By Brian Trompeter
Because of a staff error in complying with a recent state-code update for legal advertising of public hearings, Fairfax supervisors on July 30 deferred a full slate of hearings on the agenda and scheduled rehearings for items discussed two weeks earlier.
By Brian Trompeter
A baseball-training-and-coaching facility now will be able to extend its operations to an adjacent suite of the same building in Vienna’s Mill Street light-industrial area.
By Brian Trompeter
When it comes to scope of inquiry and potential to spur reforms and innovations, Fairfax County’s Office of Financial and Program Audit (OFPA) packs considerable punch.
By Brian Trompeter
Several speakers at the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ July 30 meeting criticized board members for not weighing in on current fighting between Israel and Hamas forces in and around Gaza.
By Brian Trompeter
The Fairfax County Office of Financial and Program Audit’s fiscal 2025 study plan calls for reviews of purchase-card spending, the county’s volunteer management, emergency-transport billings, energy usage and project reimbursements.
By Brian Trompeter
Local residents used the July 30 meeting of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to advocate against a proposed casino in the Tysons area.
The 22101 ZIP code in McLean tied for tops across the Mid-Atlantic region for most home sales in the “ultra-luxury” category during the second quarter of 2024, according to new data.
With 46 transactions in the highest 1 percent, price-wise, of sales in the Washington metro area, 22101 came out on top in the local area and was tied with the 08540 ZIP code in Princeton, N.J., for overall top-tier sales in the April-May-June period.
Woodrow Wilson Library in Bailey’s Crossroads will officially get renamed at the beginning of September following months of community requests.
The Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) Board of Trustees voted unanimously on July 10 to change the name to the Culmore Community Library to reflect the neighborhood where the library is located, replacing the former president’s moniker.
The regional electric grid that supplies power to Virginia during times of extreme weather announced a 1,400% increase in some electric costs after its most recent capacity auction. But Dominion officials were quick to assure customers that they would not see an increase in their bills before the end of next year.
PJM Interconnection, which oversees the electric grid serving several mid-Atlantic states, including Virginia, announced the increase for its capacity market. Dominion buys electricity off of capacity markets during peak, or emergency, demands.
The Georgetown Pike bridge over I-495 in McLean will partially close for a full weekend later this month so traffic can be shifted to new lanes.
The Virginia Department of Transportation is advising drivers to avoid the interchange during what it’s calling “Stay-Away Weekend” if they don’t want to get caught up in the congestion that’ll likely be created by the lane reductions and ramp closures.
