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Bryan Niegel, Navy Office of Community Outreach
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By Brian Trompeter
Proposed design guidelines calling for a plethora of parks, open spaces, attractive buildings and a network of pedestrian paths in the McLean Community Business Center (CBC) await approval from Fairfax County supervisors on Sept. 12.
Fairfax County stood in the middle of the pack when it came to home-buyer interest in July, according to new data.
The county’s score of 88 on the Bright MLS T3 Home-Demand Index was good enough to place the county fourth out of 10 jurisdictions. But it still represented a slow pace of buyer activity, perhaps owing to limited inventory and higher prices coupled with elevated (compared to several years ago) mortgage-interest rates.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County officials are crafting a proposed zoning-ordinance amendment to make permanent some of the relaxed outdoor-dining rules implemented during the pandemic, but also address concerns about noise and the number of seats.
Those wishing to partake of the urbanizing atmosphere of Tysons and the Mosaic district around Merrifield are having to pay more for the privilege, according to new apartment-rental data.
Both areas have seen year-over-year increases in median rentals even as the nation as a whole saw a contraction in costs.
By Brian Trompeter
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more ubiquitous and capable, so the Girls Computing League is inviting area students to learn more about the technology and its possibilities at the group’s third Youth AI Summit.
Fairfax County’s jobless rate in June was up slightly from May but down from a year before, according to new figures.
With 655,498 county residents in the civilian workforce and 16,495 looking for jobs, the county’s unemployment rate of 2.5 percent in June was up two ticks from 2.3 percent a month before but down from 2.6 percent in June 2022, according to figures reported Aug. 2 by the Virginia Employment Commission.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County supervisors have unanimously endorsed a plan amendment recommending nine station locations and dedicated travel lanes for the future Route 7 bus-rapid-transit system between Tysons and Falls Church.
By Brian Trompeter
Fairfax County supervisors on Aug. 1 lauded efforts by the Police Civilian Review Panel to investigate some complaints filed against county police, but were not eager just yet to expand the volunteer group’s powers.
By Brian Trompeter
The Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA) will continue its mission to protect natural resources and dark skies and mitigate impacts of development and traffic, said Christopher Rich, who earlier this summer was elected the group’s president.