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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Clyde’s new Reston restaurant, Ebbitt House, on track for October opening

By Angela Woolsey
Elegant retro dining room with a curved central bar, brown stools, and warm beige booths under amber pendant lamps.
A rendering of the main bar in Ebbitt House's dining room at Reston Station (courtesy Ebbitt House)

When Ebbitt House opens at Reston Station this fall, the food and ambiance might stir up memories for former Clyde’s of Reston regulars.

The new restaurant from Clyde’s Restaurant Group is on track to open in the growing Reston Row neighborhood this October, developer Comstock Companies announced earlier this month in an earnings report.

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Wyclef Jean coming to Tysons this fall for Fairfax Symphony concert

By Angela Woolsey
Gold-paneled entrance to Capital One Hall with bright ceiling lights and people entering through glass doors.
Patrons entering Capital One Hall in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean and the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) will form an unexpected alliance at Capital One Hall this fall.

The Fairfax Symphony announced this week that it will be joined in the main theater at the Tysons venue (7750 Capital One Tower Road) by Jean on Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.

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Medical spa, clothing boutique book still-vacant Vienna Market commercial space

By Angela Woolsey
Multi-story brick and stone mixed-use building along a city street under a blue sky, with storefronts on the ground level and balconies above.
The Vienna Market townhomes and currently vacant commercial space on Maple Avenue West in Vienna (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Four years after construction finished on the Vienna Market townhouses, the commercial space intended to support the new homes and draw visitors to a central stretch of Maple Avenue remains empty.

That could soon change after the owner of a new medical spa bought approximately 5,500 square feet of commercial space — more than half of the development’s available 8,200 square feet — for $2.55 million earlier this month.

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Lake Anne Brew House to open vintage decor pop-up ahead of taproom expansion

By Angela Woolsey
Cozy mid‑century living room with black leather couch, wooden chairs, plants, and geometric room dividers.
Lake Anne Brew House is opening a Vintage Reston furniture and decor pop-up as it awaits permits for a planned expansion (courtesy Lake Anne Brew House)

As preparations continue on a taproom expansion, Lake Anne Brew House will build anticipation for the new space with the launch of a vintage furniture pop-up.

The resale shop Vintage Reston will initially open at 11426 Washington Plaza West, next door to the brewery, at Lake Anne Plaza this Saturday, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 23 from 2-6 p.m.

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Highline at Greensboro offices in Tysons to remain after $77M sale

By Angela Woolsey
Two identical glass-fronted office buildings facing each other with a paved road and landscaped medians between them.
The Highline at Greensboro District offices in Tysons (courtesy Finmarc Management)

A pair of high-rise office buildings near the Spring Hill Metro station in Tysons has changed hands with pending redevelopment plans unrealized.

The Highline at Greensboro District offices at 8401 and 8405 Greensboro Drive were acquired Tuesday (Aug. 18) for $77.5 million by Finmarc Management, a Bethesda-based commercial real estate firm that specializes in picking up and revitalizing properties it views as under performing their potential.

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NEW: Teen charged with murder for fatal stabbing of coworker in Great Falls

By Angela Woolsey
Young man with short black hair and earrings wearing a monochrome graphic t-shirt, outdoors beside a black SUV.
Police arrest Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos (via FCPD/X)

A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Reston woman at Difficult Run Park in Great Falls on Monday (Aug. 17), the Fairfax County Police Department announced today (Wednesday).

Maryland resident Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos was taken into custody this morning in Lanham after detectives determined he had “repeatedly” stabbed 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch in her car and doused her in gasoline, intending to set her on fire, police officials said at a press conference.

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UPDATED: SUV crashes into gas line on Ox Road, prompting evacuations

By Angela Woolsey and Mary Stachyra Lopez
SUV perched on a street curb/green post with a group of rescue workers around it
Workers try to extract the vehicle that hit a gas line on Ox Road Wednesday (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

An SUV driving the wrong way crashed this morning (Wednesday) into a Washington Gas regulation station on Ox Road (Route 123) near Burke Centre Parkway in Fairfax Station, resulting in a gas leak that forced evacuations of a nearby school, day care and church.

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FCFRD) responded at around 10:57 a.m. to the intersection, where it was immediately clear that there was a leak, said Deputy Chief Dave Barlow.

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Reston Association considers limiting Autumnwood courts to pickleball

By Angela Woolsey
Aerial view of Autumnwood Tennis and Pickleball Courts surrounded by autumn-colored trees, with paths and nearby facilities labeled on the map.
The Autumnwood tennis and pickleball courts in Reston (via Google Maps)

Reston Association is weighing whether to let pickleball players officially take over its Autumnwood athletic courts.

The homeowners’ association is inviting community members to provide feedback on a proposal to convert two existing tennis courts at 11950 Walnut Branch Road into pickleball courts.

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FCPD: Pedestrian killed in Metrobus crash had walk signal

By Angela Woolsey
Nighttime street scene with police cars flashing blue lights at a rain-soaked intersection, viewed from a glass-fronted building, CivicView logo top-left.
Police respond to a fatal pedestrian crash involving a Metrobus at Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road in Bailey's Crossroads (courtesy Dave Statter/X)

The pedestrian who died in a Metrobus crash in Bailey’s Crossroads on Sunday (Aug. 16) appears to have been properly following the rules of the road, police say.

An initial investigation found that Adam Ali, a 59-year-old Idylwood resident, had a “walk” signal and was using the crosswalk on Carlin Springs Road when a bus driver turning right from Columbia Pike struck him, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Shawarma restaurant set for soft opening tomorrow in Vienna

By Angela Woolsey
Shawarma & Grill restaurant sign in a shopping plaza with a neighboring Korean fried chicken restaurant next door.
Mashahweez Shawarma and Grill on Maple Avenue in Vienna (photo by Amy Woolsey)

A new restaurant specializing in shawarma and other Iraqi cuisine is ready to make its debut in Vienna.

Mashahweez Shawarma and Grill will welcome its first customers in the Vienna Shopping Center at 128 Maple Avenue West with a soft launch tomorrow (Wednesday).

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