By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County supervisors on Oct. 24 unanimously approved a proposal by McLean Corporate Ridge Property LLC to convert an office building on the edge of Tysons into up to 250 “live-work” residential dwellings.
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By Brian Trompeter
Located next to each other in downtown McLean and sharing complementary outdoor amenities, the expansion of Mars Inc.’s corporate headquarters and mixed-use Astoria at McLean development fittingly received back-to-back approvals Oct. 24 from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
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By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) temporarily has suspended plans to discontinue vacuum-leaf service following this winter’s collection season, and will continue to pick up leaves at least through the 2025-26 winter season, officials said Oct. 26.
By Brian Trompeter
Vienna Town Council members in coming weeks will consider two proposed code amendments aimed at preserving the town’s tree canopy, but residents who testified at an Oct. 23 public hearing decidedly favored one version.
By Brian Trompeter
The annual Vienna Halloween Parade fulfilled a long-standing tradition Oct. 25, thrilling thousands of spectators with colorful floats, marching bands, classic cars and costumed revelers.
By Brian Trompeter
The Vienna Police Department’s newest officer, Jedidiah Temple, officially completed his training at the Fairfax County Criminal Justice Academy on Oct. 19.
By Brian Trompeter
Demand for data centers likely will double by 2030 and Fairfax County officials are seeking to make the facilities more attractive and less detrimental to surrounding communities and the environment.
By Brian Trompeter
From offices left vacant by telecommuting workers to increasingly unaffordable housing and a downturn in one of the Washington region’s most reliable job sectors, local leaders face a bevy of challenges, panelists said Oct. 18 at the inaugural Capital Area Economic Forum.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County supervisors on Oct. 24 were set to authorize retroactively the Department of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) application for, and acceptance if approved, $531,409 worth of grant funding from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ (COG) Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program to buy five wheelchair-lift-equipped vehicles.
By Brian Trompeter
Code Create Vienna, the town of Vienna’s first major zoning-code rewrite in decades, has been in the works for three years and cleared its final hurdle Oct. 23.