Wednesday Morning Notes

Why More and More Families in Tysons are Calling High-Rises Home — “High-rise housing is often portrayed as places for the young and childless. Housing for transient young adults before they move out to the suburbs to start families. But Tysons shows that this stereotype leaves out a large number of families who live in high-rises.” [Greater Greater Washington]

No Car Decals in This Fall’s Tax Bills — “Falls Church Treasurer Jody Acosta reported to the F.C. City Council Tuesday that the personal property tax bills being issued this fall will not, as in the past, include decals to be placed on car windshields.” [Falls Church News-Press]

Creative Cauldron Director Wins Another Helen Hayes Award — “Matt Conner, the prolific composer, writer, director and performer for Falls Church’s own Creative Cauldron theater company won a highly prestigious D.C. Metro [region-wide] Helen Hayes Award for Best Director of a Musical for his work on the Cauldron’s production of “Beauty and the Beast” earlier this year.” [Falls Church News-Press]

Vienna Kids’ Friendship Bracelet Sales Feed Families In Need –“The sisters’ efforts making bracelets over the summer helps an initiative of restaurants feeding families during the pandemic.” [Patch]

Recent Stories

Fairfax County is now bringing nature to residents’ doorsteps. Last week, the Fairfax County Park Authority launched a new, fully electric mobile nature center called the Wonder Wagon. The tricked-out…

The maternity lifestyle retailer Emilia George has a temporary pop-up at Tysons Corner Center (courtesy Emilia George) A new pop-up store at Tysons Corner Center hopes to entice shoppers on…

Traffic heads from McLean into Maryland on the American Legion Bridge (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has thrown its support behind Maryland’s pursuit of…

Morning Notes

Snakeden Branch in Reston on a spring morning (photo by Terry Baranski) Speed Camera Added Outside Oakton HS — A speed camera has been installed for Oakton High School on…

×

Subscribe to our mailing list