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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Public invited to help paint mural celebrating McLean Community Center’s 50th anniversary

By Angela Woolsey
The design for the McLean Community Center's 50th anniversary mural, painted by artist Jeremy Jarvis (courtesy McLean Community Center)

A new mural is taking shape in McLean.

Jeremy Jarvis, an Ohio-based artist whose works have been displayed around the world, has been commissioned by the McLean Community Center to transform an exterior wall of the Old Firehouse Center (1440 Chain Bridge Road) into a celebration of its 50th anniversary.

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UPDATED: Corsica Wine Bar opens in early September at Reston Town Center

By Angela Woolsey
Corsica Wine Bar is coming to Reston Town Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Update — Corsica Wine Bar is now open at Reston Town Center, a spokesperson confirmed to FFXnow.

It’s currently open for walk-in diners from 4 p.m. to midnight on Sunday through Thursday, and from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Reservations will begin on Sept. 15, and brunch and happy hours are “coming soon.”

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Fairfax County sheriff’s deputy charged with domestic assault

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County Sheriff's Office car (file photo)

A deputy with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office was charged last week with assaulting a family member at the Camden Fairfax Corner Apartments in Fair Oaks.

Fairfax County police officers responded at 4:43 p.m. on Friday (Aug. 29) to what was initially described as a report of a woman brandishing a weapon in the 4200 block of Summit Corner Drive, according to the police scanner.

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BREAKING: FCPS sues Education Department for freezing funding over transgender policies

By Angela Woolsey
A community member waves an LGBTQ pride flag at the rally protesting Virginia's model policies on transgender students (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The Fairfax County School Board is suing the Trump administration for withholding federal funds in retaliation for its refusal to scrap policies supporting transgender students.

At its meeting last night (Thursday), its first of the new academic year, the school board authorized a lawsuit against the U.S. Education Department alleging that its denial of funds to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) violates federal laws and the Constitution, Superintendent Michelle Reid announced today.

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Advocates for immigrants allege ‘degrading’ conditions at ICE office in Chantilly

By Angela Woolsey
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Washington Field Office in Chantilly (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Chantilly field office, typically used for administrative proceedings, is being turned into a “makeshift” detention facility, dozens of immigrant rights advocacy groups say.

With arrests surging during the ongoing federal takeover of D.C., ICE has begun detaining individuals for “several days at a time” in a holding room intended to keep people just for a few hours during processing, according to organizations in the Free Them All VA Coalition.

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Construction begins to standardize complex Fairfax Blvd intersection

By Angela Woolsey
Concept plan for the Fairfax Blvd, Warwick Avenue and McLean Avenue intersection improvements (via City of Fairfax)

Work began on Monday (Aug. 25) to overhaul a currently awkward intersection along Route 50 (Fairfax Blvd) in Fairfax City.

While construction may cause some disruptions, the resulting reconfiguration of the area where Fairfax Blvd, Warwick Avenue and McLean Avenue meet should make travel smoother and safer in the future, according to the city.

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Police swarm Bailey’s Crossroads neighborhood for fugitive arrest

By Angela Woolsey and Jared Serre
Fairfax County police gather outside the Bailey's Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department for a fugitive arrest (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Fairfax County police have arrested a man who was involved in a barricade situation in Bailey’s Crossroads over the weekend.

Asenai Zigita was taken into custody this afternoon (Thursday) near the Barcroft View Apartments by over a dozen officers with the Fairfax County Police Department’s Fugitive Tracking and Apprehension Unit, who gathered outside the Bailey’s Crossroads fire station after making the arrest.

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Merrifield restaurant Kirby Club to transform with new name, owner

By Angela Woolsey
A woman sits on a bench outside Kirby Club at the Mosaic District in Merrifield (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Kirby Club in Merrifield will undergo some major changes this fall.

The Middle Eastern restaurant, which opened at the Mosaic District (2911 District Avenue) in late 2022 to some acclaim, will take on a new name and revamped menu in mid-September when owner Rose Previte hands over control to longtime team member Tariq Alaeddin.

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Program costs, missing facilities limit usage of Reston’s lakes, report finds

By Angela Woolsey
A boat docked at Lake Anne in Reston (staff photo)

On paper, Reston’s lakes are open for all members of the public to visit, but in reality, usage of the lakes is uneven due to gaps in programming and amenities, a new report found.

After more than a year and a half of study, Reston Association’s Lakes Equity Working Group will present its assessment of the accessibility and inclusiveness of the four manmade lakes managed by RA at the board of directors’ meeting tonight (Thursday).

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Local artists wanted to decorate future Route 1 bus stations

By Angela Woolsey
A rendering of a Richmond Highway bus rapid transit station (courtesy Fairfax County)

Fairfax County is on the lookout for local artists who can add “community charm” to the bus stations for The One, the bus rapid transit (BRT) system planned for Richmond Highway (Route 1).

The county’s Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has partnered with ArtsFairfax to identify artists to decorate the station windscreens with digital art.

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