Don Beyer Volvo in Falls Church is about to move and set up shop just down the street.
The car dealership plans to move from its location at 1231 W. Broad Street to an adjacent property, an employee said.
Though it is unclear when the construction will be complete, the employee said the company hopes to move into its new spot by June or July.
One person on Twitter spotted construction and signs for the new dealership.
Tysons Reporter reached out to a manager for more information and is awaiting a response.
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— Falls Church Views (@fallschurchview) February 2, 2020
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Two new Baddpizza locations are expected to open in McLean and Falls Church a little later than expected.
Although the location in Falls Church (346 W. Broad Street) was supposed to open in November, according to the owner, a store manager said yesterday (Feb. 12) that it will instead open in about two weeks.
Meanwhile, the McLean location (6263 Old Dominion Drive), which was set to open in December or early 2020, will open in late March, according to the manager.
Opening dates for both of the locations are dependent on staffing, the manager said.
Both locations plan to serve a variety of pizzas, wings, salads, dessert and chicken tenders, according to the website.
Photo via Baddpizza/Facebook
When Wawa comes to the Town of Vienna later this year, people might be able to get wine and beer.
A pending license indicates that the convenience store company is seeking “wine and beer off premises” for its upcoming location at 465 W. Maple Avenue.
The 6,200-square-foot convenience store plans to be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and will be the first location to feature a partnership with Tesla — meaning people will be able to use eight charging stations for electric cars. The store is hoping to open this spring along Maple Avenue.
While the Vienna location is boasting a lot of “firsts” for Wawa, the beer sales are nothing new. According to news reports, Wawa jumped into the beer sales market several years ago.
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After volunteering with Food for Others, Christine Kenny founded Fairfax Diapers in the Vienna area to help at-risk mothers in Fairfax County by supplying clean diapers.
Diaper insecurity is more prevalent than people realize, Kenny said. She hopes the organization will raise awareness and boost diaper donations.
“I have experienced people try to bargain with me at the food bank, willing to trade their food for diapers,” she said about her time spent volunteering with food banks around the area. “I have fielded calls from frantic new moms desperate for enough diapers to get them through the weekend.”
Organizations that offer diaper support for parents end up giving away roughly 10,000-12,000 diapers a month in Fairfax County, she told Tysons Reporter. Fairfax Diapers is run by Kenny, who is the director, and four other members.
Diapers collected through Fairfax Diapers will be given away locally through organizations such as Food for Others and the Fairfax County Visiting Nurses Association.
The Fairfax County Visiting Nurses Association will check in on around 300 new mothers per month, Kenny said.
Until Tuesday (Feb. 18), the group is hosting a drive at Crunch Fitness Tysons (8371 Leesburg Pike). Anyone who brings in a pack of diapers will receive a free day-pass to the studio and anyone who brings in a case will receive a complimentary pass for the week, according to Crunch’s Facebook page.
From March 2-6, the group will also be hosting a drive at Westbriar Elementary School in coordination with parents, teachers and the student council, according to Kenny.
Though the group does not have a website yet, since the project launched last June, Kenny said people can stay up-to-date by following Fairfax Diaper’s Facebook page.
Going forward, she is trying to find other organizations that want to host drives and form partnerships.
Photo via Fairfax Diapers/Facebook
Movies are weeks away from coming to the big screen at The Boro development in Tysons.
Caroline Flax, an associate at The Meridian Group, said via a spokesperson that ShowPlace Icon is planning to open in March at 1667 Silver Hill Drive.
“This location, the seventh in the U.S. under the Showplace Icon brand for Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres, spans 72,000 square feet, with 1,795 seats spread across 14 theaters, plus a restaurant and a bar and lounge,” the Washington Business Journal reported.
The opening of the 70,000-square-foot store, Mid-Atlantic flagship Whole Foods store in the fall marked when the development started to come alive with places for people to eat and shop.
So far this year, several eateries have opened — North Italia, Fish Taco and Paris Baguette — along with Tysons Nail Lounge.
International ramen restaurant Hokkaido Ramen Santouka (1636 Boro Place) also plans to open this March.
Flax said that people can also expect these stores and eateries later this year:
- Tasty Kabob in the “spring”
- Paper Source in the “spring”
- Caliburger in the “summer”
According to The Boro’s social media accounts, other summer newcomers will include El Bebe Tacos & Tequila, Open Road Grill and The Shade Store.
Photo via The Boro/Facebook
Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors plans to soon laud the James Madison High School’s marching ensemble for its achievements last year.
In a joint board matter, Supervisors Walter Alcorn and Dalia Palchik, who represent the Hunter Mill and Providence districts, want to recognize the school’s marching ensemble several for “an outstanding season and historic championship.”
Called the “Pride of Vienna,” the marching ensemble won the Virginia Marching Band Cooperative State Championship in the fall for the second year in a row.
The group also won the Bands of America Regional Competition last fall.
“This victory was [the] first time a Virginia band has won a Bands of America Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition in nearly 40 years,” according to the board matter.
The group competed on the national level, ultimately becoming semi-finalists.
The Board of Supervisors voted yesterday (Tuesday) to invite the marching ensemble and the Town of Vienna to an upcoming board meeting to receive congratulations.
“I look forward to having ‘Pride of Vienna’ come here,” Palchik said.
Photo via Marsha Komandt/Facebook
(Updated 2/13/2020) A bill that would let the Town of Vienna have unique tree canopy requirements has passed the Virginia House of Delegates.
Del. Mark Keam’s (D-35th) bill would let the town require developers to plant bigger trees so that they grow faster.
Keam told Tysons Reporter that he’s been trying to get different versions of this bill passed for about four years ever since town officials considered tree conservation on their legislative agenda a few years ago.
“I’ve had some luck in moving the needle,” Keam said about his latest attempt.
Keam said the bill was originally going to be in a larger package of tree-related bills in the House of Delegates. “Mine escaped,” he said.
While Keam said that he’s heard about the backlash Wawa received from some residents for chopping down trees it wasn’t supposed to in the town, he said that the Wawa incident did not influence the bill.
Still, Keam said he’s “not surprised” about the backlash and that he hears complaints “all the time” about developments’ impact on trees.
Keam said that the bill would put bigger trees in the ground so that the tree canopy requirements are met sooner. The bill is meant to improve the aesthetics and stormwater management in the town, he said.
“We are very proud of our trees,” Keam said, mentioning Vienna’s history as a “Tree City USA.”
The Virginia House passed the bill with bipartisan support yesterday (Tuesday, Feb. 11). Three Republican legislators voted “nay,” while 95 legislators voted in support.
Keam said that he believes the bill’s opponents thought it gave a local government too much power over developers and could have a negative economic impact on home builders.
“I am concerned that the requirement may have a negative impact on efforts to provide affordable housing,” Del. Mark Cole (R-88th) told Tysons Reporter for why he voted against the bill.
Since the bill affects a specific locality, it will need two-thirds approval to pass in the Senate. A Senate version of the bill from State Sen. J. Chapman Petersen (D-34th) was most recently in the Committee on Local Government.
Tysons Reporter reached out to Petersen’s office to find out when the bill might head to the Senate floor for a vote and will provide an update when more information is available.
“I’m hoping it survives,” Keam said about the bill’s prospects in the Senate.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has decided to waive the county building and inspection fees for Vienna’s new police station.
Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn and Chairman Jeff McKay proposed the board matter on Tuesday (Feb. 11).
Alcorn said that Vienna town officials requested the waivers.
The Town of Vienna is currently designing a new police station that will have a community room and more space.
“This new building will provide the opportunity for the Town to place all their police functions in one building with upgraded technology and security,” the board matter says. “The building is also being designed to accommodate the town’s emergency planning needs and will include additional community space for the town’s residents.”
While the new station is under construction, the police plan to use space in Town Hall and have a temporary station at 440 Beulah Road NE.
“In 2020, Vienna will be submitting plans and applications for this project which require numerous permits and inspections from Fairfax County,” according to the board matter. “The Town of Vienna has requested, and we support, waiving all county building and inspection fees applicable to the Vienna Police Facility Construction Project to best serve the community.”
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Fairfax County police say a man was arrested in connection to a fatal hit and run on Arlington Blvd (Route 50) in the Falls Church area last January.
Police said a pickup truck struck and killed 93-year-old Pericles Apostolou, from Falls Church, when he was crossing Arlington Blvd outside of the crosswalk near Summerfield Road around 6 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2019, police said.
“The truck did not stop and drove away from the scene,” police said last year.
FCPD announced today (Wednesday) that 30-year-old Michael Smith, of Fredericksburg, has been charged with felony hit-and-run.
“Detectives from our Crash Reconstruction Unit worked extensively to identify the suspect,” according to a press release. “Through their investigative leads and tips received from the community, Smith was identified and arrested by Manassas City Police on Feb. 6.”
Smith is currently being held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center with no bond, according to police.
Police said they are also working on three unsolved, fatal hit and run cases from 2018 and 2019, which includes one on Leesburg Pike near I-495 last February. Police are asking that anyone with information about this case or the other three to contact them at 703-280-0543.
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A variety of performers are coming to The Barns at Wolf Trap this month.
Later this week on Friday (Feb. 14), two violinists and a pianist will perform the music of Spohr, Wieniawski and Sarasate, along with a world premiere by Chris Rogerson.
Paul Huang and Danbi Um, playing violins, with Orion Weiss on the piano are set to perform at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $42.
Next week (Feb. 20-21), people can watch a Beatles tribute. Both shows start at 8 p.m., and tickets are $40.
The Last Bandoleros, a group that mixes country-rock rhythms with accordion solos, will perform next Saturday (Feb. 22) at 8 p.m. Tickets are $27.
Irish-American group Cherish The Ladies will bring step dancing and singing to Wolf Trap on Tuesday and Wednesday (Feb. 25-26). Both shows are at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $27.
The Brentano String Quartet will bring Beethoven’s “Quartet in A minor Op. 132” to Wolf Trap on Friday (Feb. 28) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $42.
Ending the month, Indian singer and songwriter Kiran Ahluwalia is set to perform on Saturday (Feb. 29) at 8 p.m.
Her music blends Indian, West African blues, contemporary jazz, rock and R&B influences, according to Wolf Trap. Tickets start at $24.
Photo via Wolf Trap
