Maryland State

Fairfax County, VA

Virginia State

Vienna, VA

The Town of Vienna wants to bring more color to Maple Avenue and Church Street with a landscaping refresh, but new greenery won’t be in the ground until August at the earliest. Department of Parks and Recreation staff approached the Vienna Town Council on Monday (March 20) to request...

Botanical makeover for Vienna’s main streets delayed to uproot cost concerns

Tysons, VA

This biweekly column is sponsored by The Mather in Tysons, Virginia, a forward-thinking Life Plan Community for those 62 and better. If you’re going to enjoy a lifelong hobby, you can’t beat the benefits of playing a musical instrument. In addition to bringing joy to yourself and any listeners you might have, you’re doing great things for your brain.

Aging Well: Playing music is a major key to brain health

Washington State

Reston, VA

(Updated at 2:20 p.m.) Fairfax County first responders were sent to an incorrect address during a 911 call for a cardiac arrest incident at the Reston Town Center Metro station yesterday (Tuesday), leading to a delay in the response. Based on information provided by Metro, the Fairfax County Department of...

Report: Metro gives wrong address to 911 for cardiac arrest call in Reston

Alexandria, VA

Herndon, VA

By the end of the March, the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be declared an emergency in the Town of Herndon. The move follows efforts by neighboring jurisdictions to end formalized states of emergency. “All emergency actions in response to COVID-19 have been taken and the public health emergency triggered...

Town of Herndon to end state of emergency trigged by COVID-19 pandemic

Charity, VA

Len Forkas, a Reston-based businessman, is skiing to the North Pole in a few weeks to break the ice on support for kids with cancer. The 63-year-old — who is described as an “ultra-endurance athlete” — plans to ski 60 miles to the North Pole in order to raise money for Hopecam, a nonprofit organization he founded that connects children undergoing cancer treatment with their friends.

Reston entrepreneur to ski to North Pole to raise funds for kids with cancer

The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is rolling back into Tysons for its typically annual spring visit. The pop-up from toy company Sanrio will park at Tysons Corner Center’s Events Plaza from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday (March 25), just over a year after its last appearance. New...

Hello Kitty Cafe Truck gears up for pit stop in Tysons this weekend

A traveling exhibition looking at the ins and outs of Prohibition in Virginia is coming this month to Reston Museum. The Library of Virginia’s Teetotalers & Moonshiners exhibit will be on view between tomorrow (March 21) and April 29. Reston Museum will also showcase artifacts from its own collection of Bowman Distillery items.

Traveling exhibit on Prohibition in Virginia brews up Reston stop

The stage is being set in western Tysons for a battle royale between Nashville-style hot chicken chains. Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken, a rapidly expanding brand that started in the Richmond area, plans to open a new restaurant in Tysons Square (8359-A Leesburg Pike) — next door to Pike 7 Plaza, where a Dave’s Hot Chicken is expected to launch this year.

Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken is cooking up a Tysons restaurant

(Updated at 6:10 p.m.) Fairfax County police are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found on a trail in Reston’s Stratton Woods area. Officers are currently at the scene in the 2300 block of Players Pond Lane, where the two people were found dead, the Fairfax County Police Department said around 3:30 p.m.

UPDATED: Two people found dead on Reston trail, possibly shot

Fair Lakes, VA

One of Fair Lakes’ first office buildings — Parkway Woods — could flip into a residential development. TPC Hornbaker LC is seeking the county’s permission to redevelop the three-story office building and parking lot spread across nearly 4.4 acres into an apartment building. The development application,...

One of the first office buildings built in Fair Lakes could flip into housing

A new bank is slated to open soon at The Spectrum Center at Reston Town Center. PNC Bank plans to open at 11842 Spectrum Center this year, according to the center’s website. County permits indicate that a permit for electrical work was issued last month. The center has businesses like The Container Store, Harris Teeter and Not Your Average Joe’s. A Barnes and Nobles location is also expected to open soon at the center.

New bank coming to Spectrum Center in Reston

Annandale, VA

A person in a sedan reportedly fired multiple gunshots at other vehicles on the Capital Beltway (I-495) in the Annandale area yesterday afternoon (Sunday). The Virginia State Police received a report at 5:10 p.m. of “an individual in a sedan firing several shots at vehicles while traveling north” on the Beltway near the exit to Little River Turnpike, according to a news release.

Police investigate gunshots fired from sedan on Beltway in Annandale

Washington, DC

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. Thursday, March 30 is opening day for the Washington Nationals for the 2023 season....

Neighborhood Expert: Tips for attending a Nationals baseball game

NewsBreak

Live Fairfax: Let your creativity run wild at Board & Brush

Live Fairfax is a bi-weekly column exploring Fairfax County. This recurring column is sponsored and written by Sharmane Medaris of McEnearney Associates. Questions? Reach Sharmane at...

Live Fairfax: Let your creativity run wild at Board & Brush

Comments / 0