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Tysons East townhouse proposal deferred indefinitely after resident pulls support

Published June 30, 2022 at 10:20AM | Updated June 30, 2022 at 2:00PM

The Toll Brothers have proposed a 48-unit townhouse development in Tysons East (via Fairfax County)

(Updated at 2 p.m.) The townhouse development planned along Seneca and La Salle avenues just inside the Dulles Toll Road in Tysons East has been put on hold indefinitely after an existing resident withdrew their support for the project.

In a June 17 letter, a legal representative for developer Toll Brothers notified the Fairfax County Planning Commission of the need to indefinitely defer its proposal for a Seneca Assemblage complex.

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Vienna to welcome new citizens with first-ever naturalization ceremony on Fourth of July weekend

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 29, 2022 at 2:15PM

The U.S., Virginia, and Vienna flags fly from the veterans' memorial fountain by the Town Green (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

More than a dozen immigrants will experience their first moments as U.S. citizens at the Vienna Town Green this Saturday (July 2).

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will hold a naturalization ceremony that day for 15 people from Canada, the Congo, and other nations, who will take the Oath of Allegiance pledging support for their new home country at 5 p.m.

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New interactive climate map shows impact of heat, flooding in Fairfax County

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 29, 2022 at 1:30PM

Fairfax County's interactive climate map shows heat and flooding conditions (via Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination)

As Fairfax County finalizes its first-ever plan to address the future effects of climate change, community members can see how the phenomenon already affects them with a newly released interactive map.

Launched last week, the climate map depicts heat and flooding data that can be viewed in conjunction with maps of the county’s population and infrastructure, including roads, utilities, and public facilities.

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Multi-million-dollar Tysons condos expected to open next spring

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 29, 2022 at 10:15AM

Construction on the Monarch condominium building, pictured from early June, recently topped out (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Monarch, a 20-story condominium high-rise going up in central Tysons, has reached its pinnacle.

Developer Renaissance Centro celebrated the building’s “topping out” on Sunday (June 26), a key turning point in construction that comes when the main structure is fully in place. The milestone puts Monarch on track to open in spring 2023, according to a press release.

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Fairfax County hopes to lure brewery, restaurant, or both to the Workhouse Arts Center

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 28, 2022 at 3:00PM

County leaders walk past building W13 on their way to break ground on the latest renovation at the Workhouse Arts Center (via Supervisor Dan Storck/Facebook)

Construction is underway on Fairfax County’s latest effort to remake the former Lorton Reformatory grounds into a destination for local residents and tourists.

Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay, Mount Vernon District Supervisor Dan Storck, and other local officials broke ground Friday (June 24) on a renovation of two buildings — designated W13 and W15 — that once housed prison inmates.

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Fairfax County seeks public input on proposed Dolley Madison Blvd fixes

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 28, 2022 at 2:15PM

To ease Dolley Madison Blvd. traffic in McLean, Fairfax County has proposed some changes to the Great Falls Street and Chain Bridge Road intersection (via Google Maps)

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is gradually whittling down its options for addressing traffic congestion on Dolley Madison Blvd. in McLean.

An online survey released on Friday (June 24) asks community members to share their thoughts on five proposals for improving the corridor, which is also known as Route 123.

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J.R.’s Stockyards Inn, Tysons’ original steakhouse, has been demolished

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 28, 2022 at 11:00AM

The J.R.'s Stockyards Inn sign, the only remnant of the restaurant left after the building's recent demolition (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Where one of the first restaurants in Tysons stood for more than four decades, there is now only a square of dirt surrounded by asphalt.

Built in 1971, the red, two-story building that housed J.R.’s Stockyards Inn — the self-proclaimed Tysons original steakhouse — was demolished last week to make way for an expected redevelopment, though as of Saturday (June 25), its sign on Watson Street is still standing.

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Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk launches 2023 reelection bid

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 28, 2022 at 9:30AM | Updated December 9, 2022 at 1:42PM

Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk plans to run for reelection in 2023 (courtesy Friends of Rodney Lusk)

The 2022 general election is still almost five months away, but at least one Fairfax County supervisor already has his eyes on 2023.

Lee District Supervisor Rodney Lusk announced yesterday (Monday) that he will seek a second term in the office, though it may bear a different name by the time voters hit the polls.

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Vienna Police: Electronics stolen from T-Mobile, man assaulted with beer bottle

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 27, 2022 at 3:00PM

The T-Mobile store at 216 Maple Avenue West in Vienna (via Google Maps)

The Town of Vienna Police Department is looking into a recent burglary at the T-Mobile store on Maple Avenue.

An employee reported that two men walked into the store at 216 Maple Avenue West between 6:54 and 7:01 p.m. last Tuesday (June 21) and “stole several high-valued electronic devices,” according to the VPD’s crime highlights for the week of June 17-23.

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Covid vaccine rollout to young kids ‘working smoothly,’ Fairfax County Health Department says

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 27, 2022 at 2:15PM | Updated June 28, 2022 at 11:26AM

Workers at the Fairfax County Government Center's COVID-19 vaccine clinic schedule a "baby Moderna" dose (via Fairfax County Health Department/Facebook)

(Updated at 11:30 a.m. on 6/28/2022) The Fairfax Health District reported a small uptick in COVID-19 cases over the past week, while the availability of vaccines for the area’s youngest residents expanded.

With more than 500 new cases reported on three different days last week, the district — which includes Fairfax County and the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church — saw its seven-day average rise from 378 cases on June 19 to 429 cases today (Monday), according to Virginia Department of Health data.