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Aug 09, 2015 
Events

Free Yoga In The Boro Park This Month

Thanks to an initiative to bring people and art together in function and aesthetic appreciation Tysons residents and visitors can enjoy some yoga in the park at the Boro on August 20th. The event, a collaboration with the Arts Council of Fairfax County, will be taught by local yoga instructor Carolyn Weininger in the unique setting of the Tysons […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Jul 01, 2015 
 

Tysons Water Tower Gets Branding (Timelapse)

A bit of fun from the lighter side of the news in Tysons, watch crews paint up the Fairfax Water tower located at the corner of Route 123 and Route 7 with new branding to help put Tysons on the map. The tower is a prominent feature as you approach Tysons from either Falls Church […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Jun 10, 2015 
 

Around the Corner

Today in Around the Corner: Wegmans returns to Tysons for plans on a future store, Scotts Run Station North gets a final nod, Tysons new mini-library, and a much needed interim cross walk installed on Anderson Road. [vc_row type=”” top_margin=”none”][vc_column width=”1/3″ top_margin=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1431604695256{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #e87620 !important;}”][vc_column_text] Just When You Thought They Were Gone, Wegmans Gets […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
May 11, 2015 
 

Jones Branch Fields To Open This Saturday

There have been a lot of questions about those pristine looking sports fields located next to Freddie Mac and Gannett on Jones Branch the past few months. The fields have looked complete for a few months after having been constructed by Cityline Partners as part of their Arbor Row project, but have lain dormant since then […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Apr 08, 2015 
 

Arbor Row Stream Restoration Nearly Complete

Last summer we took a look at a stream restoration project being undertaken by the Arbor Row development, owned by Cityline, as part of the rezoning approval. The restoration is located in a previously ignored stream valley in North Tysons between the MITRE campus and Kaiser Permanente. The overall concept for the stream restoration was […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Dec 17, 2014 
 

7900 Westpark Facadist Renovation Also Adding Some Holiday Cheer In Tysons

WRIT Final Facade Tysons
It’s hard to miss the newest addition to the Tysons skyline from anywhere in the Tysons East neighborhood, Tysons North neighborhood, or passing by along the Beltway. The $35 million dollar facadist redo of the previous Brutalist (and dated) building from 1973 has added some flare to what some criticize as a prototypical office park […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
WRIT Final Facade Tysons
Dec 15, 2014 
 

Tysons Holiday Market and Ice Rink Open and Popular

Tysons Holiday Market
The second annual German Holiday Market is up and open again this year. The event has had a huge upgrade in location, going from the loop road near Chipotle to the brand new elevated plaza connected to metro. The event also has a new, very popular, partner in the festive atmosphere with the opening of […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Tysons Holiday Market
Dec 01, 2014 
 

Crowd Source Pedestrian Improvements in Tysons

As a resident, commuter, or shopper in the Tysons area it can be disheartening that improvements for connectivity and safety have lagged far behind the completion of the Silver Line metro to town. There are signals of change in the air with officials and developers agreeing that changes need to be accelerated and trouble spots […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Nov 11, 2014 
 

Jones Branch Recreational Fields Progressing

It’s been a couple months since we took a look at the new recreational fields being constructed on Jones Branch Drive near the Park Crest and Fountains developments in Tysons. At that time the site had been cleared and rough graded, but sod and other site elements were not yet begun. Returning to the site […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar
Oct 28, 2014 
 

Meridian Parklet Begins Construction On Greensboro Drive

The intersection of Solutions Drive and Greensboro Drive has become well known for the food truck scene in Tysons (until recently atleast) but it may become better known for an after work events space and parklet being constructed by property developer Meridian as part of their overall rezoning for the property. Greensboro Place proposes new […]
by Navid Roshan-Afshar