Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano said he is “evaluating all options on the path forward.”
Even as consumers increasingly turn to online retail, the high-end Northern Virginia mall pulls holiday shoppers from across the Washington region.
On Thursday, a Fairfax County jury found Carmela dela Rosa guilty of first-degree murder, determining she understood what she was doing when she dropped her 2-year-old granddaughter off an elevated walkway at Tysons Corner Center last year. Now, surveillance video from Tysons Corner Center that was used to convict dela Rosa has been released, which shows her throwing the child off the bridge.
Good morning, Washington. It’s news of the weird day today on DCist, as the Post tells the bizarre story of two 2nd-year engineering students from U-Va. who have been charged with the kidnapping of a man in Tysons Corner and demanding $500,000 in ransom. Both the two kidnappers and the victim are Chinese nationals who had been living with host families in Virginia while attending college. Police arrested Guanyu Lu and Baichuan Shu, both 19,…
TUESDAY Lisa Phillips is in town promoting her new book, Public Radio: Behind the Voices. It was unconfirmed at press time whether her reading would be interrupted by Kojo Nnamdi, asking for pledges. Olsson’s Books and Records, 418 7th St. NW., 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY There once was a poet named Trillin, Who, to D.C., came all a-shillin’ He does A Heckuva Job Tossing poetical globs Of poo at political villains. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut…
Written by DCist contributor Colleen Egan. Victoria’s Secret is causing a sensation, and this time it’s not for their (revolutionary!) new IPEX bra. Shoppers at the new Tysons Corner Center addition are getting their panties in a bunch by the store’s, shall we say, titillating new window display. With shoppers alternately ourtraged and thrilled by the “Backstage Sexy” display — which features lingerie-clad mannequins bent over and sprawled across beds — it’s clear that a…
Admit it: the warm early autumn weather has tempted you to rock those white pants and that seersucker blazer just one more time (you swear!). We know — we’ve seen similar lapses all over town. But this morning’s undeniably chilly temps were enough to prompt even the most stalwart flip-flop-phile succumb to a more seasonally appropriate option. So suck it up and let the linen go. And then cancel your weekend plans and grab your…
Expanding Tyson’s Corner: Wow. There’s been a lot of regional planning news lately. First, local leaders met at a local planning gathering equipped with Lego blocks and maps trying to figure out how to accommodate 2 million more people in the area in the next 25 years. Second, the Post reports on how Tyson’s Corner Center (where we snagged this image) is seeking to expand, transforming its regional shopping mall cluster into a giant built-up…
