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New data illustrates Reston’s shift toward mixed-use development
Reston has seen a steady uptick in development over the past decade, fueled primarily by an influx of housing, new Fairfax County data shows. The county recently updated its Reston Data Visualization Project — now called Reston Snapshots — with data collected from 2023 and the addition of a land use hub that provides an overview of the area’s progress toward fulfilling the Reston Comprehensive Plan’s vision of a more mixed-use, transit-oriented community.
Great Falls panel weighs in on school-redistricting priorities
Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA) leaders sent a letter June 24 to Fairfax County School Board Chairman Karl Frisch (Providence District) detailing suggested priorities regarding proposed changes to the school system’s boundary-adjustment policy. GFCA’s letter, signed by president John Halacy, listed five top priorities encouraging the School Board to:...
Boston Properties Wants to Add Offices in Next Phase of Reston Town Center
Adding office space in Fairfax County is not something you currently hear about as office vacancies rise, but Boston Properties wants to see the next phase of Reston Town Center have more offices, the Washington Business Journal reports. The company filed documents with the county that would add 45 percent...
Two teens arrested in connection to fatal shooting in Annandale
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Fairfax County Police Department said two teenagers have been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in Annandale on June 30. The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) responded to the shooting just after 11:15 p.m. in the 4100 block of Wadsworth Court. There, they found […]
Fairfax County Public Schools leadership displays disdain for parents — again
Last Thursday, as the first presidential debate was making national headlines, Fairfax County School Board members held a meeting during which they voted on controversial changes to family life education curriculum. The takeaway for the few of us able to attend or watch it virtually was that the district’s leadership hates parents — or, at […]
He’s always offering advice and spreading positivity. Fairfax Co. students are thanking him with his dream car
He regularly keeps the area clean, something freshman Bennett Hibshman and his friends don’t take for granted. If it weren’t for Apraku, he said, there would be Wawa food wrappers everywhere. Apraku also lets the athletes back into the area if they leave an item, such as a...
‘High-end’ gun range with smoking lounge proposed in Tysons
A commercial warehouse space in Tysons that currently houses a fitness studio and gold dealer is being targeted for a different kind of recreational use. A new business called Smok’d has proposed turning three suites at 8453 Tyco Road into a “high-end” indoor firing range with a smoking lounge, according to a special permit application submitted to Fairfax County last Thursday (June 27).
Political blame game intensifies after Virginia Senate fails to pass VMSDEP-related bill
The political blame game is intensifying after the Virginia Senate failed to reach a consensus on how to repeal recently made changes to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP).
Executive order aims to improve maternal health in Virginia
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Complications during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum can lead to devastating health outcomes for mothers, including hundreds of deaths every year. It's the reason behind Governor Glenn Youngkin's latest move to improve support for moms, babies, and families across Virginia. On June 26, Youngkin issued Executive Order...
House Speaker Don Scott speaks on the GOP's push to turn Virginia from blue to red
VIRGINIA, USA — Virginia House Speaker Don Scott spoke on the Republican Party's push to turn Virginia from a blue state to a red state on Tuesday. Former President Donald Trump and Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin have repeatedly said that Virginia is in play for the GOP in this upcoming presidential election. But Scott, a Democrat, said he doesn't think so.
Virginia officials defend ‘free and fair’ elections as primary results are certified
Virginia officials on Tuesday certified the results of last month’s congressional primaries and defended the integrity of the state’s voting systems after a contentious election season. “I think we can comfortably say we’ve had free and fair elections in this primary,” said former Republican delegate John O’Bannon, who now chairs the Virginia State Board of […] The post Virginia officials defend ‘free and fair’ elections as primary results are certified appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
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