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County board signals support for preserving smaller Lake Accotink

Published January 24, 2024 at 10:15AM

Paddle boats at the dock on Lake Accotink (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors hopes to preserve a smaller version of Lake Accotink, but a number of questions still need to be answered before it commits to a specific action plan.

At Braddock District Supervisor James Walkinshaw’s request, the board directed staff yesterday (Tuesday) to begin a series of studies to flesh out a task force’s determination that it would be feasible for the county to save 20 to 40 acres of the Springfield lake as opposed to fully dredging it or allowing it to disappear.

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TGI Fridays closes Springfield restaurant for good

By Angela Woolsey

Published January 5, 2024 at 1:30PM

TGI Fridays has permanently closed its location on Frontier Drive in Springfield (staff photo by James Jarvis)

TGI Fridays has shuttered another Fairfax County location.

The chain’s restaurant in Springfield Commons at 6751 Frontier Drive permanently closed on Tuesday, Jan. 2, part of a slew of closures that took effect nationwide that day.

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Costco seeks to expand Springfield store with gas station

By Fatimah Waseem

Published December 27, 2023 at 9:30AM

Costco plans to add a new fueling station to its Springfield location (Image via Google Maps).

Costco is fueling up to expand its Springfield location with a new 12-pump gas station.

In a proposal submitted to Fairfax County on Dec. 15, Costco Whole Corp. says it wants to demolish a vacant, two-story office building next to its warehouse at 7373 Boston Blvd and replace it with the fueling station, which would be open for Costco members only.

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Report: Truist to close Reston, Springfield locations early next year

By Fatimah Waseem

Published December 22, 2023 at 10:15AM

Truist is set to close 11 D.C. area locations, including the pictured one in Springfield and one in Reston (via Google Maps)

Customers that bank at Truist in Reston and Springfield may soon have to make some changes.

The company, Truist Financial Corp., plans to close its Reston (11100 South Lakes Drive) and Springfield (6810 Commerce Street) locations early next year.

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Southern expansion of I-495 toll lanes must accommodate transit, county board says

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 8, 2023 at 9:30AM

I-495 approaching the Eisenhower Avenue exit in Alexandria (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Any extension of the I-495 Express Lanes along the south side of the Capital Beltway should support additional transit options, Fairfax County leaders stressed in a recent letter to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

VDOT is currently studying options for completing the I-495 toll lanes by expanding them from the I-395/I-95 interchange in Springfield to Maryland Route 210 in Prince George’s County, an approximately 11-mile span that crosses the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Alexandria.

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Lake Accotink task force finds lake could be partially saved with regular dredging

By Angela Woolsey

Published December 6, 2023 at 10:15AM | Updated December 6, 2023 at 11:15AM

Boaters and geese can be seen in the distance on Lake Accotink (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The best path forward for saving Lake Accotink might to let it shrink, a Fairfax County task force has proposed.

Created by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in May, the 30-person group was charged with exploring alternatives to fully dredging the sediment that has accumulated in the man-made body of water or converting it to a wetland, as recommended earlier this year by county staff.

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Falls Church man arrested for armed massage parlor robberies two years apart

By Fatimah Waseem

Published December 1, 2023 at 1:30PM

Deep Blue Massage is located in the Professional Courts Condominiums in Seven Corners (via Google Maps)

Local police are searching for additional victims after arresting a Falls Church man in connection to two robberies of massage parlors: one that occurred this fall and one from 2021.

Mohamed Tahir, 33, was arrested on Sept. 9 after a reported robbery at Deep Blue Massage (6105 Arlington Blvd) in Seven Corners, the Fairfax County Police Department reported this morning (Friday).

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NEW: FBI headquarters site selection now under federal investigation

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 30, 2023 at 1:15PM | Updated November 30, 2023 at 4:15PM

The current FBI headquarters in D.C. (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

(Updated at 4:15 p.m.) The federal government has officially decided to review its decision to award the FBI’s new headquarters to Prince George’s County, Maryland, over Fairfax County.

The inspector general’s office for the General Service Administration has initiated an evaluation of the “process and procedures” that led the agency to choose a 61-acre site near the Greenbelt Metro station for the FBI’s future headquarters campus, according to a letter sent to Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) today (Thursday).

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Maryland man dies after crashing into Old Keene Mill Road jersey barrier

By Angela Woolsey

Published November 20, 2023 at 11:45AM

Northbound Backlick Road at Old Keene Mill Road in Springfield (via Google Maps)

A Maryland man died early yesterday (Sunday) morning after crashing into the jersey barrier at the Old Keene Mill Road and Backlick Road intersection in Springfield.

Issac Garcia Mendoza, 21, of Oxon Hill was seen driving north on Backlick “at a high rate of speed” around 1:21 a.m., according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Best Buns to open Springfield bakery after Thanksgiving

By Fatimah Waseem

Published November 14, 2023 at 11:00AM

Best Buns is set to open its Springfield location shortly after Thanksgiving (Photo courtesy Best Buns).

Best Buns Bakery and Burgers is set to open its new Springfield location shortly after Thanksgiving Day.

A company representative tells FFXnow that the location is expected to open on Dec. 5 in Concord Shopping Center at 6119A Backlick Road.