Category: Development

The past year in Merrifield, Virginia has been a time of huge changes and patient anticipation being paid off by a project which has garnered attention from not only neighboring D.C., but even New York City. We were there on the opening weekend of the Angelika Theater when it was a yet to be discovered […]

Good morning Tysons. Around the Corner today; The McLean Chocolate Festival is back this year, January 27th at the McLean Community Center. If you like everything from a chocolate fountain to custom high end Belgian chocolates I suggest you check it out and help support local businesses. Last year’s festival drew 3000 chocolate fans so […]

As we reported in October, Fairfax County and FCDOT had really stepped into a mess when they proposed a Dulles Toll Road ramp alignment which would condemn property within a neighborhood forest and park. The option for this alignment made absolutely no sense what so ever except, that it was one of the cheaper alternatives […]

As promised we are going to spend the next month looking line by line into the Bus Network being provided to us by WMATA to question a few things. Are the routes connecting points of interest, residents, and destinations together? Are the routes running at appropriate headways and durations during the day? What are some […]

This might come as a surprise to some, especially those from out of town or from DC, but the Northern Virginia music scene can often compete against our neighbor DC. High draw stadium acts choosing Nissan (I refuse to call it JLL) and Wolftrap for venues instead of the Verizon Center, which has terrible acoustics, […]

About 6 months ago the once bustling Tysons II property known as 1775 Tysons Boulevard, owned by Lerner Enterprises, shut down all construction. The open pit of steel stockpiles and front loaders weaving around surveyors transmuted into an open prairie, acting as a refuge for wayward wildlife. The project appeared to have been suspended until […]

In a previous post we noted our reluctance to give carte blanche to an administration who has been all but malicious towards Northern Virginia’s state funding needs, all the while reaping a disproportionate amount of revenue from our region. Well the state found one item they could gauge us on even more. Congratulations NOVA, your […]

The Comprehensive Plan for Tysons garnered international attention when it first ambitiously showed towering high rises, complete streets prioritizing pedestrians and bicyclists, and the overall structural concept on how it could be accomplished. Unlike pie in the sky concepts contemplated by planners in other cities the Comprehensive Plan came equipped with an operations manual for […]

When I have had the opportunity to travel abroad I’ve taken opportunities to see the famous sights and enjoy the destinations that often headline sections from Frommer’s travel guides. What is the point of seeing Paris without at least the cursory visit to the Eiffel Tower, Arch de Triomphe, or Louvre. What you do after […]

A group from Pennsylvania’s acclaimed King of Prussia mall took a tour around Tysons Corner to see the transformation from a suburban retail center, to commercial job center, to the proposed full fledged city. Their interesting impressions as outsiders. (KingofPrussiaBlog) —— Fairfax County has long been ignored by Richmond for transportation funding. What projects we […]