The City of Falls Church’s free summer concert series will return this week.

Now in its 27th year, the annual City of Falls Church Concerts in the Park series highlights local musicians with a show every Thursday this summer at 7 p.m. in Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Avenue).

The lineup this year:

• June 20: Falls Church Concert Band, playing concert music
• June 27: Mountain Fish, a Southern rock and country group
• July 4: to be determined
• July 11: Korybantes, playing ’80s, ’90s and modern rock hits
• July 18: Soul Stew, a Motown band
• July 25: Big Tow, an alternative and blues band
• Aug. 1: Big Howdy, a progressive bluegrass band

Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket and a picnic dinner. If it starts to rain, the concert will get moved to the Falls Church Community Center (223 Little Falls Street).

The performer for the Fourth of July concert, which will take place at George Mason High School (7124 Leesburg Pike), has not been named yet.

Image via City of Falls Church

A boy reported to Vienna Police that another kid smeared berries on his bicycle.

The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Friday, June 7, in the 500 block of S. Center Street, according to the police report.

Other local crimes include stolen and recovered beer from the Giant Food (359 E. Maple Avenue) that same Friday.

Shortly after 11 a.m., an employee reported to the police that five kids took a case of beer and ran out of the store, according to the police report.

“The employee was able to recover the beer,” the police report said. “However, the juveniles fled the area.”

Later that day, between 7-8 p.m., police said two kids attempted to steal a 30-pack of beer, but a loss prevention officer confronted the kids.

“The juveniles ran away from the officer leaving behind the beer,” the report said.

Photo via Facebook

(Updated at 2:05 p.m. on 6/19/19) This fall, shoppers and diners in Tysons will have new shops and restaurants to check out at The Boro development.

The development by The Meridian Group has curated a growing list of retailers and restaurants over the last several months, including a 14-screen ShowPlace ICON Theatre, onsite food hall and brewery and recently announced F45 gym.

According to Caroline Flax, an associate at the Meridian Group, here what’s coming soon to The Boro:

Restaurants, eateries and grocery stores:

• Whole Foods
• Akira Ramen
• Poki DC
• North Italia
• Flower Child
• Bluestone Lane
• Paris Baguette
• Tropical Smoothie Cafe
• Tasty Kabob
• Fish Taco

Retailers, services, fitness and entertainment:

• ShowPlace ICON
• Ethan Allen
• Verizon
• MyEyeDr
• Boro Cleaners
• Colour Bar
• Tysons Nail Lounge
• F45

The places are expected to open this fall through spring 2020, a spokesman for The Boro, told Tysons Reporter.

The 70,000 square-foot flagship Whole Foods is expected to open this fall.

Image via The Meridian Group

(Updated at 11:40 a.m.) A reported power outage that hit downtown Falls Church this morning (June 18) is now resolved.

As of 9:05 a.m., Dominion reported that the power outage was affecting 224 customers on the northwestern side of the intersection of Route 7  and N. Washington Street (Route 29). By 11:40 a.m., the power outage was no longer listed on the company’s map of reported power outages.

The City of Falls Church tweeted earlier this morning that the power outage affected City Hall and the community center, which are both open, and the Mary Riley Styles Public Library, which had power restored around 10:15 a.m.

The cause of the power outage is unknown at this time.

Update on Power Outage as of 10:15am :: Power is back at City Hall, Community Center (which was on generator). @mrsplfc Library back on too and will announce soon when they will open. Stay tuned!

— City of Falls Church (@FallsChurchGov) June 18, 2019

Map via Dominion Energy 

Canadian clothing brand Roots plans to open in Tysons Corner Center later this year.

A sign outside the store says that Roots will arrive in October in the former Aldo space on the second level by the Victoria’s Secret.

The company sells women’s, men’s and kids’ clothing, with a focus on leisure wear and leather goods branded with the beaver logo.

Started in Toronto in 1973, Roots now has more than 120 stores across North America, according to its website.

For shoppers who can’t wait until October, Roots has stores in the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City and Georgetown.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for Fairfax County.

The watch is in effect until 11 p.m. today (Monday) and also covers several surrounding localities across Northern Virginia.

The National Weather Service issued the alert around 4:05 p.m.

NWS trimmed back its Flash Flood Watch earlier this afternoon, so it no longer includes Fairfax County.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of DE, DC, MD, NJ, PA, VA until 11 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/VN2Fyzlgel

— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) June 17, 2019

As work continues on the Jones Branch Connector project, drivers can expect nightly closures on and around the bridge this week.

The ramps from the eastbound Dulles Toll Road and the eastbound Dulles Airport Access Road to southbound I-495 are scheduled to be closed from 10 p.m.-4 a.m. from today (Monday) to Friday (June 21), according to VDOT.

VDOT said drivers can take the following detours:

• eastbound Dulles Toll Road to southbound I-495: Eastbound Dulles Toll Road and southbound Route 123 (Exit 19A) back to the southbound I-495
• eastbound Dulles Airport Access Road to southbound I-495: Northbound I-495 and westbound Route 193 (Exit 44) back to the southbound I-495
• eastbound Dulles Toll Road traffic will still be able to access the southbound 495 Express Lanes

Additionally, Scotts Crossing Road closures between Jones Branch Drive and the I-495 Express Lanes will be closed during those times as well.

The closure will let workers continue work on the bridge, which is part of the $60 million project to relieve traffic along Route 123 at the I-495 interchange.

Pedestrians can expect the Jones Branch Connector sidewalk to open mid- to late summer.

The entire project is slated to finish this fall.

Map via VDOT

Fairfax County police are investigating a man’s drowning in a pool in McLean on Saturday (June 15).

Police responded to a report of a drowning and found 31-year-old Justin Hollman, of Chesapeake, in a residential pool around 3 p.m. in the 1100 block of Pine Hill Road, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

“It is unknown how long he had been in the pool and the circumstances surrounding his drowning are still under investigation,” according to the press release.

Police pulled Hollman from the pool, and rescue staff pronounced Hollman dead at the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine the cause of Hollman’s death.

Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are responding to assume the investigation of an apparent drowning in the 1100 block of Pine Hill Rd in McLean. #FCPD pic.twitter.com/VnKcSQPsSY

— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) June 15, 2019

Map via Google Maps 

Updated at 2:45 p.m. — NWS canceled the Flash Flood Watch for Fairfax County.

Earlier: Get ready for heavy rain this afternoon and evening.

Fairfax County and surrounding areas are under a Flash Flood Watch starting at 2 p.m. today (Monday).

More from the National Weather Service:

* From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening

* Numerous to widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and this evening in a very warm and humid environment. There is potential for showers to move repeatedly over the same areas and to produce intense rainfall rates in a short period of time that may lead to flash flooding. The greatest risk of flash flooding is across northern and central Maryland.

NWS wants people to monitor the forecast and stay alert to any possible Flash Flood Warnings that may pop up.

The Flash Flood Watch has been trimmed back and now only includes much of northern/north-central MD. Numerous thunderstorms still expected this afternoon, some of which could produce damaging winds. Most likely time period is between 2-8pm. #DCwx #MDwx #VAwx #WVwx pic.twitter.com/NNcL63kHTK

— NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) June 17, 2019

Police Investigating “Apparent Drowning” in McLean — “Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are responding to assume the investigation of an apparent drowning in the 1100 block of Pine Hill Rd in McLean.” [Fairfax County Police/Twitter]

Fire in Vienna Restaurant Saturday — Firefighters responded to a kitchen fire in a restaurant in the 200 block of E. Maple Avenue Saturday night with  “smoke showing upon arrival in [the] middle unit of [the] strip shopping center.” [Fairfax County Fire and Rescue/Twitter]

Tegna Acquires Broadcast Companies — “For $535 million in cash, the Tysons-based media company will gain control of NBC Indianapolis affiliate WTHR-TV and CBS Columbus affiliate WBNS-TV… Tegna will also acquire WBNS-FM, a popular sports station in Central Ohio.” [Washington Business Journal]

New Trails Coming to Tysons — “As a major road is widened in Northern Virginia, cyclists say their efforts to get transportation improvements are also being heard. Fourteen miles of new trails are coming along with new lanes along busy Route 7 in the Tysons area.” [Adam Tuss/Twitter]

Police Investigating Falls Church Man’s Drowning — “Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are investigating after the body of 55-year-old Lee Bowersett, of Falls Church, was recovered from Lake Barcroft [Wednesday] morning… Preliminarily, there are no signs of foul play.” [Fairfax County Police Department]

Man Pleads Guilty to Fitting Rooms Filmings — “Of the charges to which 39-year-old Mumtaz Rauf pleaded guilty, one was a felony and three were misdemeanors… Rauf was arrested last December after a teenage girl at Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax told store employees that she saw a camera in a Forever 21 changing room.” [WTOP]

School’s Out, But Free Meals Are Still Around — From June 17 to Aug, 23, the Free Summer Meals for Kids Program provides meals to kids ages 5 to 18 during the summer. [Fairfax County]