Come help us celebrate the first year since founding Tysons Reporter at Tysons Biergarten tonight (Oct 3).
The first 50 guests will enjoy a drink on us.
You will have the chance to meet the editorial and business teams that work behind the scenes to bring all of the local news to you each day.
Find us on the patio between 5-7 p.m. Kids and dogs are welcome.
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As residents start to populate the new Boro development, several eateries and businesses have announced opening dates.
Tropical Smoothie Cafe is now open. Flower Child and Spaces are not far behind.
Flower Child (1656 Boro Place) is set to open Tuesday, Oct. 15. The eatery will serve up bowls, grains, greens and various wraps, along with organic drinks like kombucha, wine and beer.
Meanwhile, Spaces will open Nov. 11. The co-working space offers various monthly plans starting at $226 per month.
Spaces has already rented several offices, Rocco Nori, a sales manager for Spaces in The Boro said, adding that some customers also chose to relocate to the new location.
“This suite of private offices, meeting rooms and communal areas is flooded with natural light and entrepreneurial spirit,” the website said.
Earlier this week, Whole Foods announced its grand opening for Oct. 30. The flagship store for the Mid-Atlantic region will include a food hall with offerings from Officina, Genji Izakaya, Curiosity Doughnuts and Rappahannock Oyster Co.
A little more than a dozen other eateries, stores and services have yet to announce when they will open.
Signs have popped up for an upcoming development by the Tysons Corner Metro station.
Three large signs indicate that Lerner is planning a 2 million-square-foot mixed-use development called Tysons III.
The signs appear to be linked to Lerner’s plans to bring office space, street-level retail and a hotel to the grassy spot between International Drive and Tysons Blvd that is used by Cirque du Soleil in the summer.
The Tysons Comprehensive Plan envisions the area as a “Transit Station Mixed Use.”
“The overall percentage of office uses throughout all of the Transit Station Mixed Use areas should be approximately 65%. This will help Tysons maintain a balance between land use and the necessary transportation infrastructure,” according to the plan.
Meanwhile on the other side of Tysons Blvd, Lerner also wants to add two luxury residential towers known as The Residences at Tysons II. According to Nadel Architecture:
Amenities include an indoor and outdoor pool, fitness center, lounge and indoor dog wash. Rooftop amenities include BBQ areas, fire pits and a dog park. The project involves many stakeholders and sensitive issues of pedestrian design, landscaping and urban design.
Tysons Reporter called the number on the sign and reached out to Lerner via email to ask about the project, but hasn’t heard back yet.
Photo via MBA, image via Nadel Architecture
Construction crews are working to fix the cause of a sizable sinkhole that opened up on the GW Parkway back in March — inconveniencing those who regularly travel on the road.
The sinkhole was caused by a failed drainage structure, Aaron LaRocca, a spokesperson of the National Park Service, which maintains the GW Parkway, said.
The structure was made of brick and was originally built more than 60 years ago, he added.
In an attempt to fix the issue, LaRocca said NPS removed the old system which required them to dig 50-feet underground and crews are now in the process of installing a new drainage pipe.
“We know this construction is inconvenient, and we’re working hard to reopen the lane to traffic as soon as it’s safe,” LaRocca said. “We’re looking forward to sharing an update when the work is complete.”
NPS expects to reopen both lanes of traffic by mid-October, LaRocca said, but restoration for the area is expected to last longer.
National Park Service tells @ABC7News both northbound lanes of the GW Parkway near 495 should finally be open by the end of October.
Only one lane has been open since a sinkhole opened up back in March.
It’s causing bad traffic throughout the day. pic.twitter.com/FnoXOqJYYX— Tom Roussey (@tomroussey7news) September 26, 2019
Map via Google Maps
More than 160 Dominion Energy customers are without power near the Mosby neighborhood this morning (Thursday).
Dominion reports that an “equipment upgrade” caused the power outage, which is affecting 162 customers. The outage spans from Cherry to South streets between Hillwood Avenue and Route 50.
Crews are currently working to restore power, which Dominion expects to be back on between 2-5 p.m., according to the Dominion Energy power outage map.
Map via Dominion Energy
Updated at 10:30 a.m. — Police tweeted at 10:20 a.m. that all lanes on Old Dominion Drive are open. A police spokesperson told Tysons Reporter that no injuries were reported.
Earlier: A fallen tree that struck a truck has caused a partial closure of Old Dominion Drive in McLean this morning (Thursday).
Fairfax County police tweeted about the closure around 9:30 a.m. Old Dominion Drive is down to one lane between Kirby and Birch roads, according to the tweet.
Police are on scene directing traffic.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Old Dominion Dr between Kirby Rd and Birch Rd is down to one lane due to a tree that fell on a truck. Officers are on scene to direct traffic, please use caution. #FCPD pic.twitter.com/ODmDQKJbMU
— Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) October 3, 2019
Map via Google Maps
As businesses and restaurants start moving into an apartment building in the Mosaic District, people might notice that the building is absent from the “map view” on Google Maps.
Across the street from the Avalon Mosaic apartment building, the building at 2980 District Avenue has a sign indicating its apart of the Modera apartment building and is
Switch from bird’s-eye view to street or satellite views and the building does appear.
Typing in an address at the building will result in a pin getting dropped at the appropriate, building-less spot on the map.
While “map view” doesn’t have the building, it does show Penny Lane Park.
The expanding educational center Kumon recently opened in the building earlier this year.
Neapolitan pizza chain Pupatella, Korean BBQ chain Gyu Shige and Urban Hot Pot all have signs indicating they will occupy ground-floor space.
The Mosaic District’s website shows the building on its retail and restaurant map.
First and second maps via Google Maps; third map via Mosaic District
Two new baddpizza locations are slated to open in the next few months in the Tysons area.
One location will be in McLean at 6263 Old Dominion Drive, while the other one will come to Falls Church at 346 W. Broad Street.
Though the exact opening dates have not been announced yet, owner Joel Salamone said that the Falls Church location is expected to open in late November, followed by the Mclean location in either late December or early 2020.
Baddpizza is known for its “deliciously badd” chicken wings and pizza, according to its website. The chain also offers sandwiches and salads.
Diners can expect the menu to stay consistent between locations, Salamone said. “Our goal is to expand the number of locations in this area rather quickly, so we are focused on keeping things manageable for consistency’s sake.”
Salamone said he plans to host grand opening parties for both of the locations and that finalized dates will be announced within the next month.
Fairfax County police set aside some time today (Oct. 2) to hang out with locals around the county.
The annual “Coffee With a Cop” events are part of a nation-wide initiative to build a rapport with the public by sending police officers to coffee shops to chat with community members.
Over at the Merrifield event this morning, Lt. Tim Field and crime prevention officer Mario Colorado, both from the McLean District Station, fielded questions from locals at Starbucks (8104A Arlington Blvd) from 9:30-11 a.m.
“We are the public face of the county,” Colorado said, adding that the event allows people to approach police in a relaxed environment where they can “overcome the hurtle” of feeling like they are being a bother.
Therapy dog group Caring Angles brought Kyira, a 110-pound Rottweiler with an affinity for lap-sitting, to the Merrifield event this morning. An organization representative said they wanted to support the officers and also educate the community on the benefits of therapy dogs.
Field said he has been serving FCPD for around 33 years while Colorado has served for 22. Both men said they enjoy the event because it gives them an opportunity to visit with community members under happy terms, rather than during an emergency response.
Field said that people often want to talk about a wide variety of topics, ranging from quality of life concerns to fun philosophical ideas.
People will sometimes approach police at the “Coffee With a Cop” events and ask how to resolve personal dilemmas they are facing, like how to help a family member struggling with substance abuse, he said.
For anyone wanting to take advantage of this opportunity, there will be another chance to talk with Fairfax County police at Turkish Coffee Lady in Tysons Corner Center (1961 Chain Bridge Road) this evening from 5-7 p.m.
(Updated 10/16/19) Fairfax County is now asking residents to toss glass bottles and jars in the trash instead of the recycling bin at home.
The county decided to change its rules that previously required that glass bottles and jars be placed in curbside recycling bins “to improve the quality of single-stream recycling,” according to the county’s website.
As of yesterday (Oct. 1), residents now have two options for glass disposal — take the items to purple, glass-only recycling containers located around the county or throw them in the trash.
“The decision to remove glass from the single-stream recycling program was made after consulting with private recycling sorting centers and Covanta Fairfax, Inc., which operates the waste-to-energy plant,” according to the county.
The county also says that China’s decision to stop accepting some recycling materials has prompted changes to glass recycling.
Glass containers can break in curbside recycling bins, leading to the shards damaging the other recycled items and possible damage of machinery, the county said, adding that bins weighed down by heavy glass can increase transportation costs.
Earlier this year, Arlington County also decided to move away from recycling glass in a single stream system that has recycled items mixed together in one bin.
Meanwhile, the City of Falls Church and the Town of Vienna still allow glass bottles in curbside recycling bins.
The closest purple containers in the Tysons area are at the Providence Community Center (3001 Vaden Drive), Dolley Madison Library (1244 Oak Ridge Avenue) and the Lee Community Center (5722 Lee Hwy).
People can place any colored glass bottle or jar in the purple containers, but should not bring lamps, light bulbs, windows, mirrors or glass sheets.
What about broken glass? The county urges residents to place the broken glass in a rigid container labeled “GLASS” for trash collection.
This is “Big Blue” @ffxpublicworks recycled glass crusher that turns glass into reusable construction material. For everything you need to know about glass recycling in @fairfaxcounty click https://t.co/6efkyFiCr3 @route1corridor @FortHuntHerald pic.twitter.com/YA67hwOFPv
— Tony Castrilli (@TonyCastrilli) October 2, 2019
Map via Fairfax County
