A gift from The Madeira School’s past will enable it to plan for the future, the head of the private, all-girls’ school in McLean says.
The Madeira School, a college preparatory and boarding school that serves students in grades 9 through 12, announced this week that an anonymous former graduate has donated $60 million — a record amount not only for this 118-year-old school, but for any independent girls’ school in the U.S.
A new restaurant taking shape in McLean hopes to shake up the local dining scene by fusing traditional Japanese cuisine with western techniques and flavors.
Taking the place of another Japanese eatery, Tami Sushi, Sho Sushi & Izakaya anticipates opening at 6828D Old Dominion Drive sometime in February, according to co-owner Pattie K, who asked to be identified by her first name.
Fairfax County is now in its third day of recovery from the snowstorm that walloped the D.C. region on Monday (Jan. 6), but traveling in McLean remains a struggle.
Resident Jennifer Myers told FFXnow last night (Wednesday) that about an inch of compacted ice has accumulated on the roads in her neighborhood near McLean High School, presenting safety concerns for both drivers and pedestrians.
The McLean Community Center (MCC) is now old enough to qualify for its own “Seniors in Action” program.
The community center will start celebrating 50 years of providing events, cultural enrichment, classes and other services with a special event tomorrow (Saturday) at 7 p.m. in the Alden Theatre (1234 Ingleside Avenue), kicking off a full year of festivities.
Great Falls Park has resolved to stop accepting cash as payment for its entry fees in the new year.
The National Park Service announced yesterday (Monday) that it will require visitors to the park at 9200 Old Dominion Drive to pay their entrance fees with a credit or debit card or by electronic means starting on Jan. 1, 2025.
The closure of a bank in McLean’s Chesterbrook Shopping Center could be a gain for a national chain of salad restaurants.
Sweetgreen has asked Fairfax County’s Zoning Office to clarify how a potential restaurant could take advantage of a drive-thru lane previously installed during a property’s last life as a bank.
A standout high-school field-hockey career ended recently when Potomac School senior Bella Kim played her final match.
Kim finished as the Potomac School’s all-time leading goal scorer in the girls high-school sport with 74 goals, including a single-season program best this fall with 25.
Pickleball and tennis courts at two parks in the McLean area might be retired in the future.
The Fairfax County Park Authority is considering relocating two shared-use courts at Linway Terrace Park (6246 Linway Terrace) in McLean. Westgate Park (7508 Magarity Road) in Tysons also has two courts — one dedicated to tennis and one for both tennis and pickleball — slated for removal.
McLean Central Park has reopened to the public following a major revitalization project nearly two years in the making.
The upgrades include modernized playgrounds, a new pavilion, improved walkways and enhanced green spaces. While the Fairfax County Parking Authority is still finalizing a new donor wall, a grand reopening ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. this Saturday (Dec. 7).
McLean’s Holiday Homes Tour is coming back.
The previously annual fundraiser organzied by the Women’s Club of McLean will return on Dec. 5, inviting community members to visit local houses decked out for the winter holidays for the first time since 2019.
