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Report: Self-driving taxi from Tesla spotted on Fairfax County roads

Published September 9, 2026 at 8:30AM

A Tesla Cybercab turns into a residential neighborhood in McLean at Woodhurst Blvd and Lewinsville Road (screenshot courtesy of Adam Tuss/X)

Gold-colored robotaxis developed by Tesla have been spotted driving on roads in Fairfax County, specifically in the Tysons area.

Footage shared last Thursday (Sept. 3) by NBC4 Washington and its transportation reporter, Adam Tuss, showed a so-called Cybercab traveling on Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) and turning into a residential neighborhood off Lewinsville Road in McLean. The self-driving vehicles appear to be collecting data on local roads and traffic.

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Regional Theatre Week returns with shows at Dulles Airport, Fairfax County venues

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 8, 2026 at 3:45PM

Free concert at The Wharf in D.C. for Theatre Week 2025 (courtesy Theatre Washington)

An annual celebration promoting the D.C. region’s theater scene is returning this month with an expansion to Dulles International Airport.

Theatre Week is set to kick off on Sept. 24 with pop-up performances at Dulles and Reagan National Airport, featuring actors Ben Bogen and Divine Iweha, who have both starred in past shows at Arlington’s Signature Theatre.

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Townhomes proposed to kickstart Association Drive redevelopment in Reston

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 8, 2026 at 2:45PM

Toll Brothers' proposed townhouses for 1902 Association Drive in Reston with rooftop balconies (via VIKA Virginia/Fairfax County)

Association Drive’s long-contemplated transition from office park to mixed-use neighborhood could start with townhomes.

An affiliate of the home builder Toll Brothers is seeking to redevelop the office building at 1902 Association Drive in Reston with 54 rear-loaded townhouses, according to a rezoning application submitted to Fairfax County on Aug. 31.

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New restaurant with biergarten replaces Él Bebe at The Boro in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 8, 2026 at 1:45PM

Open Road Outpost and Biergarten at The Boro in Tysons (courtesy MHG)

Él Bebe is out, and a brand-new restaurant with a beer garden from the Northern Virginia chain Open Road is in at The Boro in Tysons.

Open Road Outpost & Biergarten opened at 11 a.m. today (Tuesday) at 8354 Broad Street, taking over an approximately 5,000-square-foot space that had been occupied by the tacos-and-tequila eatery since December 2022.

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Three people killed in rear-end crash on I-66 in Dunn Loring

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 8, 2026 at 8:30AM

Virginia State Police vehicle (photo by John Calhoun/JC Photography)

Three people died Sunday afternoon (Sept. 6) after their SUV crashed into a truck carrying oxygen tanks on I-66 in Dunn Loring.

At around 4:10 p.m., the driver of a Honda Pilot struck the rear of a truck transporting oxygen tanks that was stopped in the westbound express lanes at mile marker 64.3 near the I-495 interchange, according to the Virginia State Police.

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Hollywood and Broadway artists headline new season at McLean’s Alden Theatre

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 4, 2026 at 3:45PM

Actors Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp (photo by Adam Kissick for APAP)

As the calendar turns to fall, the Alden Theatre in McLean is preparing for a new year of movies, music, theater and other entertainment.

Visits by two original cast members of the musical “Rent” and “Hollywood Shuffle” director and star Robert Townsend are among the highlights of the 2026-2027 season formally unveiled this week by the McLean Community Center’s performing arts venue (1234 Ingleside Avenue).

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Man sentenced to prison for fatal shooting outside Centreville Dunkin’ Donuts

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 4, 2026 at 2:45PM

Fairfax County Police Capt. Kent Bailey briefs media on a shooting in Centreville on May 15, 2024 (via FCPD/Facebook)

A Centreville man will spend at least the next six years in prison for killing an 18-year-old outside a Dunkin’ Donuts over a marijuana deal two years ago.

Hassan Kanu, who’s now 20 but was also 18 at the time of the shooting, was sentenced yesterday (Sept. 3) by a Fairfax County Circuit Court judge to 10 years in prison with four of them suspended, following a conviction in March of voluntary manslaughter.

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Overnight thunderstorm knocks out trees, power for thousands across Fairfax

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 4, 2026 at 11:00AM | Updated September 4, 2026 at 12:25PM

A fallen tree crushed cars on Friar Tuck Court in Annandale after an overnight storm on Sept. 3-4, 2026 (photo by Richard Archambault)

More than 16,000 residences and businesses in Fairfax County lack power following last night’s powerful thunderstorm.

As of 10 a.m., power outages were affecting approximately 16,464 Dominion Energy customers in the county, plus another 607 customers in Fairfax City, according to the utility’s outage map.

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Restaurant Great Falls Lodge set for soft opening on Labor Day

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 4, 2026 at 9:15AM

Inside Great Falls Lodge (courtesy Great Falls Lodge)

After an unanticipated delay, Great Falls Lodge Bar and Grill is finally opening its doors.

Previously expected to open earlier this summer, the restaurant is now set for a soft launch at 9835 Georgetown Pike in Great Falls Center this coming Monday, Sept. 7, according to owner and chef Neel Kamal.

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Friday Night Live! celebrates 500th concert in downtown Herndon

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 4, 2026 at 8:30AM

Rainbow over Friday Night Live! on June 12, 2026 before Gonzo’s Nose plays a reunion show on the Herndon Town Green (photo by Laura B. Poindexter)

Friday Night Live’s 32nd season is winding down, but first, it will celebrate a notable milestone.

Tonight’s show on the Herndon Town Green by rock cover band Shake the Room will be the 500th scheduled by the annual free summer concert series since it launched in 1995.