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UPDATED: Police use pepper spray to end hours-long barricade in Lake Barcroft

Published August 3, 2022 at 9:00AM | Updated August 3, 2022 at 4:03PM

Fairfax County police car lights (file photo)

(Updated at 4 p.m.) A man was taken into custody around midnight after a roughly seven-hour-long police barricade at a Lake Barcroft condominium building.

The Fairfax County Police Department tweeted at 5:17 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday) that its officers were on the scene in the 3300 block of Rio Drive in response to a brandishing incident, where a man with a rifle was seen on a fifth-level apartment balcony “shouting threats.”

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Proposed Inova office repurposing would add housing, park space in Merrifield

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 2, 2022 at 3:00PM | Updated August 4, 2022 at 3:57PM

The proposed park space in Madison Highland's Gatehouse and Telestar development (via Fairfax County)

(Updated at 3:55 p.m. on 8/4/2022) A developer that specializes in “live/work lofts” has set its sights on a pair of Merrifield office buildings being vacated by Inova Health System.

The buildings at 8110 Gatehouse Road and 2990 Telestar Road will be renovated and repurposed, respectively, as live-work units and workforce housing under a rezoning proposal that Fairfax County received from Madison Highland Live Work Loft Services LLC on July 25.

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BREAKING: Dranesville Supervisor John Foust won’t run for reelection

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 2, 2022 at 1:30PM | Updated December 9, 2022 at 1:42PM

Dranesville District Supervisor John Foust (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

John Foust will step down from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors after 2023, concluding a 16-year run representing the Dranesville District.

Foust announced at the board’s meeting this morning (Tuesday) that he will not seek a fifth term in office next year, when all 10 seats will be on the general election ballot that November.

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Upgrade coming for McLean Central Park bridge this August

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 2, 2022 at 11:00AM

A wooden bridge in McLean Central Park is set to be replaced (courtesy Fairfax County Park Authority)

While the long-term vision for McLean Central Park continues to take shape, community members can expect to see a more immediate change later this month.

Work will begin in mid-August to replace an aging, wooden bridge in the park (1468 Dolley Madison Blvd) with a fiberglass bridge that will last longer and require less maintenance, the Fairfax County Park Authority announced last week.

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JUST IN: Man arrested for exposure incidents in Tysons West, police say

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 1, 2022 at 3:10PM

Walmart in Tysons (via Google Maps)

A 27-year-old man exposed himself multiple times at shopping centers in the Tysons West area last week, Fairfax County police say.

The man was arrested last Tuesday (July 26) after allegedly exposing himself twice in front of a woman and juvenile who were shopping in the clothing section of the Walmart in Tysons West (1500 Cornerside Blvd.) that day.

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Proposal to convert Vienna bank into modern diner gets key approval

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 1, 2022 at 2:15PM

A rendering of the front entrance for the Yellow Diner, a planned restaurant (via Town of Vienna)

As if the universe sensed a need for balance, a bank in Vienna is set to turn into a restaurant.

The Vienna Board of Architectural Review gave its approval last month to a team that plans to rework the former SunTrust Bank at 501 Maple Avenue West into the Yellow Diner, which has been described as a modernization of a classic American diner.

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Covid cases trending down in Fairfax County to start August

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 1, 2022 at 1:30PM

Fairfax Health District COVID-19 cases over the past 26 weeks, as of Aug. 1, 2022 (via VDH)

After staying level in the early summer, COVID-19 cases have been on a more decisive downward trend since mid-July in the Fairfax Health District, which includes Fairfax County and the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church.

The 231 new cases reported today (Monday) are the fewest to come in on a single day since just 169 cases were added on May 2, according to Virginia Department of Health data.

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New Tysons office boosts visibility of disability nonprofit Best Buddies

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 1, 2022 at 11:00AM

Best Buddies Virginia and D.C. had a grand opening reception for its Tysons Corner Center office on July 13 (courtesy Tysons Corner Center)

It took a team effort to get Best Buddies its new office at Tysons Corner Center.

The nonprofit’s Virginia and D.C. affiliate moved into a first-floor suite near the mall’s former Lord and Taylor in March, but the office didn’t get an official grand opening until July 13, according to Molly Whalen, the affiliate’s state director.

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FCPD: Man dies after Route 1 crash into tree set vehicle on fire

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 1, 2022 at 9:30AM

A Fairfax County police SUV with lights on (file photo)

A 24-year-old man from Maryland died on Saturday (July 30) after getting injured in a one-vehicle crash on Richmond Highway more than two weeks ago.

The Fairfax County Police Department announced last night (Sunday) that Santos Casco Sierra had succumbed to injuries sustained after he drove off of Richmond Highway, also known as Route 1, near Woodside Lane in Lorton around 5:14 a.m. on July 16.

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Most-read Fairfax County stories of the week: July 25-29

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 29, 2022 at 3:00PM

Acrobats with Cirque du Soleil's Kurios show rehearse in Tysons (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The weekend is almost here. Before you read up on local history or head to bed for some much-needed sleep, let’s revisit the past week of news in Fairfax County.

Here are the 10 most-read stories on FFXnow this week: