Tysons | FFXnow - Part 462

Vienna Town Council clings to hope for office development, rejects townhouse alternative

Published October 24, 2022 at 1:30PM

Map of 901 Follin Lane, where EYA proposed a townhouse development (image via EYA)

Developer EYA came to the Vienna Town Council with a plan to turn a long-vacant commercial into a new set of townhomes, but the Town Council warned that it isn’t willing to give up on office and commercial development just yet.

Tysons Edge, an office building at 901 Follin Lane, has gone through attempts to lease since 2013 and has been vacant since 2015. The 97,000 square foot office building has had $2 million worth of renovations poured into the building with little progress in attracting a new occupant.

Neighborhood Expert: Tips for the Vienna Halloween Parade

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Published October 24, 2022 at 12:30PM | Updated October 25, 2022 at 8:41AM

Halloween in Vienna

Laura Schwartz is a licensed Realtor in VA, D.C. and MD with McEnearney Associates in Vienna. You can follow Laura on Instagram at @LauraSchwartzRealtor or her Facebook page. Laura can be reached at 703-283-6120 or Laura@GuidingYourMove.com.

One week until Halloween! You know that means the 76th Annual Vienna Halloween Parade is this Wednesday at 7pm! Here are my best tips for enjoying the event and the holiday around town:

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The Boro developer may build future high-rise as offices, not housing

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 24, 2022 at 10:30AM

A residential high-rise planned for The Boro in Tysons (via Fairfax County)

The developer behind The Boro in Tysons is rethinking its plans to build a residential high-rise on what’s currently a parking lot in front of the mixed-use neighborhood.

In an Oct. 17 proposal to Fairfax County, The Meridian Group seeks to turn an approved 310-foot-tall residential tower into a 304-foot-tall office building — an unexpected shift when high office vacancies and demand for more housing has most developers moving in the opposite direction, as the Washington Business Journal noted.

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Morning Notes

By FFXnow.com

Published October 24, 2022 at 7:30AM | Updated October 24, 2022 at 8:20AM

The Boro in Tysons is pictured at sunset (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Suspect Arrested in Connection with Herndon Shooting — A suspect has been arrested in connected with a shooting at the 2600 block of Logan Wood Drive in Herndon. The victim was hospitalized with injuries that are not life threatening. [Fairfax County Police Department]

School Board Member Apologizes After Using Slur — “Fairfax County School Board member Karen Keys-Gamarra was heard using a slur about people with disabilities during a hot mic moment at the board’s Thursday meeting… Keys-Gamarra sent a statement to WTOP, saying she deeply regretted using the word.” [Inside NOVA]

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Most-read Fairfax County stories of the week: Oct. 15-21

By Fatimah Waseem

Published October 21, 2022 at 3:30PM

A data center or warehouse is proposed for Lee-Jackson Memorial Highway, now known as Route 50 (Photo via handout/Fairfax County Government).

The weekend is almost here. Let’s revisit the past week of news in Fairfax County.

Here are the five most-read stories on FFXnow this week:

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Mosaic District skating rink proposal skids to a halt until next year

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 21, 2022 at 2:30PM

A few skaters use the Mosaic District's roller rink in July 2022 (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

There will be no ice skating at the Mosaic District this winter.

The Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals agreed on Wednesday (Oct. 19) to postpone a decision on Rink Management Services Corporation’s special permit request for a rink in the Merrifield neighborhood that would have roller skating in the spring and ice skating in the winter.

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Roughly 25,000 voters receive incorrect voting information due to ‘printing issue’

By Fatimah Waseem

Published October 21, 2022 at 1:15PM

A state elections mailer sent to around 25,000 voters incorrectly directed Town of Herndon, Vienna and Clifton voters to the wrong polling locations.

The letter directs Town of Herndon residents should vote at a new location nearly thirty minutes away from the town: the Stacey C. Sherwood Community Center in the City of Fairfax.

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Equity concerns pauses county’s push to develop sports tourism facilities

By Matt Blitz

Published October 21, 2022 at 10:30AM

Kids play soccer on a synthetic turf (via Fairfax County Park Authority)

Concerns over equity and the recommendation of specific sites have delayed Fairfax County’s push into sports tourism.

At last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity proposed that the county start advertising that it’s seeking proposals from private entities to develop sports tourism facilities.

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Coco’s Sodas + Sweets, opening today, introduces the ‘dirty soda’ to Vienna

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 21, 2022 at 10:15AM

Coco's Sodas + Sweets specializes in dirty sodas, which blend soft drinks with syrup, cream and other flavors (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Coco’s Sodas + Sweets is ready at last to give Vienna its first taste of “dirty sodas” — flavor-spiked soft drinks that originated as a coffee substitute in Mormon-heavy Utah.

The soda shop officially opened today (Friday) in The Village Green shopping center at 513 Maple Avenue West, Suite 110. Details about a grand opening on Oct. 28 will be shared on the business’ Instagram and Facebook pages, co-owner Ben Cichelli told FFXnow.

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Morning Notes

By FFXnow.com

Published October 21, 2022 at 7:30AM | Updated October 21, 2022 at 9:31AM

A fountain goes off in Mason Pond on George Mason University's Fairfax campus (photo by Susan Woolsey)

I-66 Ramps in Fair Lakes Area to Close Next Week — The I-66 East ramps from Monument Drive and Stringfellow Road will begin closing as early as 10 a.m. on Monday (Oct. 24) “to accommodate continued construction related to the 66 Express Lanes.” They will reopen by the end of this year with the rest of the eastern section of the interstate’s new toll lanes from Route 28 in Centreville to I-495. [VDOT]

County Police End Weekly Crime Reports — “The Fairfax County Police Department is no longer putting out weekly crime reports that list incidents for each police district. Instead, the FCPD has adopted CityProtect, an online map that shows the location of incidents with very limited details.” [Annandale Today]