By Brian Trompeter
The McLean Citizens Association (MCA) on Feb. 1 signaled its support of plans by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to redevelop 24 acres around the West Falls Church Metrorail station.
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George Mason University Dining has worked closely with Mason Hillel and Chabad at Mason to provide students, faculty and staff with a new, eclectic mix of Kosher cuisine at the Southside dining facility, enabling diners to easily follow Kosher dietary rules.
The new station, known as Mason Mensch, launched for the spring semester. Kosher dinners are served from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday through Thursday.
Winter is more than halfway over and many large cities in the Northeast have yet to see their first snow.
At the end of January, New York City had gone 300 days without substantial snowfall accumulation. Philadelphia, which usually has its first measurable snow in mid-December, is nearing its latest snow date to record – Feb. 3, 1995.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County officials should consider alternatives to crumb-rubber infill for synthetic-turf fields, prevent toxic chemicals from them from entering local waterways and monitor what happens to those surfaces once their useful lives have ended, according to a resolution passed Feb. 1 by the McLean Citizens Association (MCA) board of directors.
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Fairfax County and several other localities have released a draft of the Regional Fair Housing Plan that not only provides some goals for housing, but comes with a look at specific zoning changes that can be made to help achieve those goals.
The plan was put together by a team of representatives from eight localities, including Fairfax County, and a few partner groups. A 60-day public comment period is scheduled to run through March 31, allowing locals to submit their thoughts on the plan.
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(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) Developer Foulger-Pratt‘s unsolicited proposal to redevelop Bowman Towne Court in Reston has been scrapped, Fairfax County announced today.
In a termination letter, the developer cited “significantly higher construction costs and recent interest rate hikes” as the primary reason for ending the agreement. The team also stated that a 24% increase in the project’s overall costs would have delayed the completion of the site.
Construction is set to begin on a replacement of the collapsed pedestrian bridge by the Freeman Store and Museum in Vienna.
The project will require crews to block off a portion of the Washington and Old Dominion Trail, necessitating a detour, according to the Town of Vienna.
Go to Vienna begins replacing Freeman Store pedestrian bridge, requiring W&OD Trail detour
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As Wall Street continues to debate the likelihood of a recession, the past couple years of economic turmoil have already hit many Fairfax County residents in the wallet — and the stomach.
The need for food assistance remains almost as high as in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Merrifield-based nonprofit Food for Others, which saw twice as many families seeking help in 2020 compared to 2019.
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Nova Wild — formerly known as Roer’s Zoofari and, before that, Reston Zoo — will partially reopen this weekend with a new self-drive safari.
Customers will get the chance to experience different animals like bison, llamas, and emus from their vehicles. Tours begin Saturday, Feb. 11 and will continue every Friday through Sunday thereafter at the zoo, which is located at 1228 Hunter Mill Road. Each tour is 30 minutes.
Fairfax County School Board member Megan McLaughlin will not be running for reelection in the Braddock District, as at-large member Rachna Sizemore Heizer sets her sights on the seat.
On Monday evening (Feb. 6), McLaughlin announced via a newsletter that she will officially “retire from this position” when her third term ends on Dec. 31, 2023.