By Brian Trompeter
A revamping of traffic signals on two of Vienna’s busiest roadways – Maple Avenue (Route 123) and Nutley Street – has been in the planning stage for five and a half years and town officials expect work finally will begin before year’s end.
The tale in July was essentially the same as in the preceding few months for the Northern Virginia homes market: Tight inventory, rising interest rates and higher prices presented a trifecta of challenges for sellers, pushing total sales down but keeping prices up.
Sales across the catchment area of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) totaled 1,444 in July, down 20 percent from an already cool July 2022, according to the trade organization. Year-over-year sales were down in double digits in all component jurisdictions: Arlington and Fairfax counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax and Falls Church.
(Update at 2:45 pm: both lanes are now open)
Earlier: A two-vehicle crash has shut down northbound Fairfax County Parkway at Rugby Road and southbound Fairfax County Parkway at Stringfellow Road this afternoon.
The fastest-growing company in Fairfax County is a Tysons-based cybersecurity firm whose stated goal is to “fundamentally change” how organizations get technical expertise.
MOXFIVE claimed the 39th spot overall and the top spot for the security industry on the latest Inc. 5000, an annual ranking of the country’s most successful privately owned companies based on their revenue growth.
A new American Disabilities Act (ADA)-friendly playground is in the works in Reston.
Reston Association is working with Friends of Reston to develop a playground that’s inclusive for kids with disabillities.
TJ No Longer Ranked the Best U.S. High School — After three years in the top spot, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology has dropped to fifth in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best High School Rankings.” The data used for the 2023 list comes from 2018-2021, before the magnet school’s admissions policy changes took effect. [WTOP]
Potomac River Running Low on Water — “The Potomac River supplies drinking water to some 5 million people in the D.C. region, and right now, the river is running low. Water managers announced they may have to use water from backup reservoirs upstream — it would be the first time in more than a decade.” [DCist]
(Updated at 11:30 a.m.) A man was arrested at 10 p.m. last night after he barricaded himself and a woman in a home in Fair Oaks, prompting a police response.
Officers were currently on the scene in the 4100 block of Park Chase Drive, which is the Parkside at Fairfax Corner community yesterday afternoon and into the night.
Fairfax City’s first for-sale affordable dwelling units have officially become homes.
Residents have started moving into the designated units in the new Sutton Heights townhouse community at 3500 Pickett Road, developer EYA and the City of Fairfax announced today (Tuesday).
The ducks, turkeys and peafowl at Frying Pan Farm Park now have a reason to celebrate.
A new bird enclosure was recently completed to house the park’s creatures, funded by contributions from the nonprofit Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park. Local officials gathered last Thursday (Aug. 24) to celebrate the grand opening of the project.
Some broken lights have unexpected challenges for Fairfax County’s speed camera pilot program, which appears to be having an effect on drivers, based on early data.
For about a week in mid-July, the Winko-Matics — flashing lights that signal when a school zone is in effect — failed to turn on at three of the eight sites involved in the pilot, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
