Reston’s Don Weber capped off his September finishing off a 1,000-mile bicycle ride for charity.
Weber and five others representing multiple companies rode in 1,000 Miles For 1,000 Lights to support nonprofit Watts of Love. The ride started Sept. 17 in Downers Grove, Illinois, just west of Chicago and ended Wednesday (Sept. 30) at the Herndon headquarters of ePlus, Weber’s workplace and a sponsor of the ride.
Fairfax City officials and some of their Fairfax County colleagues gathered Wednesday (Sept. 30) to kick off an expected three years of construction of the future Willard-Sherwood Health & Community Center.
Built on the Blenheim Blvd site long occupied by the Joseph Willard Health Center, the new 100,000-square-foot facility will serve both city and county residents with health offices and recreational programming.
The former principal of Hayfield Secondary School is accused of spending nearly $8,000 in school funds for personal expenses and has been charged with felony embezzlement, Fairfax County Police said yesterday (Sept. 30).
Darin Thompson, 51, of Lorton, turned himself in to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center yesterday after police obtained a warrant for his arrest. He was released on a $3,000 unsecured bond.
Reserve your spot for an after-hour event with multi-disciplinary artist Sky Hopinka, Thursday, Nov. 5, 6–9 PM. Experience monumental nature-inspired artworks in the Water’s Edge exhibition, make your own artwork to take home at the National Museum of the American Indian.
Sky Hopinka’s photo and video art—including This is a mnemonic for Truman Lowe in the museum’s collection—shares Truman Lowe’s interest in Indigenous homelands, cultural knowledge, and traditional practices. Hopinka contributed to the exhibition catalog for Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe, writing on Lowe’s lasting impact on his work. Hopinka joins the museum for this special after hours event featuring a screening of three of his short video works followed by a discussion with Rebecca Head Trautmann, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and exhibition curator, along with art-making activities, and time to enjoy Lowe’s work currently on view. Sky Hopinka has been widely recognized for his experimental short films and photo-based works. A MacArthur Fellow, Guggenheim Fellow, and Forge Project Fellow, his work has been shown in major film festivals, museums, and international exhibitions and is in numerous prominent museum collections. Hopinka is currently an assistant professor in the department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard University.
Parking options are about to become more limited for students at McLean High School.
Members of the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday (Sept. 29) to add another local street into the residential parking district that surrounds the high school.
Event location
Woodson High School
9525 Main Street
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
Northern Virginia Fairfax Families for Safe Streets (NoVA FSS) cordially invites you to attend and support our upcoming World Day of Remembrance (WDoR) for Road Traffic Victims.
World Day of Remembrance is an annual event where we honor those whose lives were prematurely ended after being struck by a person driving. This year is particularly painful and sad as we think about the recent death of a 13-year-old Frost middle school student who was struck and killed by a person driving a truck on Pickett Road. We will also honor the nearly 30 other people (as of today’s date) who have been killed on Northern Virginia streets while, walking, biking, or rolling since last year’s day of remembrance.
School Board Member Seeks to End Hiring Restrictions — “Fairfax County School Board member Melanie Meren is calling on the superintendent to lift restrictions on hiring outside teachers, saying some students remain without assigned full-time teachers six weeks into the school year … Under the approach she described, only current Fairfax County Public Schools employees are considered for vacant teaching positions.” [WJLA]
Crossing Guard Hiring Underway as 75 Years of Program Marked — “On Wednesday, the Fairfax County Police Department announced that openings for crossing guards are now available. The school crossing guard program began in 1951 with just 10 guards. Now, the program serves 95 locations across the county, totaling 185 guards.” [WUSA9]
Tysons-Based MyEyeDr. to Aquire 300 Locations — “MyEyeDr. has more than 900 locations nationwide, including more than 50 in the Greater Washington market, and the acquisition would add another 300 more. The deal, announced Monday, does not include EyeCare Partners’ ophthalmology practices, which the Ballwin, Missouri, company will continue to operate.” [Washington Business Journal]
New Women’s Clothing Retailer Coming to Reston — “It looks like Virginia is getting its first Brandy Melville store – a young women’s clothing retailer known for its trendy ‘fast fashion’ ensembles and accessories … It will reportedly be going into the former Apple Store space left vacant when Apple moved into a bigger unit next door.” [The Burn]
Rep. Beyer’s Challengers Share Stances on Federal Role in Education, Term Limits — “Rep. Don Beyer’s three challengers in the 8th District want less — or no — federal involvement in public education. ‘The government should stay out of it. I don’t think it’s their business,’ said Shelly Arnoldi, the Libertarian candidate, in a Sept. 28 forum presented by a coalition of local League of Women Voters organizations. Arnoldi was joined by Republican Tony Sabio and independent Tim Sharman.” [ALXnow]
Medicaid Changes Affecting Noncitizens Begin Oct. 1 — “Medicaid changes for noncitizen adults begin tomorrow, Oct. 1. Regardless of immigration status, there are community clinics and other services available to help you stay healthy.” [Fairfax County Government/X]
Ribbon Cut on Stream and Trail Restoration in Tysons — “Fairfax County Supervisor Walter Alcorn joined with residents, Westwood Village President Claudia Diamond and county staff to celebrate the restoration of the Old Courthouse Spring Branch and Ashgrove Trail. Located over a half mile from the Spring Hill Metro Station in Tysons, this project stabilized the stream channel, improved stream ecology, replaced the damaged stream crossing with a new concrete culvert and rebuilt the Ashgrove Trail with new hand railings.” [Hunter Mill District Supervisor’s office]
Crisp Fall Weather Is on the Way — “For fans of sweater weather, DC could see its first morning lows in the 40s of the season next Tuesday and Wednesday. Cooler suburbs will almost certainly dip into the 40s.” [Capital Weather]
New Legal Notice — Establishment seeks mixed-beverage restaurant license; objections due in 30 days. [Public Notices]
New Legal Notice — Applicant seeks mixed-beverage restaurant license; objections due in 30 days. [Public Notices]
It’s Thursday — The weather will start off partly sunny and gradually become fully sunny, with temperatures reaching a high of about 84°F. There will be a southwest wind blowing at 5 to 9 mph. In the evening, expect partly cloudy skies and a low temperature around 65°F, with a southwest wind at about 7 mph. [NWS]
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Good Wednesday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Sep 30, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Thursday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Expect mostly sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 84°F, accompanied by a gentle southwest wind at 3 to 5 mph. Tonight, the weather will be mostly clear with a low around 64°F and a south wind of about 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
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Some teachers at Lake Braddock Secondary School are pushing back against a relatively new job duty: weapons detection.
The staff members say that they are not qualified nor the appropriate personnel to screen for weapons as students pass through OpenGate security systems at the Burke school. As part of the ongoing dispute, the Fairfax Education Unions — a partnership between the Fairfax County Federation of Teachers and Fairfax Education Association, the labor unions representing non-managerial employees — has filed a formal grievance against FCPS.
County supervisors on Tuesday (Sept. 29) approved designs for windscreen artwork to be placed at the nine stations along “The One,” Fairfax’s future Richmond Highway bus rapid transit corridor.
Each of the designs reflects a theme related to the area surrounding a station. Submissions were sought from artists as part of the project’s “Community Charm” initiative.
A cookie shop in Tysons Corner Center has shut down along with all of the other company’s locations.
Chip City Cookies‘ outpost on the mall’s second floor next to Auntie Anne’s is no longer open. The other two Virginia locations — in Arlington’s Clarendon and Shirlington neighborhoods — have also closed. All three locations are no longer listed on Chip City’s website.
