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Springfield townhouses heavily damaged in two-alarm fire

Published September 23, 2025 at 3:45PM

Firefighters battle a townhouse fire in the Greenwood neighborhood of Springfield (via Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department)

Fairfax County fire investigators have identified the cause of a two-alarm fire that damaged three townhouses in Springfield yesterday (Monday).

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department was called to the 6200 block of Levi Court in the Greenwood neighborhood around 2:30 p.m. for the blaze.

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Bakery known for handmade croissants now open in Tysons

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 23, 2025 at 1:45PM

Inside Sunday Morning Bakehouse in Tysons (photo by Marj Suarez)

Sunday Morning Bakehouse is now serving its signature croissants and donuts in Tysons.

After giving local residents a preview with occasional pop-ups earlier this year, the bakery officially opened its doors on Sunday (Sept. 21) at 1796 Chain Bridge Road in Heming, the 28-story apartment and retail building in the Scotts Run neighborhood near the McLean Metro station.

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Fairfax supervisors see trouble in reported White House pressuring of U.S. attorneys

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 23, 2025 at 9:15AM | Updated February 5, 2026 at 7:31PM

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria (via Google Maps)

Both of the top federal prosecutors in Virginia resigning within a month of each other, reportedly after facing pressure from the Trump administration, is cause for alarm, Fairfax County’s Democratic supervisors say.

Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay and his Democratic colleagues urged Congress and judges in the Eastern District of Virginia to intervene after interim U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert resigned on Friday (Sept. 19) under circumstances they argued “appear politically motivated, and malicious.”

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Work to address ‘hazardous’ trees along southern GW Parkway begins

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 23, 2025 at 8:30AM

GW Parkway is closed at Belle View Blvd in Belle Haven for tree removals (staff photo by James Cullum)

Drivers may notice an abundance of tree trimming along the George Washington Memorial Parkway over the next couple of months.

The National Park Service announced yesterday (Monday) that crews will spend the next eight weeks maintaining and evaluating trees along the southern section of the parkway between Mount Vernon and the Belle Haven area just south of Alexandria.

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JUST IN: Lorton man convicted of murdering girlfriend

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 22, 2025 at 4:15PM

Fairfax County Courthouse (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A Lorton man has been convicted of murder after he shot his girlfriend last year, though he claimed to police that she had died by suicide.

Huy Tien Nguyen, 48, was convicted of second-degree murder by a Fairfax County Circuit Court jury today (Monday), a charge that could result in up to 40 years in prison, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced.

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How Fairfax County Public Library hopes to avoid ‘ugly’ budget cuts

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 15, 2025 at 3:45PM | Updated September 16, 2025 at 4:08PM

The new fiction section at the George Mason Regional Library in Annandale (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) officials see a way to avoid considering any serious budget cuts for nearly a decade, but it hinges on a big gamble: construction projects starting on schedule.

For fiscal year 2027, which will begin on July 1, 2026, the public library system is seeking its current funding of $36.5 million after the county directed all agencies stick to their existing service levels, according to a memo submitted by FCPL Director Eric Carzon to Fairfax County Department of Management and Budget Director Phil Hagen on Friday (Sept. 12).

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Developer claims Old Town Fairfax project slowed by city leadership changes

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 15, 2025 at 8:30AM | Updated September 16, 2025 at 1:12PM

A banner advertises Ox Hill Companies' planned City Centre West development in Fairfax City (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Updated 9/16 — City of Fairfax officials said the project was not slowed by leadership changes. According to a spokesperson for the City:

The land use application for the City Center West project has been deemed inactive, as your article states, but the same status exists for the “Block A” proposal. Attached is the July 4, 2025, letter notifying Ox Hill that the City Center West site plan application was void and closed due to inactivity.

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Celebration of the Arts festival to take over Capital One Center in Tysons this fall

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 12, 2025 at 2:45PM

Capital One Hall from across the Capital One Tower Road and Capital One Drive intersection in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

For two days next month, Capital One Center in Tysons will give the arts precedence over traffic.

The mixed-use development will close its streets on Oct. 4-5 for the first-ever Celebration of the Arts, a free outdoor festival that will offer exhibits, workshops, live music, food vendors and more.

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Temporary art gallery to open at McLean shopping center

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 12, 2025 at 9:15AM

The McLean Art Gallery will open at Chesterbrook Shopping Center in McLean on Sept. 17, 2025 (courtesy McLean Art Society)

While McLean awaits the arrival of a permanent downtown arts center, residents will be treated to a temporary showcase of local artists at the Chesterbrook Shopping Center.

The McLean Art Gallery is set to open behind Starbucks at 6224B Old Dominion Drive on Sept. 17, the McLean Art Society announced Monday (Sept. 8).

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Annual Dulles Plane Pull returns to airport this weekend

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 12, 2025 at 8:30AM

A United Airlines team participates in the annual Dulles Plane Pull (via MWAA)

Dulles Day is coming in for a landing this Saturday (Sept. 13).

The annual Special Olympics Virginia fundraiser will return to Dulles International Airport for a 34th year with a variety of activities, including the signature Dulles Plane Pull organized by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Police Department.