Fairfax County is looking for election officers for the Nov. 5 general election.
The Fairfax County Office of Elections needs “hundreds” of officers to serve, according to the county.
Officers will be paid $175 for a full day or they can volunteer their time.
The county recommends that people apply by Oct. 10 for the best chance to receive a precinct assignment.
Registered Virginia voters can sign up online or call 703-324-4735. Before they can work at polling locations, election officers must complete a three-hour training, which will be offered at multiple spots around the county starting Aug. 22.
Bilingual election officers who can fluently speak Korean or Vietnamese, in addition to English, are also needed, especially in Falls Church.
Fairfax County police arrested a Vienna woman for allegedly driving while intoxicated after she rear-ended a police car in Tysons.
The incident occurred around 9 p.m. on Tuesday (July 23) in the 1900 block of Chain Bridge Road.
“An officer was stopped at a red light when the cruiser was rear-ended by another car,” according to the police report.
Police arrested the driver of the car, 40-year-old Susannah Kearns from Vienna, and charged her with driving while intoxicated (DWI).
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BGR The Burger Joint is no longer at Tysons Corner Center.
The eatery (8056 Tysons Corner Center) is listed as “closed” in the Tysons Corner Center directory.
An employee at a nearby BGR The Burger Joint told Tysons Reporter that the Tysons location closed last Friday (July 19).
The burger chain has other Virginia locations in Arlington, the Mosaic District, Reston Town Center and Springfield.
Photo via BGR The Burger Joint/Facebook
A matcha-focused ice cream and drink cafe will soon arrive in Tysons Corner Center.
The mall’s website says that Matcha Cafe Maiko is “coming soon” to a kiosk on the second level by the door leading to The Plaza.
Matcha Cafe Maiko first opened in Hawaii and has since expanded to stores in five more states, including Virginia, according to its website.
The online menu features shaved ice, soft serve, lattes, teas, floats, sweet red bean soup and parfaits.
Can’t wait until it opens in Tysons? The closest — and only — store in Virginia is in Centreville at 5947 Centreville Crest Lane.
First two images via Matcha Cafe Maiko DMV/Facebook
The last in a trifecta of new eateries from Great American Restaurants plans to open next week.
Randy’s Prime Seafood and Steaks recently announced on Facebook that it will start serving at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday (July 30). The restaurant is currently taking reservations.
The dinner menu features a raw bar, wagyu steaks and a variety of seafood. The restaurant’s decor includes five “special paintings” by Jack Gable from Maine, according to Randy’s website.
The two other restaurants at 8051 Leesburg Pike — Patsy’s American and Best Buns — opened earlier this year.
The restaurants are named after Randy and Patsy Norton, a husband-and-wife restaurant team who were two of the founders of Great American Restaurants in 1976.
It’s not just another workday in the middle of the week — today (Wednesday) is National Tequila Day.
While the origin of National Tequila Day seems to be a mystery, the liquor has been around since the 16th century. A couple of restaurants around the Tysons area are pouring specials and deals today.
The Mexican eatery at 7852L Tysons Corner Center plans to feature its new special — the Pisco Margarita — and customizable tequila flights from 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
A local brewery is taking part in the event with Vampiro cocktail and taco specials at its Vienna and Merrifield locations. The celebrations will take place at Caboose Tavern (520 Mill Street NE) from 4-11 p.m. and Caboose Commons (2918 Eskridge Road) from 11 a.m.-11 p.m.
The Falls Church (2190 Pimmit Drive) and Vienna (164 W. Maple Avenue) locations will be offering $5 draft margaritas.
Photo via La Sandia/Facebook
Tysons Reporter covers a lot of crime — from the police departments in the Town of Vienna and the City of Falls Church to the Fairfax County police.
Within the county’s police department, the McLean District Station handles crime in Merrifield, Dunn Loring, Falls Church, McLean, Tysons and Great Falls.
In the past, our sister site Reston Now used to do monthly maps showing where different types of crime within the Reston District Station took place, along with a quick breakdown on the number of different incidents. Here’s an example from July 2017:
So, Tysons Reporter readers — would you like to see a similar map every month on this site showing where McLean District Station incidents in the Fairfax County police reports happened?
Fairfax County police arrested a Sterling man late Monday (July 22) night for allegedly driving recklessly and ramming a police car, police said.
The incident occurred around 11 p.m. in the 8100 block of Old Dominion Drive in McLean.
“The driver of a black Mercedes refused to stop when officers tried to pull him over for driving recklessly,” police said. “The driver intentionally rammed a police cruiser before turning down a dead-end street and running away.”
Police arrested 45-year-old Brian Templeman and charged him with his fourth driving while impaired (DWI) offense, reckless driving, driving on a revoked license, assault on law enforcement and eluding, according to police.
Image via FCPD
Updated at 4:50 p.m. 8/8/19 — “The case is still an active investigation and we can confirm that the manner of death has been ruled accidental with the cause being asphyxiation,” a police spokesperson told Tysons Reporter.
Earlier: Fairfax County police are investigating a boy’s death following a construction accident in McLean.
Police tweeted that two males were involved in a fatal construction accident that happened in the 1800 block of Solitaire Lane.
James Curry, a police spokesperson, told Tysons Reporter that police responded around 3:15 p.m. after a ditch collapsed on a residential construction site, trapping two people. The individuals were extricated and taken to nearby hospitals, Curry said.
“The adult male sustained injuries that are considered non-life threatening,” he said. “Unfortunately, the juvenile did pass away.”
Investigators from the police department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are currently trying to determine the exact circumstances of the incident.
Anyone who might have witnessed or who has information about what happened is asked to call the Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is conducting an autopsy to confirm the cause of death, according to FCPD.
Map via Google Maps
Drivers on Lee Hwy (Route 29) can expect delays due to a crash along the highway at Graham Road.
The Fairfax County Police Department tweeted at 3:42 p.m. today (Tuesday) that a crash was partially blocking the intersection.
The north left lane is closed and the left turn lane is blocked, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
“Please be alert and expect delays,” police tweeted.
Map via Google Maps
