Author: Vernon Miles

Vernon Miles is the ALXnow cofounder and editor. He's covered Alexandria since 2014 and has been with Local News Now since 2018. When he's not reporting, he can usually be found playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons with friends.

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New art exhibition turns Columbia Pike retail and government buildings to galleries

By Vernon Miles
Street scene by artist Jane Coonce, on display at the Mason Governmental Center (photo courtesy Art in Daily Spaces)

A new art exhibition aims to change the way people see some of their daily spaces around the Annandale area.

The exhibition, called Art in Daily Spaces, is sponsored by ArtsFairfax and over the next month a variety of local shops and government buildings will be transformed into impromptu art galleries.

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New Fairfax ordinance change would make new development account for sea-level rise and climate change

By Vernon Miles
A condominium building is under construction at 6707 Old Dominion Drive in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

(Updated 4/17) Fairfax County is moving forward with a new ordinance change that would step up the preservation of mature trees, shorelines and wetlands.

The change is part of bringing Fairfax County in line with state revisions to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Arena Designation and Management Regulations that were adopted by the State Water Control Board.

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Broadway in Tysons returns this year with Chicago, Shrek and more

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The 2024-2025 season of Broadway on Tysons at Capital One Hall will include "Chicago" (photo by Jeremy Daniel)

Tysons is the business hub of Northern Virginia, and there’s no business like show business.

Four Broadway shows will be coming to Capital One Hall as part of the 2024-2025 season of Broadway in Tysons.

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Maximum security prison building in Lorton converted to new child care center

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Inside Brynmor Early Education & Preschool (photo by Rhian Allvin)

Buildings that once housed inmates are instead being used to care for infants and toddlers.

This past weekend, Brynmor Early Education & Preschool (9060 Power House Road) held a grand opening in Liberty Market, a redevelopment within what was once Lorton Reformatory.

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Great Falls ‘handcrafted’ boutique makes move to the Mosaic District

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Vivid Chill opens in the Mosaic District (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

There’s a new shop in Merrifield focusing on an eclectic, “curated collection” of handcrafted goods.

Vivid Chill hosted a grand opening this past weekend in the Mosaic District, moving into Suite 150 at 2910 District Avenue from a spot in Great Falls.

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McLean Citizens Association backs new guidelines to shape the look of downtown McLean

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The McLean Citizens Association (MCA) has thrown its voice behind some new design guidelines for downtown McLean.

At a meeting next Tuesday, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will consider endorsing Vol. 2 of the District Design Guidelines for the McLean Community Business Center. The guidelines are non-binding, but could shape what development in McLean looks like for the foreseeable future.

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