As the calendar flips to 2025, the future of the I-95 landfill site in Lorton is still up in the air.
Fairfax County officials are entertaining new projects for development on the 489-acre site, barely a week after a developer’s plans to erect an indoor ski complex skidded to a halt due to financial reasons.
The exclusive rights to bring an indoor ski resort to Lorton will soon expire for one developer, but the project isn’t going away.
Alpine-X, which is looking to build a 450,000-square-foot complex on a closed section of the I-95 landfill, will continue to pursue the “Fairfax Peak” project after the rights end on Dec. 31.
Amazon Fresh is coming to Bailey’s Crossroads.
The e-commerce giant announced today that the newest location of its grocery store chain will open in the Crossroads Center shopping center next Thursday, Dec. 12.
A new bank will be checking into the Town of Vienna in the new year.
Citibank will open a branch at 201 Maple Avenue East in early 2025, a spokesperson confirmed to FFXnow. Construction on the 2,304-square-foot space formerly occupied by Noodles & Company has been underway for weeks.
A new facility allowing kids to work on their soccer skills year-round is expected to open in the Kings Park West neighborhood next month.
KidsUnited, which uses soccer as a means of athletic and emotional development for kids, is targeting a December grand opening for its forthcoming Fairfax location, a company spokesperson told FFXnow.
Apricot Lane has arrived at Chesterbrook Shopping Center in McLean just in time for Christmas shopping to kick into full gear.
The clothing boutique opened yesterday (Thursday) at 6224 Old Dominion Drive, Suite 6F. The 1,987-square-foot store will be located in between another upcoming fashion store, Sassanova, and the restaurant Sorn Thai.
Greenheart Juice Shop is ready to welcome customers in Reston.
The local juice and smoothie chain will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location at North Point Village Center (1432 North Point Village Center) at 8 a.m. this Saturday (Nov. 23).
A gold refinery could soon call Lorton home, but the project, spearheaded by Eastman Minerals, needs some help getting off the ground first.
The Tennessee-based company petitioned Fairfax County last Wednesday (Nov. 13) for a special exemption to allow the refinery at 8532 Terminal Road, where it will serve “national and international clients,” according to Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh land use planner Bernard Suchicital.
A new dog care business from a local couple has staked out territory in the developing expansion of Reston Town Center.
With construction expected to finish later this month, Molly’s Dog Care will officially open its doors at 11992 Inspiration Street on Dec. 8. The nearly 4,000-square-foot center will offer day care, boarding and grooming services to pups of all sizes and personalities, according to its website.
Brick by brick, West Falls Church will soon be home to one of the area’s few Lego superstores.
Bricks & Minifigs is set to open later this month in the Shops at West Falls Church, located at 7395 Route 29, as a one-stop-shop for Lego products — both new and old. The national Lego-reselling chain also opened a franchise in Herndon this past June.
