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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BREAKING: Saks Fifth Avenue to close Tysons Galleria store after 38 years

By Angela Woolsey and Associated Press
Saks Fifth Avenue inside Tysons Galleria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Tysons Galleria will soon lose another longstanding tenant.

The mall is home to one of 12 Saks Fifth Avenue stores now slated to permanently shutter as part of the fashion retailer’s ongoing bankruptcy restructuring. The list also includes a location at The Collection in Chevy Chase.

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Proposed Fairfax County budget consolidates police oversight, cuts teen drop-in sites and more

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County Government Center (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Fairfax County is continuing its recent push to trim costs, pursuing budget cuts that are less drastic than the ones proposed last year but could still result in some notable programming changes.

Released on Feb. 17, County Executive Bryan Hill’s advertised fiscal year 2027 budget plan would reduce spending by $32.9 million and eliminate 107 positions, bringing the total amount of cuts since FY 2024 up to $124.5 million.

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Yearly Reston prom dress giveaway invites final donations

By Angela Woolsey
Girls with dresses from Reston Community Center's annual Diva Central shopping event (via Reston Community Center)

To students, the one to two months left until prom may seem like a lifetime away, but for anyone looking to get a head start on picking out their outfit, Reston Community Center (RCC) is once again here to help.

RCC’s annual Diva Central shopping event will return to its Lake Anne facility (1609-A Washington Plaza North) for a 24th year on March 14.

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Va. still warning against recreation on Potomac River in Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey
Kayakers on Potomac River at Great Falls Park (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Though DC Water has lifted its advisory warning against recreational activities on the Potomac River, Virginia health officials are remaining cautious after millions of gallons of raw sewage spilled into the water earlier this year.

The Virginia Department of Health announced yesterday (Thursday) that it has lifted a recreational water advisory for the river from Chain Bridge (Glebe Road) in Arlington to the Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge in King George County, but it remains in place for a 4.7-mile stretch upstream from Chain Bridge to the American Legion Bridge (I-495) in Fairfax County.

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Tech giant Oracle seeks to build more parking on Reston office campus

By Angela Woolsey
A sign for Oracle's office campus in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Oracle wants to provide more parking for employees on its Reston campus.

An attorney representing the Texas-based technology corporation sent a letter to Fairfax County’s zoning administrator in January asking if a surface parking lot could be constructed on the office property at 1900 Oracle Way instead of a previously approved parking garage.

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Mediterranean restaurant with bar coming to Capital One Center

By Angela Woolsey
La Omri will occupy a vacant space at Capital One Center currently covered by a "Broadway in Tysons" wrap (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The restaurant group behind Sir Sandwich is planning to expand its presence in Tysons.

La Omri, a new Mediterranean restaurant and bar from IRG Concepts, will open in late 2026 at Capital One Center, filling approximately 7,500 square feet of street-level space across from Capital One Hall.

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Virginia Supreme Court allows redistricting referendum, with early voting starting Friday

By Angela Woolsey and Associated Press
FILE - The state and U.S. flags fly over the Virginia State Capitol as the 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly gets underway, Jan. 10, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

For the second time, Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that voters can cast ballots on a Democrat-led congressional redistricting plan that could help the party win four more U.S. House seats, as the justices review legal challenges to the effort.

The court ruled that a statewide referendum can be held on April 21 on whether to authorize mid-decade redistricting, upending a temporary restraining order put in place by a Tazewell County judge last month. It comes after the top court made a similar ruling last month in a related case.

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Lake Newport pool renovation on track to finish for summer season

By Angela Woolsey
Crews chip out plaster from the Lake Newport swimming pool in Reston (via Reston Association/YouTube)

The Lake Newport swimming pool should be available for Reston Association’s upcoming pool season, despite recent winter weather disrupting an ongoing renovation.

The project to “chip out” layers of plaster that have built up over the years and resurface the pool at 11601 Lake Newport Road is still on track to be completed by this summer, RA communications director Cara O’Donnell confirmed to FFXnow.

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BREAKING: Fairfax County casino bill passes House of Delegates

By Angela Woolsey
Del. Rodney Willett asks the House of Delegates to pass Sen. Scott Surovell's Fairfax County casino bill (via Virginia House of Delegates)

Legislation that would pave the way for a casino in Fairfax County will soon head to Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who could sign, amend or veto it.

The Virginia House of Delegates passed SB 756 from Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell initially by 64-32 today (Wednesday), advancing a legislative effort that has gained momentum over the past few years alongside increasingly vocal opposition from many local residents and elected officials.

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Worldgate Drive residential project returns to Herndon architectural review board

By Angela Woolsey
Overview of BXP and NV Homes' Worldgate Drive redevelopment from the Elden Street and Worldgate Drive intersection (via KTGY/Town of Herndon)

Design work is progressing on an approved redevelopment of two empty office buildings on Worldgate Drive in Herndon.

At a work session tonight (Wednesday), the Town of Herndon’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) will discuss the latest plans for an apartment building, stacked condominiums and townhouses that would replace offices at 13100 and 13150 Worldgate Drive.

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