Update — Corsica Wine Bar is now open at Reston Town Center, a spokesperson confirmed to FFXnow.
It’s currently open for walk-in diners from 4 p.m. to midnight on Sunday through Thursday, and from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Reservations will begin on Sept. 15, and brunch and happy hours are “coming soon.”
A deputy with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office was charged last week with assaulting a family member at the Camden Fairfax Corner Apartments in Fair Oaks.
Fairfax County police officers responded at 4:43 p.m. on Friday (Aug. 29) to what was initially described as a report of a woman brandishing a weapon in the 4200 block of Summit Corner Drive, according to the police scanner.
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Dems Reject More GMU Board Appointees — “On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections rejected 14 appointments: four for the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), four for the University of Virginia (UVA) and its affiliates and six for George Mason University (GMU).” GMU’s board of visitors now lacks the eight members needed for a quorum, stalling any potential action affecting President Gregory Washington. [Virginia Mercury]
Two-Alarm House Fire in Centreville — Fairfax County firefighters responded Sunday morning (Aug. 31) to a two-alarm house fire in the 15400 block of Meherrin Court. “Units arrived to fire showing from all levels and through the roof of the home.” No injuries were reported, but an investigation into the fire is still underway. There was also a fire at a townhouse in the Herndon area south of the Innovation Center Metro station on Saturday (Aug. 30). [FCFRD/Facebook]
New Contender for Possible Braddock District Race — “Sabrina Mattin, a small business owner and community activist, is running as a Democrat for the Braddock District seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. That position will be vacant if Braddock Supervisor James Walkinshaw is elected to Congress in a special election on Sept. 9.” [Annandale Today]
Feds Pause Charitable Campaign — “The Office of Personnel Management has paused, at least temporarily, the Combined Federal Campaign, a longtime program allowing federal employees to give part of their paycheck to participating nonprofits.” The Chantilly-based organization America’s Charities began warning its nonprofit partners that the program’s end might be announced after Labor Day, but an OPM spokesperson said Friday (Aug. 29) that “no decision has been made.” [Washington Business Journal]
Herndon Graduate Wins Pole Vault Championship — “Austin Miller, a 2012 graduate of Herndon High School and a 2016 graduate of High Point University, captured the USA Track and Field National Championship title in the pole vault. He will represent Team USA at the World Championships in Japan later this month.” [Reston Letter]
Bakery Opens in Fairfax City — “Tatte Bakery & Cafe took a different approach to celebrating the grand opening of its new location in Fairfax City on Wednesday [Aug. 27]. Rather than having a ribbon-cutting ceremony, city officials and business leaders helped the bakery’s staff to cut a garland to mark the occasion.” [Patch]
Reston Condos Add EV Charger — Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn recently “attended the ribbon cutting for the new electric vehicle charging station at the Midtown North Condos in Reston … This 75-unit condo association installed their new dual-port level 2 EV charger in their garage with help from Charge Up Fairfax.” [Hunter Mill District News]
Thumbs Up for Annandale Eatery — Despite her skepticism of its viral “walking taco,” Northern Virginia Magazine’s food critic has been won over by Flavor Hive’s first brick-and-mortar location, which opened in July near K Market in Annandale. “The thing that I’ll remember is the tingle of spice. Layers of piquancy build with each bite of chicken, sauce, marinated vegetables.” [Northern Virginia Magazine]
It’s Tuesday — Expect a mostly sunny day with temperatures reaching a high near 78 degrees and a mild north wind around 6 mph. As for Tuesday night, the skies will be mostly clear with temperatures dropping to a low around 58 degrees, accompanied by light and variable winds. [NWS]
Good Friday 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 — Aug 29, 2025.
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Here is what’s going on Saturday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
The weather will be mostly sunny with a high near 76 degrees and a north wind of about 6 mph. Saturday night will be mostly clear, with a low of around 56 degrees accompanied by a light northeast wind. See more from Weather.gov.
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
We hope you have a great weekend! Feel free to discuss the most-read stories of the week, the upcoming weekend events or anything else of local interest in the comments. 👋
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Competing rallies outside at Luther Jackson Middle School in Merrifield yesterday (Thursday) quickly commanded attention away from Fairfax County’s first school board meeting of the new academic year.
Dozens of activists from pro-LGBTQ+ group FCPS Pride showed up to applaud the school board for supporting transgender students, while the anti-abortion organization Students for Life of America gathered to condemn Fairfax County Public Schools officials over recent allegations of employees helping students obtain abortions.
The Fairfax County School Board is suing the Trump administration for withholding federal funds in retaliation for its refusal to scrap policies supporting transgender students.
At its meeting last night (Thursday), its first of the new academic year, the school board authorized a lawsuit against the U.S. Education Department alleging that its denial of funds to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) violates federal laws and the Constitution, Superintendent Michelle Reid announced today.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Chantilly field office, typically used for administrative proceedings, is being turned into a “makeshift” detention facility, dozens of immigrant rights advocacy groups say.
With arrests surging during the ongoing federal takeover of D.C., ICE has begun detaining individuals for “several days at a time” in a holding room intended to keep people just for a few hours during processing, according to organizations in the Free Them All VA Coalition.
Fairfax County is home to plenty of restaurants serving up delicious, comforting bowls of ramen, with rich broths and an array of well-balanced toppings.
Here are the nominees for “Best Ramen Restaurant in Fairfax” as part of our FFXnow Readers’ Choice Awards. See your favorite place below? If not, write them in!
Voting will close in two weeks. Be sure to cast your vote before 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12.
Voting for the Best Bowling Alley in Fairfax is still taking place. Be sure to cast your vote before voting closes next Friday at 9 a.m.
Two weeks ago, we voted on the Best Kid’s Birthday Party Venue in Fairfax. The results are now official:
Fairfax County is set to host its inaugural expungement clinic on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Hybla Valley Community Center (7950 Audubon Avenue).
The event offers an opportunity for those with non-conviction criminal charges from Fairfax County or Fairfax city to determine eligibility and petition for removal of the charges from their records, Fairfax County Circuit Court spokesperson Rafael Arancibia, Jr. said in a news release.
