By Brian Trompeter
After sparring about noise from potential police motorcycle training, the Vienna Town Council voted 5-2 on June 3 to have town staff apply for a conditional-use permit that would allow for increased parking and a range of interim activities at the 3-acre “annex” property at 301 Center St. S.
From Arlington to McLean to Great Falls and into Oakton and Vienna, the many teams in the GazetteLeader’s coverage areas are set to go for the beginning of the 2024 summertime Northern Virginia Swimming league season, which opens Saturday morning, June 15.
Starters’ horns will sound at 9 a.m. to begin the first races for the 17-division league’s 102 teams, which have a short five-week regular season followed by two more weekends of postseason competitions.
By Brian Trompeter
MPAartfest, which each October brings throngs of visitors to McLean Central Park to view artworks and take part in children’s activities, will not be held this year because Fairfax County Park Authority renovations at the park will wrap up too close to the festival date, McLean Project for the Arts (MPA) officials announced recently.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County Planning Commission members unanimously recommended June 6 that county supervisors approve a zoning-ordinance amendment with stricter rules on where data centers may be located, how large they may be and how their mechanical equipment should be shielded from neighbors.
By Brian Trompeter
McLean Citizens Association board members approved a letter June 5 in support of a proposed Fairfax County comprehensive-plan amendment for policies and programs related to for-sale workforce-dwelling units (WDUs).
Work on an overhaul of Dominion Energy’s electric transmission line between Vienna and Idylwood is expected to start next month, the utility says.
The project will replace the wires — known as a reconductor — that run parallel to a 3.9-mile section of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail, connecting the Clark substation at 375 Center Street near Caboose Tavern in Vienna and the Idylwood substation at 7701 Shreve Road.
A Reston-based national food brand and multiple nonprofits are distributing thousands of pounds of food to combat food insecurity in Fairfax County and the broader Northern Virginia region.
Last week, the American canned seafood company StarKist, the D.C.-based nonprofit Feed the Children and Reston nonprofit Cornerstones announced they collected over 100,000 pounds of food during their third annual Summer Food Rally on June 6 in Sterling.
The march toward improvements to the walking, cycling and driving experience along about 2.9 miles of Route 29 continued at a virtual public meeting last Wednesday (June 5).
County staff is looking to boost pedestrian comfort at intersections, reduce the level of traffic stress for bikers and shorten wait times for cars on the roadway between Buckleys Gate Drive and Jermantown Road in the Fairfax Center area.
Though the Virginia General Assembly won’t convene for another six months, Reston Association is starting to lay the groundwork for a major advocacy push.
The homeowners’ association recently issued a request for proposals seeking research and communications firms that could assist it in lobbying state lawmakers, particularly regarding the expected return of legislation to make Fairfax County eligible for a casino.
A developer is seeking to expand on the Cavalier Club apartments in Seven Corners on both sides of the Fairfax and Arlington county line.
A 110-foot-tall multi-family building with 250 apartments and 5,000 square feet of retail space has been proposed at 6200 Wilson Blvd on the Arlington County border, according to a rezoning application filed with Fairfax County on May 31.
