Angela Woolsey

Vienna

Site Editor at FFXnow

FFXnow (@ffxnow) and Tysons Reporter (@TysonsReporter) editor. Formerly a journalist with the Fairfax County Times. She/her.

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Articles

Nonprofit that offers free piano lessons seeks to extend range in Fairfax County

1 week ago | ffxnow.com | Angela Woolsey

A nonprofit music studio in Arlington is hoping to get more donors and supporters to tune in, so it can expand a program that offers free piano lessons to low-income students into Fairfax County. Piano and More currently has two participants from Fairfax and three from Arlington in its Play It Forward program, which provides free lessons, keyboards and other resources to students at Title I schools.
NOVA Parks leader to retire after overseeing regional park system’s expansion over 20 years

1 week ago | ffxnow.com | Angela Woolsey

When Paul Gilbert finishes leading NOVA Parks, the regional park system will be over 1,000 acres larger than it was when he started. The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority announced last Friday (April 11) that Gilbert will retire as its executive director by the end of 2025.
NEW: Visas revoked for multiple international students at GMU

1 week ago | ffxnow.com | Angela Woolsey

More than a dozen international students at George Mason University have recently had their visas terminated or revoked by the federal government, the university says. The U.S. departments of state and homeland security apparently changed the statuses of 15 students without any involvement by or prior notice to university officials, GMU President Gregory Washington and Vice President for University Life Rose Pascarell told the community yesterday (Tuesday).
These Fairfax restaurants are finalists for the 2025 RAMMYS Awards

1 week ago | ffxnow.com | Angela Woolsey

The list of top contenders for the 2025 RAMMYS Awards is here, and it includes a few nods to the dining scene in Fairfax County, particularly in Tysons. Among the five finalists for Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year is Ometeo, which was eligible for the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s (RAMW) annual awards for the first time after opening at Capital One Center (1640 Capital One Drive) in Tysons in December 2023.
Tysons Community Alliance turns to tax district for transportation project funding

1 week ago | ffxnow.com | Angela Woolsey

In the future, a share of tax revenue generated by the Tysons Transportation Service District could go to transportation-related projects shepherded by the Tysons Community Alliance (TCA), including ones on private property.
Potential Reston developers face mostly distrustful community at packed meeting

1 week ago | ffxnow.com | Angela Woolsey

Three proposals for future development in Reston were mostly greeted with varying degrees of skepticism by community members who crowded into the cafeteria at Langston Hughes Middle School (11401 Ridge Heights Road) last Monday (April 7). Drawing an estimated 350 to 400 attendees, the meeting was one of three held by Fairfax County planning staff over the past two weeks to gather feedback on 11 different pitches for changes to land use guidance in the Reston Comprehensive Plan.
NEW: Closing date set for Vienna’s Patrick Henry Library

1 week ago | ffxnow.com | Angela Woolsey

Vienna residents officially have less than a month to check out books and other materials from Patrick Henry Library before it closes for a long-anticipated renovation. The branch’s last day of service at 101 Maple Avenue East will be Friday, May 9, though any materials on hold will need to be picked up by May 6. Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) finalized the date after providing an update to its Board of Trustees on Wednesday (April 9).
Celebration planned for Idylwood’s recently finished Ruckstahl Park

1 week ago | ffxnow.com | Angela Woolsey

The Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) plans to throw a party next month celebrating the latest addition to its system. After more than a year of construction, the trails, play area and fitness zone at Idylwood’s new Ruckstahl Park are now open to community members. The park became accessible as soon as the construction barriers were lifted late last year, but the park authority opted to wait for warmer weather for a formal opening ceremony.
Padel tennis courts proposed on Tysons parking lot awaiting development

2 weeks ago | ffxnow.com | Angela Woolsey

A Tysons parking lot that has been slated for development for over a decade now could finally see some activity of the recreational variety instead. The Arlington-based sports company Epic Padel is proposing to build six temporary padel tennis courts on surface parking for the Greensboro Park offices at 8200 Greensboro Drive, according to a rezoning application submitted to Fairfax County last Friday (April 4).
Wendy’s celebrates reopening in Herndon with free food offer

2 weeks ago | ffxnow.com | Angela Woolsey

Wendy’s is back up and running in Herndon. The fast-food chain temporarily shuttered its restaurant at 2160 Centreville Road, just outside town limits, late last year for a remodeling. After welcoming customers back on March 23, Wendy’s will celebrate its return with a grand reopening celebration this Saturday (April 12).