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Former FCPD officer seeks to get charges in fatal Tysons shooting dismissed

Published September 9, 2024 at 2:30PM | Updated September 10, 2024 at 12:51AM

The Fairfax County Courthouse (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The former Fairfax County Police Department officer who fatally shot a D.C. man suspected of shoplifting two pairs of sunglasses from Nordstrom at Tysons Corner Center might not face a trial after all.

Defense attorneys for Wesley Shifflett filed a motion in Fairfax County Circuit Court on Friday (Sept. 6) seeking to “quash” the grand jury indictment that charged the former police sergeant with involuntary manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm for killing Timothy Johnson on Feb. 22, 2023.

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Tysons Corner Center welcomes fall with festivals, new murals

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 6, 2024 at 1:30PM

Murals have been painted on the pedestrian bridges from one of Tysons Corner Center's parking garages (courtesy Tysons Corner Center)

The local weather may be cooling down, but Tysons Corner Center’s events calendar is heating up this month.

The mall will usher in a new season with its third annual Fall Festival, which will bring food, shopping, live entertainment and more to the Plaza from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14.

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Giant candle to pop up at Tysons Corner Center this weekend

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 2, 2024 at 2:30PM

Bath & Body Works is bringing a giant champagne toast-scented candle to Tysons Corner Center (courtesy Bath & Body Works)

A very tall, champagne-scented candle is going to light up Tysons Corner Center this weekend.

The 6.5-foot-tall wax column will be stationed on the mall’s first floor near Bath & Body Works from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday (Aug. 3-4), kicking off a tour of shopping centers and festivals in multiple cities across the U.S.

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Kate Spade New York, gelato kiosk open at Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 25, 2024 at 1:30PM | Updated November 29, 2024 at 2:31PM

Kate Spade New York is now open at Tysons Corner Center (courtesy Kate Spade New York)

Kate Spade New York has officially made the jump from Tysons Galleria to Tysons Corner Center.

The fashion brand opened a new store in the larger mall last Friday (July 19) after closing its Galleria location in June. Located on the second floor next to Swarovski, Kate Spade New York sells handbags, jewelry, fragrances and other accessories.

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Ten years in, Metro’s Silver Line Phase 1 stations are picking up riders again

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 25, 2024 at 10:30AM

Exiting riders pass through the faregates at the Tysons Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

On this day 10 years ago, Metrorail arrived in Tysons and Reston, connecting two growing communities in Fairfax County to D.C. by train for the first time.

Decades in the making, the Silver Line’s Phase 1 launch on July 25, 2014 represented the D.C. region’s biggest rail expansion since the Green Line opened in 1991 and set the stage for a connection to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County that came to fruition with Phase 2 on Nov. 15, 2022.

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Inside fashion retailer Primark’s new Tysons store, opening today

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 16, 2024 at 9:30AM

Primark will open at Tysons Corner Center on July 16, 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Opening day has arrived for Primark’s first store in Virginia.

The Ireland-based fashion company will cut the ribbon on its new, two-story shop at Tysons Corner Center at 11 a.m. today (Tuesday), welcoming customers with free tote bags, complimentary sweets from Georgetown Cupcakes and other giveaways.

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La Sandia closes after 16 years at Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 24, 2024 at 10:15AM

La Sandia served Mexican food at Tysons Corner Center for over 16 years (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

La Sandia is no longer dishing out fajitas and margaritas in Tysons.

The Mexican restaurant served its final customers yesterday (Sunday), more than 16 years after it opened at Tysons Corner Center. The permanent closure was announced in emails to supporters and on social media on June 10 — a development that FFXnow missed in last week’s round-up of changes at the mall.

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Photos: New shops, renovations in store for Tysons Corner Center

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 21, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated June 21, 2024 at 5:36PM

Tysons Corner Center has installed a digital LED sign on one of its parking garages (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

If you’ve visited Tysons Corner Center recently, you may have noticed some changes around the mall, from stores bouncing to different locations to a large LED screen looming over the Tysons One Place and Westpark Drive intersection.

Some of the alterations are the result of $110 million in combined investments in the property made over the past year by mall owner and developer Macerich and by its retailers, according to a recent press release highlighting some of the enhancements.

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European fashion brand Primark to open Tysons store this summer

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 10, 2024 at 11:45AM | Updated June 13, 2024 at 9:43AM

Primark will open at Tysons Corner Center on July 16, 2024 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The fast fashion company Primark has set an opening date for its first-ever Virginia location.

The Ireland-based clothing retailer announced today that it will open a 35,000-square-foot store in Tysons Corner Center on July 16. The store will occupy a two-story space that belonged to L.L. Bean for over two decades until its closure in January 2022.

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Tysons Corner Center to kick off summer with grand opening for new garden

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 17, 2024 at 10:30AM

The country band Delta Spur performs on the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center for the mall's 2023 summer concert series (courtesy Tysons Corner Center)

Fresh produce, good dogs and live music are coming to the Plaza at Tysons Corner Center this summer.

The mall has announced an extensive lineup of events for the next few months, highlighted by the introduction of the Giving Garden, a 500-square-foot urban farm that was installed on the Plaza Wednesday night (May 15).