Two local businesses are partnering up to host a food drive in Reston next month.
New Trail Cycling & Strength, the independent fitness studio in Lake Anne Plaza, and The Reston Letter, an online and print community newsletter about Reston, will collect donations to support Food for Neighbors. The drive is hosted by New Trail.
A pedestrian was killed by a driver who fled on Richmond Highway near Mount Vernon Plaza this morning (Thursday).
Fairfax County police officers were dispatched around 6:47 a.m. to Richmond Highway at Woodlawn Trail in Hybla Valley for a crash that left a man on the ground with “serious head trauma,” according to scanner traffic.
Fairfax County leaders want Gov. Glenn Youngkin to boost state funding for critical services, such as schools, transportation and health care.
The Board of Supervisors voted 9-1 on Tuesday (Sept. 24) to send a letter to Youngkin arguing that chronic underfunding by the state has forced localities like Fairfax County to lean heavily on local tax revenue to maintain “core services” like public education, public safety and transportation infrastructure, straining local budgets and taxpayers.
Tysons Restaurant Noted by NY Times Critics — “Joon was named to The New York Times list of their critics’ 50 favorite restaurants in America right now. The Iranian restaurant is one of 32 recently opened restaurants to be featured on this year’s iteration of the NYT list.” It’s the only entry from Northern Virginia. [Northern Virginia Magazine]
D.C. Reality Show Cast Includes Local Residents — Contestants on the upcoming, D.C.-set season of the reality dating show “Love Is Blind” include Tysons resident Nick Dorka, who likes the region’s diversity of people and food, and Fairfax resident Ashley Adionser, who thinks Balos in Dupont Circle has gotten too popular. [Axios DC]
Assault Reported at Fairfax City Motel — “A 22-year-old Falls Church man is facing multiple charges including abduction and assault and battery, in connection with an incident that occurred Sept. 16 at a Fairfax City motel…No injuries were reported.” [Patch]
Chipotle Sets Opening Date in Woodlawn — “Chipotle Mexican Grill will officially open for business Monday, Sept. 30 at its new Sacramento Center location in Woodlawn. The restaurant, located in the standalone building at the front of the shopping center, will be Chipotle’s second location along the Richmond Highway Corridor.” [On the MoVe]
Annandale Art Project Comes Together — “Local residents explored concepts of ‘home’ by collaborating on a house sculpture during the Taste of Annandale on Sept. 21. The project was conceived by Community Art For Everyone (CAFE), a nonprofit that aims to bring people together and rejuvenate communities through art.” [Annandale Today]
Proposed Vienna House Gets OK — “A proposal to consolidate two adjacent parcels to allow for construction of one large single-family home at 841 Ninovan Road, S.E., received the Vienna Town Council’s approval Sept. 23.” The town approved two homes in 2022 after the original single-family house on the lot was demolished, but new plans were submitted this year for just one home. [Gazette Leader]
Reston Food Pantry Fundraiser Returns — “This weekend, South Lakes High School’s PTSA Pantry is hosting its seventh annual Do It Your Way 0.5K, which is the group’s only annual fundraiser. Participants can take part in the event either virtually all weeknd or in- person on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 2-4 p.m. at Lake Anne Plaza.” [Patch]
Local P.E. Teacher Teaches Students to Handle Adversity — “In the gym at Colvin Run Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon, fourth graders sat on the floor and watched videos of their teacher, Patrick Noel, attempting trick shots from different parts of the basketball court…The goal of the lesson, Noel said, is to help students remain determined and learn to embrace failure.” [WTOP]
It’s Thursday — Expect cloudy skies, a high of 79°F and a 30% chance of precipitation after 11 a.m. At night, there’s a 20% chance of showers, along with cloudy conditions and a low around 69°F. [NWS]
By Brian Trompeter
Trash, lawn damage and safety were among factors Fairfax County supervisors considered before unanimously agreeing Sept. 10 to expand the Madison Residential Permit Parking District (District 11) around the Vienna-area school.
By Brian Trompeter
Within the next couple of years, Fairfax County residents and visitors could be paying more to eat out, attend events, stay at hotels and settle the estates of loved ones.
By Brian Trompeter
Continuing its practice of the past two fiscal years, the Vienna Town Council on Aug. 26 approved blanket purchasing authority for more than $2 million worth of vehicles under the town’s replacement program.
By Brian Trompeter
Following concessions by Fairfax Water to minimize impacts on neighbors, the Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously recommended Sept. 11 that county supervisors approve the utility’s special-exception request to build a new, higher-capacity water tower in the Poplar Heights neighborhood near Falls Church.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously recommended Sept. 18 that the Board of Supervisors grant a special-exception request to construct a medical-care facility on a 2.43-acre commercial site at Graham Road and Route 50 in the Falls Church area.
More than 80% of people surveyed in the National Capital Region said they “support more and better transit services, even if it requires higher investment by the region,” according to a survey conducted by two advisory groups associated with a regional task group’s effort to create a new funding plan for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro).
Under a proposed funding plan known as Scenario 1, the advisory groups said the region would have to generate an additional $645 million to cover all the transit agencies in fiscal year 2028, with 70% of the funds for capital investments.
