Arrowbrook Centre, an anchoring mixed-use neighborhood near the Innovation Center Metro station, is moving one step forward to completion.
Several pieces of the 54-acre development, which is bounded by the Dulles Airport Access Road to the north and Centreville Road to the east, were approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors at a Tuesday (June 6) meeting.
Annandale diners could soon see more outdoor seating at Izakaya Khan in Seoul Plaza (4231 Markham Street).
To make room for year-round outdoor dining at the Japanese restaurant, the center will lose off-street parking spaces, dropping its total from 210 to 200 spots. In addition to removing nine regular parking spaces, Seoul Plaza will also remove one accessible parking space to make possible a new trash dumpster layout.
Air Quality Issues Continue Today — “Due to the wildfires in Canada, a Code Red Air Quality alert has been issued for Thursday, June 8, which means air quality is unhealthy for everyone in Fairfax County and the region…Take steps to limit your exposure,” such as by spending more time indoors “where particle pollution levels are usually lower.” [Fairfax Alerts]
Survivor of Fatal Blake Lane Crash Still Recovering — “Flowers, candles, crosses, rosaries and handwritten signs mark the spot where three students walking home from Oakton High School were struck by a speeding car driven by a fellow student on June 7, 2022…One year after the fatal crash and the victims’ families are still waiting for answers.” [Patch]
By Brian Trompeter
Citing pressing obligations from two medical practices, family, charities and board work, two-term Vienna Town Council member Nisha Patel announced June 5 that she would not be seeking re-election in November.
By Brian Trompeter
Fourteen months flew by quickly, and the McLean Citizens Association now is under new leadership.
Fairfax County’s jobless rate dropped three-tenths of a percentage point from March to April, according to new state data, and stands among the lowest in the commonwealth.
With 644,873 residents counted with jobs in the civilian workforce and 14,021 looking for them, Fairfax’s unemployment rate of 2.1 percent in April was down from 2.4 percent in March, and was unchanged from a year before.
By Brian Trompeter
Vienna residents can look forward to plenty of asphalt and concrete pouring, plus other infrastructure upgrades, pedestrian projects and tree initiatives in coming months.
By Brian Trompeter
Following a dispute over nominations, McLean Citizens Association (MCA) members at the group’s May 25 annual membership meeting approved five nominees to the McLean Community Foundation’s (MCF) board of trustees – including one who had not been recommended by the foundation’s board.
A vacant property along I-95 near Lorton Marketplace may not be vacant for much longer.
Milestone Properties is pitching either a recycling center or storage facility for the nearly three-acre site at 9420 Gunston Cove Road, which is currently home to a 75-foot retaining wall that will remain on the property.
An industrial automation manufacturer from Austria is now a part of the business fabric in the Town of Herndon.
Tele Controls Inc., a 60-year-old, woman-owned manufacturer, opened its first U.S. subsidiary in Arlington in 2018, according to company spokesperson Apolinar Rivera.
