Fairfax County

Published August 7, 2026 at 3:45PM | Updated August 10, 2026 at 4:49PM

A child meets Bluey and Bingo during the Bluey x Camp experience. (Courtesy of CAMP)

An immersive experience for toddler to elementary school age fans of the hit Disney show “Bluey” is one of several new attractions for families opening at Tysons Corner Center starting in September.

The children’s play store CAMP will open its latest themed experience, “Bluey x Camp: Bluey’s House” for kids ages 2 to 10 on Friday, Sept. 4, with a grand opening party to follow the next day. The 50-minute-long experience features a 5,000 square foot recreation of the cartoon dog’s home, where kids can play games from the show, such as “Keepy Uppy” or “Grannies.”

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VDOT proposes $8.7M project to address ‘unsafe’ portion of Popes Head Road

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published August 6, 2026 at 3:45PM

A car passes by the intersection of Popes Head Road (Route 654) and Quiet Brook Road (Route 7447) on a recent August afternoon. (staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

A small portion of Popes Head Road could undergo $8.7 million worth of construction in an effort to improve safety on the busy secondary road near the Fairfax County Parkway, in the Fairfax Station area.

The Virginia Department of Transportation project, presented during a public information meeting July 28, proposes straightening an “S” curve on Popes Head Road (Route 654), between Quiet Brook Road (Route 7447) and Revercomb Court. VDOT officials also propose upgrading drainage and adding stormwater management systems within the project parameters, which extend for a fifth of a mile.

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First locally acquired dengue infection investigated by Fairfax, other health departments

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published August 5, 2026 at 11:45AM | Updated August 5, 2026 at 12:51PM

The Fairfax County seal at the Fairfax County Government Center (staff photo by James Cullum)

Several health departments, including Fairfax County’s, are investigating Virginia’s first documented case of a locally acquired dengue virus infection, the Virginia Department of Health said yesterday (Aug. 4).

The Fairfax, Loudoun, and Virginia health departments are investigating the case. While the patient did not have any known travel outside of the state prior to onset of the illness, they were “in close proximity to a recent internationally acquired case in a Virginian who was diagnosed a couple weeks prior,” Cameron Webb, the State Health Commissioner, wrote to clinicians in a notice posted online.

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Capital Bikeshare to launch its first Vienna stations this month

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published August 4, 2026 at 11:45AM

A Capital Bikeshare station in Falls Church (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Five new bicycle docking stations from Capital Bikeshare will be installed in Vienna by mid-August, a first for the town.

Collectively, the docking stations will be equipped with 21 standard bicycles and four electric bicycles that can be rented and returned to any Capital Bikeshare docking station in the metro area.

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Alexandria man charged in Groveton shooting that caused life-threatening injuries

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published July 31, 2026 at 8:30AM | Updated August 10, 2026 at 5:16PM

Fairfax County police car with lights flashing (file photo)

An Alexandria man is facing multiple charges following a non-fatal shooting in the Groveton area, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

Rusbel Alberto Argueta, 19, of Alexandria, is charged with malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and discharge of a firearm within 1000 feet of an elementary school.

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Where to find fireworks in Fairfax County for Fourth of July 2026

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published June 26, 2026 at 3:45PM | Updated June 26, 2026 at 6:01PM

Fireworks light up the night at the Workhouse Arts Center (courtesy Workhouse Arts Center)

Some of the biggest fireworks shows in the county are kicking off this weekend, as America prepares to mark its semiquincentennial on July 4.

In the week ahead, local communities and organizations will offer everything from classic community celebrations to alternatives to traditional fireworks displays, such as a daytime option at Mount Vernon or the Fairfax County Park Authority’s new patriotic drones lights show at Lake Fairfax Park.

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Falls Church leaders aim to collaborate with Fairfax on Beyer redevelopment

By Scott McCaffrey

Published September 18, 2025 at 9:15AM

Beyer site concept plan (via Fairfax County)

Falls Church city officials are hoping for a collaborative effort with their Fairfax County colleagues as redevelopment takes place in the Gordon Road Triangle straddling the two communities.

“We have demonstrated we can work well with Fairfax County,” Falls Church Vice Mayor Debora Schantz-Hiscott said as city leaders on Sept. 15 began planning for the 20-acre parcel located within the locality’s borders.

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Walkinshaw, Fairfax Democrats blast GOP-passed ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

By Jared Serre

Published July 14, 2025 at 2:45PM

Clockwise from top left: budget anlyst Andy Pavord, Braddock Supervisor James Walkinshaw, Sen. Saddam Salim, Del. Vivian Watts

Fairfax County Democrats are going on the offensive over the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” calling the legislation a “betrayal” that will hurt Virginians.

Speaking last Thursday (July 10) at a virtual roundtable, three local lawmakers took aim at the nearly 1,000-page budget reconciliation bill, which was signed into law on July 4.

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Fairfax County demographics report shows record population, dip in income

By Scott McCaffrey

Published July 14, 2025 at 10:00AM

Cover of demographics report (via Fairfax County)

A record population count, higher home values and a rare year-over-year decline in household income are among the data highlights of Fairfax County’s latest annual demographic report.

Released in late June, the new report covers data from 2024. It is one of a host of tools offered by the county government on demographic and economic trends across Fairfax.

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Fairfax County launches solar panel recycling program

By Fatimah Waseem

Published April 8, 2024 at 3:40PM

Woodlawn Fire Station solar panels (courtesy Fairfax County Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination)

The county’s Department of Public Works and Environmental Services launched a solar panel recycling program last week, expanding upon its November 2022 pilot program.

Daniel Brooks, an environmental services specialist at the county’s Solid Waste Management Program, said this new program falls under their electronic recycling program, which focuses on prevention.