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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Reston Association assessments could reach $900 under proposed 2027 budget

By Angela Woolsey
Reston Association's logo on its headquarters building (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Reston Association members could face another assessment hike in the new year, but on the plus side, the increase might be the smallest since 2021.

RA CEO Peter Lusk proposed raising the annual fee paid by members of the homeowners’ association to $900 — a $10 or 1.1% increase from the current rate of $890 — to support a draft 2027 budget presented to the board of directors last Thursday (Oct. 8).

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McLean fire department enlists community’s help to ‘push in’ new engine

By Angela Woolsey
Crowd of families and kids gathered around a red fire truck parked outside a brick fire station labeled Engine and Tower.
Community members pitch in for the McLean Volunteer Fire Department's push-in ceremony for its new fire engine (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The McLean Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) welcomed a brand-new fire engine this weekend, doubling the number in its fleet.

According to department leaders, the community’s support was crucial throughout the process, which began with fundraising and ended with a push-in ceremony in the middle of an open house on Saturday (Oct. 10) where everyone from kids to Dranesville District Supervisor Jimmy Bierman and Congressional Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Va.) literally put their back into placing the engine in its new station.

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Voodoo Brewing to bring ‘tasty beer,’ pub food to Herndon this month

By Angela Woolsey
Outdoor seating area in front of Voodoo Brewing Company with round black tables and closed umbrellas on a sunny day.
Voodoo Brewing Company is preparing to open on Oct. 24, 2026 in Herndon (staff photo by Emily Leayman)

By the end of this month, Voodoo Brewing Company will be pouring craft beers and serving classic pub fare to customers in Herndon.

The Pennsylvania-based brewery is scheduled to open its first location in the D.C. metropolitan area on the ground floor of the Makers Rise apartment building (2311 Dulles Station Blvd) near the Innovation Center Metro station on Saturday, Oct. 24.

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New plan details ‘all-affordable’ residential high-rises in Tysons Central

By Angela Woolsey
Three-tower glass office complex with a golden central connector labeled Tysons Central II under a blue sky.
Lincoln Avenue Communities is proposing to build two affordable residential buildings in Tysons Central (via KTGY/Fairfax County)

A developer is moving forward with plans to build affordable homes in Tysons Central with the support of Fairfax County’s housing authority.

Lincoln Avenue Communities submitted a rezoning application to the county last Wednesday (Oct. 7) seeking to amend previously approved plans for the neighborhood to allow two “all-affordable” high-rises totaling 525 homes on a currently vacant site near the Greensboro Metro station.

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Tysons’ 1st Stage unexpectedly cancels first full play of 2026-2027 season

By Angela Woolsey
Red sign reading '1st STAGE' on a metal wall under a blue sky, with a dark banner featuring a performer on the left side
A sign for 1st Stage outside its theater at the Spring Hill Business Center in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

After a smooth kick-off in August with its annual Logan Festival of Solo Performance, 1st Stage’s new season has hit a bump.

The Tysons theater informed patrons last Thursday (Oct. 8) that the entire run of its production of Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal” has been canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances.”

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Resignation opens seat on Reston Association’s board of directors

By Angela Woolsey
Smiling man in a dark blazer and blue checkered shirt, head-and-shoulders portrait against a blue backdrop
Matthew Mullenix (courtesy Reston Association)

A member of Reston Association’s Board of Directors has stepped down, opening up a vacancy months ahead of the next election.

At-large director Matt Mullenix submitted his resignation to the full board ahead of its meeting last Thursday (Oct. 8), effective immediately, according to RA.

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Community activist running for Herndon Town Council backs ending use of Flock cameras

By Angela Woolsey
Professional head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with dark hair and glasses, wearing a navy suit and patterned tie against a light blue gradient background.
Josif Ezekilov (courtesy Friends of Josif Ezekilov)

Josif Ezekilov originally arrived in Herndon about two years ago as a community organizer for the New Virginia Majority, tasked by the civic engagement group with amplifying the voices of the town’s Latino residents.

After falling in love with the small town and moving there with his wife, Ezekilov now hopes to bring that same activist energy and focus on the needs of immigrants and the working class to the Herndon Town Council.

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Fairfax County police officer charged with shoplifting from Target

By Angela Woolsey
Sign outside vehicle entrance for Springfield Town Center (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A Fairfax County police officer was allegedly caught taking items from two different Target stores without paying for them last month.

Scott Abram, a 23-year veteran of the Fairfax County Police Department who most recently worked as a school resource officer (SRO), was charged yesterday (Oct. 8) with misdemeanor shoplifting, his employer announced this morning.

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Man dies in Fairfax County’s jail shortly after arrest

By Angela Woolsey
Inside the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Another man has died while in custody at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

Brendan Brown, a 38-year-old Springfield resident, was found unresponsive in his cell at the jail yesterday morning (Oct. 8), prompting deputies to declare a medical emergency, according to separate press releases from the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) and the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Herndon counselor sentenced to prison for child exploitation

By Angela Woolsey
The Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse in Alexandria (file photo)

A Herndon man who worked for years as a mental health counselor will spend the next three decades in prison for participating in an online group that shared sexually explicit materials of girls.

Christopher Neal Mishik, 36, was sentenced today (Thursday) to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to engaging in a child exploitation enterprise, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced.

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