Around Town

FFXnow Daily Debrief for Aug 12, 2024

By FFXnow.com

Good Monday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Aug 12, 2024.

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Tuesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.

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☀️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 82, accompanied by a gentle northwest breeze of 3 to 6 mph. The night will be mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to around 64 and a light northwest wind. See more from Weather.gov.

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.

Thanks for reading! Feel free to discuss the day’s happenings in the comments.

Countywide

FCPS gets set for varsity boys’ volleyball and girls’ wrestling programs

By James Jarvis
West Springfield High School students try out for the new varsity boys' volleyball team (courtesy Donnie Biggs/Fairfax County Public Schools)

Boys’ volleyball has staged a comeback and girls’ wrestling will soon take to the mats in Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).

Thanks to new funding, Fairfax County Public Schools will offer both sports at the varsity level for the first time during the upcoming 2024-2025 school year, which starts classes next Monday (Aug. 19). Boys’ volleyball will start this fall, followed by girls’ wrestling in the winter.

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News

Federal contractor owned by Cherokee Nation opens Tysons office

By Angela Woolsey
Cherokee Federal, the federal contracting arm of Cherokee Nation, has opened an office in Tysons (courtesy Cherokee Federal)

A federal contractor owned by the largest Native American tribe in the U.S. has expanded its presence in the country’s capital region by adding a Tysons office.

Cherokee Federal announced Friday (Aug. 9) that it has opened an area office at 8180 Greensboro Drive, Suite 900, in Greensboro Park. The 20,000-square-foot space will host over 100 employees and complement the company’s regional office in Arlington.

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Event

A Safe Place: How to Prevent the Next School Shooting by local author

Poster advertising book 'A Safe Place' about preventing the next school shooting; features book cover and event details at Centreville Regional Library.

Centreville Regional Library

14200 St. Germain Dr.

Centreville, Virginia 20121

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Local author and Fairfax County Public Library librarian Luis D. Aponte invites parents and community leaders to an empowering discussion inspired by his book “A Safe Place: How to Prevent the Next School Shooting.” Drawing on seven years of research into more than 1,200 U.S. school shooting incidents, he shares practical, nonpartisan, research‑based steps families and schools can use to strengthen safety and emotional well‑being. Discover hopeful, community‑building solutions that help every child feel supported and able to thrive. Attendees receive two free ebooks, with a paperback signing to follow.

Adults. No registration required. Free event. For more information, visit ASafePlaceBook.com.

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Around Town

The Barns at Wolf Trap announces music, comedy shows coming this fall

By Angela Woolsey
The Second City, the Chicago improv group, will put on a 65th anniversary at The Barns on Feb. 19-22, 2025 (courtesy Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts)

With the Filene Center entering the final stretch of its summer season, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts is starting to warm up for the fall.

Last week, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, the nonprofit that supports and programs the national park, announced an initial lineup for The Barns, its indoor venue, that includes an Oscar-winning songwriter, a heralded improv comedy troupe, and other musical and comedy acts.

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News

Family seeks to open homemade ice cream parlor in Herndon office condos

By Angela Woolsey
Ice Ice Ice Cream will serve flavors like chocolate hazelnut, baklava and Bueno, inspired by the Italian candy bar (courtesy Spiro Souliotis)

After working in insurance for two decades, Herndon resident Spiro Souliotis is ready to start pursuing his dream: opening an ice cream parlor.

Souliotis originally purchased the future Ice Ice Ice Cream space in the Crossroads of Dulles office condominiums, the same complex where his Allstate insurance agency is located, with the intention of renting it out.

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News

Fairfax City offers $25,000 in grants to local female entrepreneurs

By Jared Serre
De Clieu Coffee and Sandwiches worker serves a customer (via Fairfax City Economic Development)

Grants totaling $25,000 will soon be up for grabs for women entrepreneurs in Fairfax City.

The Women’s Entrepreneur Grant Opportunity aims to provide such businesses with “the tools they need to facilitate their growth and expansion,” Fairfax City Economic Development (FCED) announced last week.

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Countywide

Morning Notes for August 12, 2024

By FFXnow.com
A ramp for I-495 under construction near the GW Parkway in McLean (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Local Companies Make Fortune 500 List — Led by Tysons-based Freddie Mac at no. 88, four Fairfax County companies made Fortune magazine’s 35th annual Global 500 list, which ranks businesses by “total revenues for fiscal years ending on or before March 31.” The others were Capital One (no. 304), Reston’s General Dynamics (no. 362) and Northrop Grumman (no. 382) in West Falls Church. [Virginia Business]

Drugs and Guns Seized in Seven Corners — “Fairfax County police detectives seized over 9,400 suspected fentanyl pills and two stolen firearms after arresting a man in Seven Corners early this month. On Aug. 2, detectives with the gang unit were on patrol in the area of Glen Carlyn Drive and Arglye Drive when they spotted a wanted man and quickly took him into custody, police said.” [Inside NoVA]

Tornado Confirmed in Loudoun County — “A storm-spawned tornado climbed the slope of the Blue Ridge in Loudoun County on Thursday night, chewing up several hundred trees, according to the National Weather Service.” No injuries were reported as a result of the tornado, one of three seen as remnants of Tropical Storm Debby passed through the D.C. area. [Washington Post]

Anti-Casino Advocacy Continues — “Local residents used the July 30 meeting of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to advocate against a proposed casino in the Tysons area…Casino opponents appeared at the podium wearing ‘No Tysons Casino’ red T-shirts with white lettering, which have become commonplace at local meetings this year.” [Gazette Leader]

Update on Co-Responder Program for 911 Calls — “Fairfax County’s co-responder program, which expanded last year, has helped respond to over 2,000 calls since its inception, according to the county’s 2023 Diversion First annual report. The program, which launched in 2021 and pairs a Fairfax County police officer with a crisis intervention specialist, expanded last year.” [WTOP]

Reston Media Company Reports Sales Decline — “CEO Jon Carpenter’s efforts to right the ship at Comscore Inc. are not going as quickly as planned. The Reston media analytics company’s stock price plunged Wednesday after second-quarter sales came in worse than expected and its leaders said full-year revenue would fall short of last year’s figure.” [Washington Business Journal]

Lincolnia School Seeks New Principal — “Fairfax County Public Schools is beginning the hiring process for a new principal to succeed Victor Powell at Glasgow Middle School. Powell, who has led Glasgow for the past three years, has accepted a new position as supervisor of Title I programs at Prince William County Public Schools. His last day at Glasgow was Aug. 2.” [Annandale Today]

Golf Photo Contest Underway — “The I Love Golf Fairfax Photo Contest is happening now through Aug. 20 across all Golf Fairfax courses! The Fairfax County Park Authority is giving away tickets to the 2024 Solheim Cup and invites all golf enthusiasts to take their best ‘shot’ at any Golf Fairfax course for a chance to win.” [FCPA]

It’s Monday — Expect mostly sunny skies and a high of around 84 degrees. As night falls, skies will turn partly cloudy and the temperature will dip to a low of 66 degrees, with a northwest wind at 3 to 5 mph. [NWS]

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