A high-priority project to create more affordable housing in Merrifield is officially underway.
Officials with Fairfax County and developer Conifer Realty broke ground Monday (June 23) on a project to repurpose the currently vacant, four-floor office building at 2990 Telestar Court as an 80-unit affordable apartment building.
A local outpost for organic cotton home textiles will open its doors in Merrifield later this week.
The latest location of Boll & Branch, a “leading designer and retailer of luxury home textiles,” will open in the Mosaic District on Thursday (May 22), according to a company spokesperson.
A project to convert a former Inova office building in Merrifield into affordable housing is set to begin construction this May.
The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA) and developer Conifer Realty announced late last week that they’ve closed on financing for the repurposing of the vacant, four-story office building at 2990 Telestar Court, which will be turned into 80 apartments.
A store focusing on one-of-a-kind creations is opening in Merrifield’s Mosaic District this weekend.
The grand opening for District Candle Lab and Fawne — a joint endeavor in one storefront — is scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday) at 2910 District Avenue, Unit 130.
A motorcycle rider died in a fiery crash yesterday (Sunday) after allegedly speeding on I-66, police say.
According to the Virginia State Police (VSP), a trooper spotted a motorcyclist traveling over 100 mph on eastbound I-66 near Nutley Street in Merrifield at around 12:09 a.m.
A two-day pop-up event is coming to the Mosaic District early next month.
The annual Moasic Spring Market, run by URBNmarket, is scheduled for Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Mosaic District (2905 District Avenue).
One man was killed in a single-vehicle crash at Prosperity Avenue and Morningside Drive near the Mantua neighborhood and south of Merrifield.
According to police, the driver struck a tree near the intersection and was declared deceased at the scene. The crash occurred around noon, according to scanner traffic.
A Merrifield man who evaded arrest for eight years will spend the next decade in federal prison in connection to drug charges.
Otis Chevalier, 46, was sentenced last Thursday (April 10) to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty last year to both the distribution of and the conspiracy to distribute the drug phencyclidine — otherwise known as PCP, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
A rally organized by local LGBTQ advocacy groups outside Luther Jackson Middle School in Merrifield last night (Thursday) served as both a celebration of the upcoming Transgender Day of Visibility and a call for solidarity.
During the half-hour rally, that solidarity manifested in dozens of passing vehicles honking in apparent support of the crowd, which had gathered ahead of a Fairfax County School Board meeting to support the trans community.
This year is shaking out to be a big one for Merrifield’s Mosaic District.
The shopping center, which houses a variety of businesses and restaurants, expects to add five more over the coming months, a spokesperson for EDENS — which operates the Mosaic District — told FFXnow.
