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Climate Change Study Warns of Coastal Flooding in 2050
County program called "Resilient Fairfax," would provide prevention steps.
Climate Study
Officials Examine Southern Beltway Section for Express Lanes
Plan calls for express lanes to cross Woodrow Wilson Bridge.
Southern Express Lanes
Rock Art Show Splashes Color in Mount Vernon
Nepenthe Gallery is hosting famous artworks from the Scooby Doo and Yellow Submarine days.
Beatles Art
Bunnyman Brewery To Open at Workhouse
Business model hopes to attract customers for art and local brew.
Brewery planned
‘Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution’
Documentary Looks at Disabled, Achievements and Passage of the ADA
Crip Camp
Mount Vernon Auto Repair Reduced to Rubble in Hybla Valley
Leveling closed businesses is part of the modernization process in Mount Vernon.
Car business torn down
New Army Museum Opening On Veteran's Day
With the pandemic still impacting the area, museum crowds will be managed.
At 5 p.m. every weekday evening, officials retire the flag at the National Museum of the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir.
Pedestrian Safety is a Focus of Fairfax County Supervisors’ Efforts
The number of pedestrian fatalities in recent months raised concerns.
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Real Estate Prices Close the Door for Some, Others Get Creative
Homeowners adding on or taking advantage of county programs to stay put.
Pricey Real Estate
Orange Line Stations Closing All Summer
Metro’s platform project continues; riders urged to seek other routes.
Last summer it was the blue line’s turn; this summer it’s the orange line stations closing, part of WMATA’s Platform Improvement Project. The Vienna, Dunn Loring, and both East and West Falls Church Metro Stations, as well as all Silver Line service, will be closed from May 23 through Sept. 7, WMATA said. West Falls Church Metro Station will remain open as both Silver and Orange Line trains can pass through the closed stations but will not stop at them.
Food Trucks Come to Tysons
Another sign that this business area takes on an urban feel.
Thanks to a Fairfax County ordinance in Tysons Corner, areas known to the food truck world as “food deserts,” are getting relief, not in the form of rain like happens in the desert world, but in the form of a new lunch option in certain Tysons Corner zones where food trucks were previously banned.
Challengers Line Up for Mount Vernon Supervisor’s Race
Supervisor Storck faces a Republican and Independent candidates
In the Mount Vernon District there is a main artery called Richmond Highway which caters to a majority of the population, businesses and government; the road can illustrate the supervisor’s role, pulled in many directions.
Landfill Fire Added to Smokey Skies in Southern Fairfax
Fire put out after nearly two days burning.
Landfill Fire
‘It Was a Labor of Love’ in Arlington
Pierogi burgers spur donations to World Central Kitchen for work in Ukraine.
World kitchen
Summer’s Here and Possibly Time to Stay Put
Fairfax County has plenty of options for a “stay-cation” this summer.
Summer Stay-Cation