3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (423+ words) A new meal option will soon greet shoppers at the Festival at Manchester Lakes. The sandwich chain Potbelly will open next Tuesday (Sept. 15) in the Franconia shopping center at 7011D Manchester Blvd, taking over an approximately 1,998-square-foot space previously filled by…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (740+ words) The Washington region will likely fall well short of its goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and the rise of data centers is the prime culprit. With just four years to go, the region is less than halfway toward meeting…...

4+ day, 4+ min ago   (599+ words) Fairfax County is proposing a revamp of its zoning requirements for food trucks, child care centers and other ancillary uses in commercial, industrial and some residential zoning districts. As shared with the Board of Supervisors at its Land Use Policy…...

4+ day, 50+ min ago   (449+ words) Since the Fairfax-area branch of Anytime Fitness closed its doors this spring, its owner has been sprinting to set up a new location for members this year. The finish line is now in sight — just down the road from the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (909+ words) Gold-colored robotaxis developed by Tesla have been spotted driving on roads in Fairfax County, specifically in the Tysons area. Footage shared last Thursday (Sept. 3) by NBC4 Washington and its transportation reporter, Adam Tuss, showed a so-called Cybercab traveling on Route 7 (Leesburg…...

6+ day, 50+ min ago   (746+ words) Fairfax County in July recorded its largest number of residents employed since September 2025, but jobless totals remained higher than at the beginning of Donald Trump’s second term. With 616,156 county residents employed in the civilian workforce and 21,819 looking for jobs, Fairfax’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (741+ words) Fairfax County has seen a drop in countywide employment since the start of the second Trump administration. A total of 622,800 jobs were reported across Fairfax in the first quarter of 2026, according to figures reported Aug. 28 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (660+ words) Median apartment rents across Fairfax County in August were down 1% from a year before, but remained well above pre-Covid levels. Median rents for the month stood at $2,073 for one-bedroom units, $2,401 for two bedrooms and $2,419 overall, according to figures reported Aug....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (316+ words) One of the Washington region’s most famous fine-dining establishments is under new ownership — and it’s a name many Northern Virginians know well. L’Auberge Chez François, an award-winning French eatery in Great Falls, is now part of Reston-based Thompson Restaurants, led…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (615+ words) The owner of the vacant Sheraton Tysons Hotel is rethinking its plans for the property, which has been sitting untouched more than two years after Fairfax County leaders approved a conversion. Property owner JBG Smith still wants to turn the…...