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Serenity, culture, and luxury — Ravel & Royale at Strathmore Square

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Published September 26, 2024 at 10:30AM

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Fairfax supervisors press Gov. Youngkin for additional state funding for key public services

By James Jarvis

Published September 26, 2024 at 9:00AM

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting on Jan. 23, 2024 (staff photo by James Jarvis)

Fairfax County leaders want Gov. Glenn Youngkin to boost state funding for critical services, such as schools, transportation and health care.

The Board of Supervisors voted 9-1 on Tuesday (Sept. 24) to send a letter to Youngkin arguing that chronic underfunding by the state has forced localities like Fairfax County to lean heavily on local tax revenue to maintain “core services” like public education, public safety and transportation infrastructure, straining local budgets and taxpayers.

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Mosaic District fall festival adds petting zoo for 2024 return

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 26, 2024 at 8:15AM

A crowd at the 2023 Mosaic Fall Festival (photo courtesy of EDENS)

With the autumnal equinox now in the rearview mirror, the Mosaic Fall Festival is waiting to sweep back into Merrifield.

The annual seasonal celebration will bring food, music and animals to the Mosaic District this weekend (Sept. 28-29) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.

Morning Notes for September 26, 2024

By FFXnow.com

Published September 26, 2024 at 7:30AM | Updated September 27, 2024 at 4:20PM

Fog and rain shroud Capital One’s headquarters building in Tysons (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Tysons Restaurant Noted by NY Times Critics — “Joon was named to The New York Times list of their critics’ 50 favorite restaurants in America right now. The Iranian restaurant is one of 32 recently opened restaurants to be featured on this year’s iteration of the NYT list.” It’s the only entry from Northern Virginia. [Northern Virginia Magazine]

D.C. Reality Show Cast Includes Local Residents — Contestants on the upcoming, D.C.-set season of the reality dating show “Love Is Blind” include Tysons resident Nick Dorka, who likes the region’s diversity of people and food, and Fairfax resident Ashley Adionser, who thinks Balos in Dupont Circle has gotten too popular. [Axios DC]

Assault Reported at Fairfax City Motel — “A 22-year-old Falls Church man is facing multiple charges including abduction and assault and battery, in connection with an incident that occurred Sept. 16 at a Fairfax City motel…No injuries were reported.” [Patch]

Chipotle Sets Opening Date in Woodlawn — “Chipotle Mexican Grill will officially open for business Monday, Sept. 30 at its new Sacramento Center location in Woodlawn. The restaurant, located in the standalone building at the front of the shopping center, will be Chipotle’s second location along the Richmond Highway Corridor.” [On the MoVe]

Annandale Art Project Comes Together — “Local residents explored concepts of ‘home’ by collaborating on a house sculpture during the Taste of Annandale on Sept. 21. The project was conceived by Community Art For Everyone (CAFE), a nonprofit that aims to bring people together and rejuvenate communities through art.” [Annandale Today]

Proposed Vienna House Gets OK — “A proposal to consolidate two adjacent parcels to allow for construction of one large single-family home at 841 Ninovan Road, S.E., received the Vienna Town Council’s approval Sept. 23.” The town approved two homes in 2022 after the original single-family house on the lot was demolished, but new plans were submitted this year for just one home. [Gazette Leader]

Reston Food Pantry Fundraiser Returns — “This weekend, South Lakes High School’s PTSA Pantry is hosting its seventh annual Do It Your Way 0.5K, which is the group’s only annual fundraiser. Participants can take part in the event either virtually all weeknd or in- person on Sunday, Sept. 29, from 2-4 p.m. at Lake Anne Plaza.” [Patch]

Local P.E. Teacher Teaches Students to Handle Adversity — “In the gym at Colvin Run Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon, fourth graders sat on the floor and watched videos of their teacher, Patrick Noel, attempting trick shots from different parts of the basketball court…The goal of the lesson, Noel said, is to help students remain determined and learn to embrace failure.” [WTOP]

It’s Thursday — Expect cloudy skies, a high of 79°F and a 30% chance of precipitation after 11 a.m. At night, there’s a 20% chance of showers, along with cloudy conditions and a low around 69°F. [NWS]

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Virginia weighs in as Metro area task force considers solutions to support region’s transit network

By Nathaniel Cline / Virginia Mercury

Published September 25, 2024 at 3:45PM

A train at the Vienna Metro station (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

More than 80% of people surveyed in the National Capital Region said they “support more and better transit services, even if it requires higher investment by the region,” according to a survey conducted by two advisory groups associated with a regional task group’s effort to create a new funding plan for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro).

Under a proposed funding plan known as Scenario 1, the advisory groups said the region would have to generate an additional $645 million to cover all the transit agencies in fiscal year 2028, with 70% of the funds for capital investments.

News

County funds approved for future arts center in downtown McLean

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 25, 2024 at 2:30PM | Updated September 25, 2024 at 2:53PM

The McLean Project for the Arts hopes to build a new arts and education center at the Signet condominiums (rendering by CannonDesign)

A campaign to bring an arts center to downtown McLean will get a sizable contribution from Fairfax County.

The county’s Board of Supervisors voted 9-0 yesterday (Tuesday) to invest $500,000 from its Economic Opportunity Reserve (EOR) in the future arts and education center proposed by the nonprofit McLean Project for the Arts (MPA).

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JUST IN: Another person has died at Fairfax County’s jail

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 25, 2024 at 11:30AM | Updated September 25, 2024 at 1:13PM

Fairfax County Adult Detention Center (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A man held in custody at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center died last weekend.

John Boos, 37, was found “unresponsive” in his cell by a sheriff’s deputy Saturday night (Sept. 21), prompting the deputy to call a medical emergency, the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) announced on Monday (Sept. 23).

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By Sponsor

Published September 25, 2024 at 10:30AM

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BREAKING: FFXnow’s parent company acquires local newspaper

By FFXnow.com

Published September 25, 2024 at 9:00AM

Copies of the GazetteLeader newspapers (staff photo)

FFXnow’s parent company has acquired the GazetteLeader amid an expansion of local news coverage.

Arlington-based Local News Now acquired the newspaper’s assets, including its archives, from Arizona-based O’Rourke Media Group, which operates 50 local publications in more than three dozen markets across the U.S.

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NEW: Former Fairfax County sheriff’s sergeant charged with assaulting arrested man

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 25, 2024 at 8:15AM

Fairfax County sheriff logo (file photo)

A former sergeant with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) has been charged with assaulting a man during an arrest earlier this month.

Joshua Silver was arrested yesterday (Tuesday) and charged with assault and battery after appearing to punch the man in the head multiple times when he was brought to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on Sept. 11, according to in-car video shared by the sheriff’s office.