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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Jewelry stores, cookie shop and more coming to Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey
The common area of Tysons Corner Center's east end has been renovated (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

In the coming months, Tysons Corner Center will shake up its retail lineup with a mix of brand-new stores and existing brands undergoing renovations.

The first newcomer is Mejuri, which will open its 42nd shop on the mall’s second floor near Nordstrom this Friday (April 11). This will be the Canada-based jeweler’s second location in the D.C. region, following a 2023 opening at Bethesda Row in Maryland.

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Fairfax County worker unions fear budget cuts could strain services as demand increases

By Angela Woolsey
Fairfax County Government Center seal (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Public benefits assistance, child care and senior center support services are just a few of the areas where Fairfax County might pull back on funding, as it seeks to close a $292.7 million budget gap.

If approved, the $59.8 million in potential reductions would be the county’s largest funding cut since it slashed over $90 million in 2009 following the Great Recession, County Executive Bryan Hill told the Board of Supervisors when presenting his proposed fiscal year 2026 budget plan on Feb. 18.

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Freeze Warning expected in Fairfax County Wednesday morning

By Angela Woolsey
Ice on tree branches (file photo)

After a pleasantly warm March, a chill has decidedly returned to the D.C. area — a trend expected to continue with temperatures dipping below freezing early tomorrow (Wednesday).

The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Warning for the region, including Fairfax County, that’s scheduled to take effect from 2-9 a.m.

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Capital One Hall announces latest season of ‘Broadway in Tysons’

By Angela Woolsey
Jayna Elise as Tina Turner in Tina - The Tina Turner Musical, coming to Capital One Hall in Tysons in March 2026 (photo by Julieta Cervantes)

Good news for anyone turned off by the Trump administration’s overhaul of the Kennedy Center: you don’t have to cross the Potomac River to get a taste of Broadway in the D.C. area.

Yesterday (Monday), Capital One Hall (7750 Capital One Tower Road) unveiled a new slate of shows dominated by 20th-century throwbacks for its fifth “Broadway in Tysons” season.

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Families move into new Fair Ridge homeless shelter after closure of temporary Reston site

By Angela Woolsey
The Fair Ridge Shelter, converted from a former hotel, is now operating at 3997 Fair Ridge Drive (courtesy Fairfax County)

Fairfax County has completed the initial steps of converting a former hotel into a permanent emergency shelter for families experiencing homelessness.

Families began moving into the Fair Ridge Shelter (3997 Fair Ridge Drive) off of West Ox Road in the Fair Oaks area last Wednesday (April 2). The opening came shortly after the county wrapped up its Hypothermia Prevention Program, which provides overnight accommodations throughout the winter, on March 31.

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Reston man dies in motorcycle crash off Loudoun County road

By Angela Woolsey
The 20000 block of Airmont Road in Bluemont (via Google Maps)

A Reston man was killed last week after his motorcycle apparently veered off a rural Loudoun County road.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) responded to the 20000 block of Airmont Road in Bluemont last Thursday (April 3) afternoon for a motorcycle crash, according to a press release.

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‘Suspicious’ trash bag dumped on Vienna Police’s door step

By Angela Woolsey
Vienna Police Department sign on headquarters building (file photo)

Trash bags and dirt bikes were among the “highlights” of the Town of Vienna Police Department’s past week.

Vienna police cited an 83-year-old man from Dunn Loring for illegal dumping on Wednesday (April 3) after they identified him as the source of a “suspicious black trash bag” dropped off at the police station (215 Center Street South) the previous morning, according to a recap of the week from March 28 through April 3.

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JUST IN: Man sentenced to prison for fatally shooting stranger in Woodlawn

By Angela Woolsey
The Fairfax County Courthouse (file photo)

A Mount Vernon man will serve more than three decades in prison after being convicted of murder for a 2022 fatal shooting in Woodlawn.

Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David Oblon sentenced Kyjuan Trott-McLean, 45, this morning (Friday) to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder and an additional three years for using a firearm in the commission of a felony.

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Sisters Thai expands Tysons offerings with grand opening of new cafe

By Angela Woolsey
Flore Cafe (courtesy Sisters Group)

Patrons at Sisters Thai in Tysons will be sipping plenty of tea this weekend.

After opening in Capital One Center last fall, the restaurant is expanding the offerings at its flagship location with the introduction of high tea service from its recently introduced Flore Café.

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Report: Federal contractors in Tysons, Reston to lay off workers

By Angela Woolsey
A sign for Leidos outside its headquarters at Reston Town Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Contractors in Fairfax County appear to be feeling the effects of the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign to slash federal funding.

Mitre Corporation will lay off 442 employees primarily at its Tysons headquarters campus on June 3, while Reston-based Leidos will eliminate 29 workers based in its Lincolnia office, effective May 30, according to notices that both companies filed this week with the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement.

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