Tysons Corner News

More than 200 residents came to a Fairfax County Department of Transportation open house Thursday to oppose proposals for new ramps and extensions to Tysons from the Dulles Toll Road , calling the plans "disgusting" for their potential effects on protected woodlands and accusing county officials of putting developer demands ahead of local ... (more)

Ever since Fairfax County approved a new development scheme for Tysons Corner featuring higher densities and walkable streets, new development applications have poured in.

Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group that was founded with support from David and Charles Koch, and advocates for lower taxes and smaller government, are encouraging residents in robocalls to tell their supervisors they don't want a tax increase to pay for Metro's extension.

Surprisingly, one of the least onerous of life's daily errands to run might just be having your car serviced at a reputable dealership.

Construction of phase one of the metrorail to Dulles Airport has reached the 71 percent mark and will be complete in the summer of 2013, according to the latest update from the Dulles Metrorail project.

When business transactions go bad either because they fail on their own terms or they never reach the closing table there are often recriminations, accusations of bad faith conduct and threats of litigation.

This week's traffic dramas in McLean and Tysons Corner brought to you by the twin construction of the new Silver subway line and the express toll lanes.

Two McLean elected officials seemed to agree last week that the new Silver Line subway line could be built to Dulles Airport, even it Loudoun County decides to pull out of the project.

Metro's new Silver Line, which will serve the Reston station is expected to open in about a year.

The turn of events means the focus of the long-running water war between Fairfax County and Falls Church - whose stakes involve thousands of customers' utility bills and hookup charges for developers in Tysons Corner and elsewhere - is likely to return to court.

Before you hit the road for the Memorial Day weekend, here's a glance at the following road and lane closures in the Annandale area in effect beginning Sunday, May 27 through Saturday, June 2. The information below is courtesy of the latest bulletin from the Virginia Department of Transportation .

Ah, summertime is coming soon! As the curtain goes up on beach season, many of the area's theaters offer their final show of the 2011-2012 season.

A former firefighter has settled with Fairfax County over a high-profile sexual harassment case that included charges that the woman's recruitment officer asked during her interview if she "enjoyed being watched while she had sex." The little-noticed settlement, reached in March, came nearly a year after a jury awarded Mary Getts Bland $250,000.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A tiny kitten thrown from a moving vehicle and left to die on the side of the road caught the attention of two sisters, who hurried to rescue her.

Reston 2020's Terry Maynard spoke recently on Comcast 28'sA Reston ImpactA about the future of Metro's Silver Line.

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In case you missed some of the news around McLean last week: Monday May 14 McLean Project for the Arts Birthday Bash .

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The Dulles Corridor Rail Association sent a letter to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Association late last week asking that the project labor agreement be dropped and outlining why the Silver Line Phase 2 must be completed as envisioned.