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.

Around Town

Washington West Film Festival kicks off next week in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey
Journalist Bob Woodward at the Washington West Film Festival's 40th anniversary screening for "All the President's Men" (courtesy of Washington West Film Festival)

The movie world’s annual parade of fall festivals will make a pit stop in Fairfax County next week, with the launch of the Washington West Film Festival.

After celebrating its 10th anniversary virtually in 2020 due to COVID-19, the festival returned in person last year and is now preparing for its 11th season, which will bring a variety of films to Tysons and Reston from Oct. 13-17.

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Herndon avoided service disruptions despite staff shortages, town’s annual report says

By Angela Woolsey
Herndon Town Manager Bill Ashton presents the town's fiscal year 2022 annual report (via Town of Herndon)

The Town of Herndon hasn’t missed a single trash day during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite grappling with the same labor and supply issues as other jurisdictions.

Town Manager Bill Ashton admitted to the town council on Sept. 27 that he typically wouldn’t highlight uninterrupted trash service “as a badge of honor” in the town’s annual report for fiscal year 2022, which ran from July 1, 2021 to June 30 of this year.

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I-495 widening will require removal of cell tower in McLean, potentially affecting service

By Angela Woolsey
The cell tower by I-495 at the Old Dominion Drive bridge in McLean (via Google Maps)

A cell tower by the Capital Beltway in McLean must be removed before the end of this year to make way for the road’s widening, leaving Fairfax County and state transportation leaders scrambling to prevent future service disruptions.

The 135-foot-tall monopole stands right next to I-495 at the Old Dominion Drive bridge, which will be replaced by a new two-lane bridge with a shared-use path as part of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s I-495 Northern Extension (495 NEXT) project.

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GMU music scholarship fund launches in memory of Reston jazz musician

By Angela Woolsey
Lake Anne Plaza's concert commemorating jazz musician Mykle Lyons is back for a second year (courtesy Alec Berry/Roxplosion)

The Mykle Lyons Commemorative Concert will return to Reston this weekend with a new charitable component.

The Lake Anne & Washington Plaza Merchant Association (LAWPA) introduced the now-annual music festival last year to celebrate the life of Mykle Lyons, a jazz musician and longtime Reston resident who died in May 2021.

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Tysons Galleria’s CinéBistro theater postpones opening again

By Angela Woolsey
CMX Cinebistro will offer in-theater dining for moviegoers with a full restaurant and bar (courtesy CMX Cinemas)

CMX CinéBistro has now taken its Tysons Galleria premiere off the release calendar.

Initially set to launch in September, the dine-in movie theater later announced that its grand opening would be delayed to Oct. 14.

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Fairfax County rethinks names of planned Route 1 bus stations

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County is considering renaming three stations in the first phase of its Richmond Highway bus rapid transit project (via FCDOT)

Fairfax County is going back to the drawing board for the names of its proposed Richmond Highway bus rapid transit (BRT) stations.

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation says it is looking for feedback on names for three stations “in response to community ideas about better ways to reflect station location and community character,” according to a news release published today (Tuesday).

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Dog costume contest and ‘Bone Bar’ coming to The Boro for Halloween

By Angela Woolsey
The Boro previously invited dogs to a "Yappy Hour" in June (courtesy Lancer Photography/The Boro)

(Updated at 2 p.m.) Dogs will be the ones dressing up for spooky season at The Boro this year.

The Tysons neighborhood will host a “Best in Show” dog costume contest on Saturday, Oct. 29 to celebrate Halloween.

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FCPD to review viral traffic stop of mother on Richmond Highway

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County police officers stopped a Nissan Altima on Richmond Highway (via @jameekimble/Instagram)

The Fairfax County Police Department is conducting an administrative review of a traffic stop on Richmond Highway this past weekend, video from which was posted on social media.

The woman who posted the viral video to Instagram on Saturday (Oct. 1) said she was on her way to Walmart to pick up food for her kids, who were in the car, when a police cruiser hit her vehicle “head on going 60 to 70 mph.”

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Democrats to determine nominee for 35th District delegate this week

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Holly Seibold and Karl Frisch are vying to become the Democratic nominee for Virginia's 35th House District (courtesy Laura Goyer Photography, Friends of Karl Frisch)

As early voting for the Congressional midterms continues, Democrats in Virginia’s 35th House District have a critical state race competing for their attention.

After longtime delegate Mark Keam resigned in early September, the Fairfax County Democratic Committee will hold a caucus on Saturday (Oct. 8) to select the its nominee for the vacated seat, which represents Tysons, Vienna, Dunn Loring and Oakton.

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New Route 7 travel lane opens earlier than expected in Reston

By Angela Woolsey
Route 7 has a new eastbound lane between Reston Avenue and Riva Ridge Drive (via VDOT)

Drivers headed east on Route 7 in Reston can now get a small taste of what the road will be like once it’s fully widened.

A third eastbound travel lane opened along a 2-mile stretch of Route 7 (also known as Leesburg Pike) from Reston Avenue to Riva Ridge Drive on Friday (Sept. 30), the Virginia Department of Transportation announced.

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