By Brian Trompeter
Plans for a coffee shop with drive-through lanes in the West Falls Church area received the Fairfax County Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation to the Board of Supervisors Feb. 7.
Author: GazetteLeader
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 20 was expected to authorize supplemental financing of up to $14 million to Somos Phase B LLC for development of affordable housing in Phase B of the Somos at McLean Metro in eastern Tysons.
By Brian Trompeter
After having waited five months in vain for Virginia’s secretary of transportation to address concerns about the Interstate 495 Express Lanes Northern Extension (“495 NEXT”) project, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors now is sending a more urgent message.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County supervisors on Feb. 6 passed, with much applause, a resolution congratulating the S. John Davis Career Center (DCC) on four decades of serving students and the community.
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As third seed, Cougars finish 3-0 in the competition
For the third-seeded Oakton Cougars, it was deja vu all over again as the girls high-school basketball team went 3-0 to win the Concorde District tournament crown, including an upset for the second year over the higher-seeded Madison Warhawks in the semifinals.
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Virginia title was team’s third in program history
It was a repeat state-championship performance in essentially the same manner for the Langley Saxons.
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Talented and speedy brothers lead the Huskies
Led by the talented and experienced Bermudez brothers and numerous younger and, at this point, less tested freshmen, the Flint Hill Huskies won the recent Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference boys swimming and diving team title.
By Brian Trompeter
A proposal to replace at previously approved office building with a 240-unit residential structure at the Arbor Row development in Tysons failed Feb. 7 to get support from the McLean Citizens Association (MCA), which opposed what members said was a lack of workforce housing.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed Feb. 6 to speed up processing of Fairfax County Public Schools’ application to build a new elementary school in Dunn Loring.
By Brian Trompeter
Despite enrollment that remains below pre-COVID levels and is expected to be flat year-over-year, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) officials will be seeking $301.8 million more in fiscal 2025, most of which would be put toward compensation increases.