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The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is preparing to start work on more than a dozen infrastructure projects aimed at making roads safer for pedestrians, cyclists and other non-motorized travelers. The department announced yesterday (Thursday) that it has finalized a list of 16 planned crosswalks, sidewalks, pedestrian signals and other...
Amid regional safety concerns about youth riding electric scooters and bicycles, Alexandria City Council will consider expanding the city’s helmet requirement for young riders. According to city code, bicycle riders 14 and under are already required to wear a helmet. The city code update would apply the same rule...
Seaman Apprentice Emmanuella Iggy, a native of Woodbridge, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to USS Mahan, a Navy destroyer operating out of Naval Station Norfolk. Iggy graduated from Woodbridge High School in 2021. “My mom is a very strong-willed person,” Iggy said. “She brought me up to be grateful, to...
Two mid-rise apartment buildings with 132 committed-affordable units are paired with a set of townhomes in a new proposal for the Virginia Village site in Falls Church. City leaders have selected Urban Atlantic as their development partner for the site, which currently includes about 80 1940s-era apartments grouped in fourplex buildings.
November is here, and Northern Virginia has plenty of ways to make the most of the season before the holiday rush officially takes over. From festive markets and fall festivals to Turkey Trots, creative workshops, live performances, and family-friendly activities, there’s something happening throughout Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Loudoun County, and beyond. Whether you’re looking to get a head start on holiday shopping, spend a weekend exploring a new neighborhood, or enjoy the last few weeks of fall, The Fairfax Girl has rounded up 40 local happenings worth adding to your calendar. Read on for 40 things to do in Northern Virginia this November 2026.
ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Department of Housing and Community Development today announced Maryland’s nomination of 114 census tracts as Opportunity Zones under the federal Opportunity Zone program, which provides tax benefits to incentivize high-impact investments in low-income communities. Counties across Maryland submitted nominations of individual census tracts to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. The department then worked with local officials, business owners, investors, and community development experts to evaluate the proposed areas and identify where Opportunity Zone designations would have the greatest benefit to their communities. Last month, the department submitted the state’s approved and recommended census tracts to the United States Department of the Treasury. On November 5, the U.S. Treasury released the official 2.0 designations.
College students interested in public service have until Dec. 31 to apply for the Governor’s Summer Internship Program, a paid summer placement in Maryland state agencies that includes a $5,000 stipend. The program is coordinated by University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s (UMBC) Shriver Center in partnership with the Office...
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Maryland prosecutors have secured a second felony indictment against a man accused of operating an unlicensed assisted living program, marking another step in a crackdown on an industry state regulators had scrutinized for years without bringing criminal charges under a 2023 law. The latest indictment against...
Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Wednesday that he wants to see new congressional maps for Maryland after the General Assembly convenes in January and that he is "ready to engage" with lawmakers on the subject of redistricting.
Carolyn Scruggs is leaving her post as Maryland’s secretary of public safety and correctional services, ending a tenure marked by a decade-high surge in prison killings, a running fight with the union that represents corrections officers and months of public criticism from Western Maryland lawmakers over conditions inside the Hagerstown- and Cumberland-area prisons.
Both the house and senate have been painted blue after the 2026 Primary Election this year. Voting took place this past Tuesday and many Frederick residents came out to the polls to support changes in the Board of Education, state government, sheriff. The huge victory for Democrats is important, and...
A declining jail population is leading the city to study whether it wants to continue running its own jail, look to create a regional jail or consider other funding options. The Alexandria Sheriff’s Office lists 255 people in custody at the William G. Truesdale Detention Center as of Wednesday out of its capacity of 340, with 153 housed there through a federal contract.
If you’ve ever wanted to simultaneously exert your body in two different yet equally extreme ways, here’s your opportunity. The Taco Bell 50K is returning to the Northern Virginia and DC area on November 27. Eat your heart out, then run it off. The run first came to...
The owner of the future Rosie’s Tavern in Del Ray is asking the city to allow for 49 outdoor seats. The restaurant’s Instagram page says that it aims to open in November at 2018 Mount Vernon Avenue. That’s in the former longtime home of Thai Peppers, which closed over the summer.
Indian Head Elementary School and Glymont Middle School students were recently up the Mattawoman Creek with a paddle when they took part in an outdoor field trip designed to stoke an interest in green careers. Fourth- and seventh-grade students visited Smallwood State Park in Marbury on the Potomac River last...
After one year of rebuilding Alexandria’s public housing authority following a leadership overhaul, Mayor Alyia Gaskins says much work remains. In a recent two-hour work session, the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority‘s new leadership told City Council that rent ledgers are now correct, resident maintenance issues are being handled, and that their year-over-year budget will get approved in December.
This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Read the article on Inside Nova. The Virginia Department of Transportation is exploring adding bi-directional, around-the-clock express lanes for approximately 45 miles of Interstate 95 in Northern Virginia. The...
Another portion of the Woodland Park suburban office complex south of Herndon is set to turn into a mostly residential neighborhood. At its Oct. 27 meeting, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved plans from The Pinkard Group, a D.C.-based real estate investment firm, to redevelop approximately 34 acres of the office park at 2291 Wood Oak Drive in McNair with 429 to 584 homes.
