By Brian Trompeter
Melody Lane, S.W., and Tazewell Road, N.W., will receive sidewalks following approval June 20 by the Vienna Town Council.
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By Brian Trompeter
In a decision that came shortly before 1 a.m. on June 27, the Fairfax County School Board agreed to raise future members’ salaries to $48,000 starting next year, with the chairman receiving $2,000 more.
By Brian Trompeter
A warehouse building in a southeast Vienna industrial park soon will be converted to store about 180 classic and exotic automobiles.
By Brian Trompeter
In perhaps one of the biggest surprises in a day filled with them, challenger Saddam Azlan Salim defeated four-term state Sen. Chap Petersen (D) in the newly formed 37th District in the June 20 Democratic primary
By Brian Trompeter
With sometimes bloody nominating contests now out of the way, both major political parties in Virginia will be attempting to paint the other as out of step with the mood of the public in the months leading up to the Nov. 7 general election.
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(Updated at 9:30 p.m.) A Code Red Air Quality alert has been issued for the D.C. region.
In Fairfax County, conditions are expected to worsen to an air quality index (AQI) rating of 164 tomorrow (Thursday), due primarily to particulate matter drifting down to the U.S. from ongoing wildfires in Canada, according to AirNow’s air quality forecast.
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The City of Falls Church has officially decided to reinvest in a 10-block commercial area that encompasses the largest Vietnamese shopping center on the East Coast.
On Monday, June 26, Falls Church City Council unanimously voted to approve the East End Small Area Plan, which proposes reinvestment into a series of commercial properties — including the historic Eden Center (6751-6799 Wilson Blvd) — between Wilson Blvd, East Broad Street and Hillwood Avenue.
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(Updated at 8:30 p.m.) Several people have reported the sighting of a bear near Home Depot in Reston.
In a tweet, Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn warned residents of a bear sighting near the hardware store at 1651 Reston Parkway. A representative for Alcorn’s office said the Reston Police District received several reports.
A long-delayed effort to outfit Fairfax County Public Schools’ buses with cameras has officially received the green light from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
At a meeting yesterday (Tuesday), the board unanimously approved an agreement allowing the Fairfax County Police Department to participate in a program that will install 50 bus camera systems to detect drivers who don’t stop when buses are boarding and off-loading students.
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(Updated at 4:40 p.m. on 6/29/2023) Tysons could have a community center all of its own within the decade.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement yesterday (Tuesday) committing the nonprofit Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH) to building the future Tysons Community Center as part of its Dominion Square West housing development near the Spring Hill Metro station.