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County seeks to acquire land for new road near Capital One site in Tysons

Published June 8, 2022 at 11:00AM

Fairfax County hopes to acquire land from the Gates of McLean for a future Tysons connector road (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County could exercise its eminent domain powers to acquire land for a road planned to connect Capital One’s future campus extension with the Dulles Toll Road in Tysons.

The Board of Supervisors agreed yesterday (Tuesday) to set a July 19 public hearing on the proposed acquisition from the Gates of McLean Condominium Unit Owners Association, which represents the 624-unit neighborhood that currently owns the land.

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Trail link to Vienna Metro station recommended for funding after all

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 7, 2022 at 3:00PM

The proposed Vienna Metro station segment of the I-66 Trail will extend from Nutley Street to Blake Lane (via VDOT)

Thanks to some unanticipated financial wiggle room, Fairfax County’s request for funds to build pedestrian facilities near the Vienna Metro station now has support from the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission.

At a meeting on Thursday (June 2), the regional group of elected officials approved the proposed trail as one of seven projects recommended for I-66 Commuter Choice funding, which comes from toll revenue and supports transit and infrastructure improvements in the corridor.

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Community center, skyparks planned for all-affordable high-rises in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 7, 2022 at 10:15AM | Updated April 11, 2023 at 2:48PM

The nonprofit Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing has proposed two 20-story affordable housing buildings in Dominion Square West, seen from the northeast (via KGD Architecture/Fairfax County)

The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) is scaling up its ambitions for Tysons.

The nonprofit has submitted a new plan to Fairfax County for its much-touted affordable housing project in Dominion Square West, the planned redevelopment of a strip of car dealerships on the west side of Spring Hill Road.

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Covid cases decline in Fairfax County, but health department urges caution

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 6, 2022 at 2:15PM

An at-home rapid COVID-19 test (via sarah b/Unsplash)

As summer takes hold, COVID-19 transmissions appear to be plateauing in the Fairfax Health District, which includes Fairfax County and the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church.

After hitting 601 cases on May 25, the peak for this spring, the district’s weekly average dipped to 457.4 cases per day on Thursday (June 2) and is currently sitting at 479.1 cases, according to Virginia Department of Health data.

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Vienna’s Fourth of July celebration won’t be on July 4

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 6, 2022 at 1:30PM

Signs on Maple Avenue advertising Vienna's 2021 Fourth of July celebration (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Town of Vienna’s Independence Day celebration will arrive a little early this year.

A staff shortage at the company that provides fireworks for the annual Fourth of July festivities led Vienna to reschedule the event for July 1 to avoid having to cancel it altogether, the town announced late Friday (June 3).

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McLean man sentenced to 3 years in prison for $1.6M call center scam

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 6, 2022 at 11:45AM

Headphones with mic by a laptop (via Petr Macháček/Unsplash)

A 33-year-old man from McLean will go to prison for three years after participating in a scam involving technical support call centers, Department of Justice prosecutors announced on Friday (June 3).

Bruhaspaty Prasad “conspired with several other individuals” to defraud more than 1,300 people, most of them elderly, out of $1.6 million between April 2016 and September 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

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Attacks by possibly rabid coyote in Springfield end with police shooting

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 6, 2022 at 10:15AM

A coyote (via Ross Sokolovski/Unsplash)

A coyote reportedly bit multiple people in the Springfield area this weekend, including a police officer who shot it.

The Fairfax County Police Department says it received a report around 8 a.m. on Saturday (June 4) of three adults being bitten by a wild coyote in Lake Accotink Park. The animal also bit two dogs, police later confirmed.

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Most-read Fairfax County stories of the week: May 30-June 3

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 3, 2022 at 3:45PM

The sun is out on Lake Audubon in Reston (photo by Marjorie Copson)

The weekend is almost here. Before you start saving up for your next visit to the gas pump 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:

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Grill Kabob’s new Tysons location at Pike 7 Plaza to open in June

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 3, 2022 at 2:15PM

The chain Grill Kabob is opening a new restaurant next to Ulta Beauty in Tysons' Pike 7 Plaza (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Grill Kabob is expanding its Tysons footprint beyond the mall food court.

With 17 years at Tysons Corner Center under its belt, the Afghan kabob chain is working on its first standalone location in the area at Pike 7 Plaza (8385 Leesburg Pike). An exact launch date hasn’t been set, but the restaurant will “definitely” be ready in June, co-owner Wais Shoja says.

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McDonald’s at Cedar Park Shopping Center in Vienna is no more

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 3, 2022 at 11:45AM

The McDonald's in Vienna's Cedar Park Shopping Center has permanently closed (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Town of Vienna is now down to just one McDonald’s.

The fast-food chain’s eatery in the Cedar Park Shopping Center (282 Cedar Lane) permanently closed earlier this week, leaving the town with only the drive-thru site at 544 Maple Avenue.