarized Centreville homes ‘while fully nude’

By Angela Woolsey
Entrance to the London Towne neighborhood in Centreville (via Google Maps)

Multiple Centreville residents woke up last week to find a naked man inside their home, police say.

The Fairfax County Police Department is investigating four different home burglaries that occurred between March 5 and 8 in the London Towne neighborhood — all of them possibly committed by the same man who was seen nude in two cases.

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Reston Crossing redevelopment revived under new property owner

By Angela Woolsey
Aerial rendering of Bernstein Management Corporation's proposed Reston Crossing development (via MV+A/Fairfax County)

A new developer hopes to try its hand at transforming an office park on the south side of the Reston Town Center Metro station into a fully inhabited community.

Bethesda-based Bernstein Management Corporation is seeking to revive and expand on a mixed-use redevelopment of the Reston Crossing offices that still exists only on paper, nearly seven years after the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the project.

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Construction begins on updates to AMC Theatres in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
AMC Theatres at Tysons Corner Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Get ready to experience a whole new level of cinematic immersion at AMC Theatres in Tysons.

Construction is expected to start early this week on a planned renovation of the movie theater at Tysons Corner Center, AMC Theatres spokesperson Cassie Kennard told FFXnow.

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NEW: Katie Cristol stepping down as Tysons Community Alliance CEO

By Angela Woolsey
Katie Cristol, formerly the Arlington County Board chair, took over as the Tysons Community Alliance's CEO on July 5, 2023 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Tysons Community Alliance (TCA) CEO Katie Cristol will resign this Friday (March 13) after leading the booster organization for less than three years.

Cristol announced her decision to leave last Friday (March 6) in a message to the TCA’s board of directors, just days before the alliance hosts local elected officials, developers and business leaders at its inaugural Vision Tysons summit at Capital One Hall on Thursday (March 12).

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Around Town

UPDATED: CVS Pharmacy at Reston Station no longer permanently closing

By Angela Woolsey
CVS Pharmacy at 1906 Reston Metro Plaza, Suite 100, in Reston Station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Update — CVS announced on Thursday, March 12 that it has decided not to close its store at Reston Station in April after all after reevaluating its upcoming plans. 

Earlier: Commuters entering and exiting the Wiehle Metro station in Reston will soon no longer be greeted by CVS Pharmacy.

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