An eatery serving up smash burgers and fried chicken is ready to officially introduce itself to the Pimmit Hills community.

After soft-launching in the Tysons Station shopping center in early September, Nash & Smashed will celebrate its grand opening at 7450-B Leesburg Pike this Saturday, Oct. 24 with free meals from 5-8 p.m.


Nostalgic retail brand Toys R Us is expanding its presence in Fairfax County by opening two new standalone stores, one in Fair Oaks Mall and the other in Springfield Town Center.

The Fair Oaks Mall location (11750 Route 50, #J226) will open at an unspecified date soon, while the Springfield store (6677 Springfield Mall, Space 22049) opened Sept. 23.


A handcrafted, customizable furniture store has opened its first Virginia storefront and 19th nationwide in Fairfax Corner.

Joybird opened Oct. 9 at 11948 Grand Commons Avenue, Suite E948, in the space vacated by King Arthur Baking Company earlier this summer.


Fairfax County had a strong showing in this year’s round-up of the 50 Best Restaurants in the region by Northern Virginia Magazine.

Unveiled in full at noon today (Wednesday), the annual tribute to Northern Virginia’s top dining establishments features a total of 24 eateries in Fairfax, including five that made the ranked top 10 released last Friday (Oct. 16) and seven that are making their first-ever appearances on the list.


Frying Pan Farm Park’s popular bovine competition, billed as “the slowest race you will ever cheer for,” is set to return to the Herndon-area park this week.

Seven cows will take to the “race track” Thursday evening (Oct. 22) for the seventh annual NASCOW FundRACER at the farm (2709 West Ox Road) in the Frying Pan area south of Herndon. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., with cows taking to the track at 6 p.m.


Fairfax County fans of D.C.’s Surfside will no longer have to cross the Potomac River to indulge in its tacos and laid-back beach vibes.

The Tex-Mex restaurant is set to open in McLean’s Chesterbrook Shopping Center at 6218 Old Dominion Drive tomorrow (Thursday), property owner Federal Realty confirmed to FFXnow.


A Fairfax mixed-media artist has landed a prime location to showcase her latest work at Springfield Town Center.

Precious Burger’s exhibition “Through Me: Where Wonder Finds a Way” will be officially unveiled during an opening reception at the mall tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. Available to view through March 31, 2027, the exhibit features large, colorful paintings that express people’s sense of wonder and curiosity.


When photographer Lloyd Wolf sought to document a substance abuse rehabilitation program at Lorton Correctional Complex nearly four decades ago, his request was met with outright hostility.

It was the late 1980s, and Washington, D.C., was grappling with a crack cocaine epidemic and violent turf wars.


Tickets are now up for grabs to this year’s Winterfest, Reston Association’s increasingly popular holiday tradition.

According to RA, last year’s festival drew more than 10,000 people over three days, and even more attendees are expected when it returns to Brown’s Chapel Park (1525 Brown’s Chapel Road) for a fourth year on Dec. 3-5 from 5-9 p.m.


A new dog day care and boarding spot opened in Chantilly this summer, and to celebrate, its owners are inviting locals and their four-legged friends to have a paw-some time at a Halloween-themed grand opening party this weekend.

After opening its doors July 31, Camp Bow Wow Dulles South (13893 Willard Road) will throw a grand opening “Howl-O-Ween” party on Saturday (Oct. 17) from noon to 4 p.m.


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