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New Fairfax City restaurant inspired by home-style regional Chinese foods

By Mary Stachyra Lopez
Noodles with bok choy and a red tomato-based sauce in a shallow bowl.
Three-in-One Hand-Ripped Noodles: hot-oil seared noodles, pork zhajiang bean sauce, and tomato egg. (Courtesy Chin Xi'an-Style Restaurant)

A new restaurant aims to bring a taste of regional food from one of China’s oldest and largest cities to Northern Virginia.

Chin’s Xi’An Style Restaurant plans to bring hand-ripped noodles, prepared in a home style inspired by foods in Xi’An — the capital city of Shaanxi, a province in northwestern central China — when it opens its third location this August in Fairfax City. The new location will be based inside the 99 Ranch Market at 10780 Fairfax Blvd, with takeout or seating available in the grocery store.

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Indoor golf venue with restaurant scores Capital One Center location

By Angela Woolsey
Tall curved glass office tower dominates the street, with a glass-covered plaza and sculptural installation at the base; trees on the right and a street lamp in the foreground.
Capital One's headquarters building in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

An entertainment company that combines indoor golf simulators with full-service food and drinks is coming to Tysons.

Five Iron Golf anticipates opening its first Virginia location in early 2027 at Capital One Center, where it will occupy approximately 17,000 square feet across two floors of the banking giant’s headquarters building at 1675 Capital One Drive.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jul 27, 2026

By FFXnow.com
FFX NOW Daily Debrief for Jul 27, 2026 with a monarch butterfly on green plants in the background

Good Monday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Jul 27, 2026.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Tuesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.

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🌦️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect likely showers and thunderstorms mainly before 11 a.m., then again after 2 p.m., with partly sunny skies and a high near 84°F. Winds will be from the south at 7 to 14 mph, gusting up to 20 mph, and there’s a 70% chance of rain, with new rainfall between half and three-quarters of an inch. Tuesday night, showers and thunderstorms are likely before 11 p.m., followed by isolated showers until 2 a.m. Conditions will be mostly cloudy, clearing gradually with a low around 68°F. Winds will shift from southwest to northwest after midnight at 6 to 8 mph, with a 60% chance of precipitation and new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher in thunderstorms. See more from Weather.gov.

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

Free arts festival returning to Tysons’ Capital One Center with workshops, food and more

By Angela Woolsey
City street festival with tents, people strolling, and a colorful graffiti wall behind them at a sunny downtown event.
Celebration of the Arts at Capital One Center in October 2025 (courtesy Capital One Center)

For a second consecutive year, Capital One’s headquarters campus in Tysons will transform for a weekend into a showcase for the arts.

The Celebration of the Arts is set to return to Capital One Center (1820 Capital One Drive South) this fall, bringing workshops, entertainment, food, an artisan market and more.

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Guapo’s Restaurant to launch new concept in Spectrum at Reston Town Center

By Angela Woolsey
Exterior view of a modern building with a bold sign reading 'Not Your Average Joe's' above large storefront windows, blue sky overhead.
The now-closed Not Your Average Joe's building in Spectrum at Reston Town Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Guapo’s is indeed coming to the Spectrum at Reston Town Center, as previously reported by The Burn.

However, the new location will not be a cocina and bar — the company’s full-service Tex-Mex restaurant — or a Guapo’s Go, the quick-service, charcoal chicken-focused taqueria found in Herndon, Manassas and Woodbridge.

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FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jul 24, 2026

By FFXnow.com
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Good Friday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Jul 24, 2026.

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  • UPDATED: Child riding e-scooter killed in Herndon-area crash (17486 views)
  • BREAKING: Special education teacher at McLean school charged with assaulting student (10919 views)
  • Chantilly man found not guilty due to insanity in Reston gym shooting (9022 views)
  • JUST IN: Eataly officially confirms Tysons Corner Center store (8862 views)
  • Herndon, Fairfax City saw largest apartment rent drops in D.C. region last month (6273 views)
  • Townhouse development on Bowman House tract in Reston wins final approval (6103 views)
  • Bailey’s Crossroads pastor accused of sending explicit images to teen (5758 views)
  • Owner seeks help to save Reston’s historic Wiehle House after storm damage (5563 views)
  • Alta Strada closing after nearly a decade at the Mosaic District (4542 views)
  • Fairfax board seeks timeline for anticipated vehicle noise monitoring pilot (4323 views)
  • Man charged with spree of thefts from vehicles across Fairfax, Falls Church (4200 views)
  • Ornery Beer Company to close Fairfax City pub, keep Herndon location (3874 views)
  • Vienna’s Clarity to open second restaurant in Reston tomorrow (3425 views)

    • 📅 Upcoming events

    Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.

    Here are the events planned for Sunday:

    🌤️ Saturday’s forecast

    The weather will be partly sunny, with a high near 82°F, accompanied by an east wind at 3 to 5 mph. Saturday night will be partly cloudy, with temperatures dropping to around 65°F and a light southeast wind. See more from Weather.gov.

    🌅 Tonight’s sunset

    The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

    We hope you have a great weekend! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋

    FCPS students team up with community theater to stage ‘Dear Evan Hansen’

    By Mary Stachyra Lopez
    Three people sit on stage: a young man in a striped polo with backpack on the left, a woman in a red cardigan in the middle, and a man in a gray sweater speaking on the right.
    Colby Chase, playing Evan Hansen, speaks with the grief-stricken parents of Connor Murphy, played by Katie Pond and Patrick Killoran. (Staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

    When the Broadway hit “Dear Evan Hansen” opens tonight (Friday) at South Lakes High School in Reston, it will represent more than the launch of a new show.

    For some students and recent graduates of Fairfax County Public Schools, the performance marks their debut in a true community theater setting, thanks to a new partnership with the Reston Community Players (RCP).

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    Japanese department store plans second Va. spot in Seven Corners

    By Mary Stachyra Lopez
    Shopfront under renovation with plywood siding, orange construction banners, and a cherry picker in the parking lot amid orange cones and barricades.
    Teso Life is coming to Seven Corners (staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

    The Japanese department store Teso Life plans to open a new store in Seven Corners.

    Fairfax County planning documents show the retailer has applied to renovate the space at 6164 Arlington Blvd in a building formerly occupied by CVS inside the Willston 1 Centre.

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    FFXnow Daily Debrief for Jul 23, 2026

    By FFXnow.com
    FFX Now: Daily Debrief for Jul 23, 2016 shown over a brown wooden storefront with a rooftop semaphore and a cyclist to the right

    Good Thursday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

    🕗 News recap

    The following articles were published earlier today — Jul 23, 2026.

    📅 Upcoming events

    Here is what’s going on Friday throughout the county, from our event calendar.

    🌤️ Friday’s forecast

    It will be mostly sunny today, with temperatures reaching a high of around 83°F and an east wind blowing at 3 to 8 mph. Tonight, expect mostly cloudy skies with a low of approximately 65°F and an east wind at 5 to 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

    🌅 Tonight’s sunset

    The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

    Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

    Vienna’s Clarity to open second restaurant in Reston tomorrow

    By Mary Stachyra Lopez
    Facade of Clarity New American Restaurant with glass doors, blue sign, and potted plants outside.
    Clarity at Reston Town Center (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

    The award-winning Vienna restaurant Clarity will finally open its long-awaited second location at Reston Town Center tomorrow (Friday).

    The 4,500-square-foot restaurant at 1996 Opportunity Way in the town center’s expansion will have a grand opening at 11 a.m.

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