In-person voting turnout has been low in Fairfax County for the dual primary elections, according to Office of Elections data.
Democratic and Republican primaries for the congressional midterms are being held Tuesday (Aug. 4). Fairfax County has a Democratic primary in the 8th Congressional District, and Republican primaries include U.S. Senate and the 10th Congressional District.
A data center operator with multiple locations in Northern Virginia is establishing an office presence in Reston.
Reston Station developer Comstock Companies announced that QTS Data Centers signed a lease at 1800 Reston Row Plaza in Reston Station. The data center operator will occupy 77,000 square feet in the building’s entire 11th, 12th and 13th floors.
Hi Fairfax,
My name is Drew, and I wanted to take a moment to tell you about what I’ve been working on as I try to make my way in the world.
This past year, I took a leap that honestly scared me. I challenged the comfortable path I’d been on and built something new with trusted partners and friends: a local roofing and home‑exterior company called All Team Exteriors. On paper, it’s a business. But in my heart, it’s something much more personal than that.
I don’t just want to make a living here — I want to contribute something meaningful to a place that’s helped mold me.
Why I started All Team Exteriors
I’ve worked in environments where professionalism, follow‑through, and integrity weren’t optional — they were the baseline. But when it came to home services, especially roofing, I saw how often homeowners were left frustrated, confused, or ignored. Slow responses. Vague communication. Contractors disappearing mid‑project.
And I thought:
Someone young, hungry, and honest should try to fix this.
So… I’m giving it everything I’ve got.
What I’m trying to build
All Team Exteriors isn’t a giant corporation. It’s not some out-of-state outfit with a call center. It’s me — and a small team of people committed to doing things the right way. We spent an extensive amount of time training under a perennial award-winning roofing company in Arizona this winter and learned what great looks like.
We’re bringing modern tools, photo-documented inspections, real-time updates, fast communication, and a “do what we say we’ll do” mentality. Not because it looks good in a brochure, but because that’s how I’d want someone to treat my own family.
So far we are off to an absolutely amazing start. It’s been a great first summer and we’d love to help you as well. You can give us a call anytime at 703-705-7207 for an absolutely free inspection and estimate on your roof, siding, gutters, doors, and windows. I’d love to have a chance to swing by and meet you and take a look at how we can work together to make your home safer and more secure.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and I sincerely hope we can help you and your family soon.
An earlier version of this story referred to the State Corporation Commission approving a substation, but the SCC approval only incorporates transmission lines.
As plans for the first phase of data centers have been submitted in Lincolnia just outside Alexandria city limits, residents are focusing opposition on an electric substation under review.
Five new bicycle docking stations from Capital Bikeshare will be installed in Vienna by mid-August, a first for the town.
Collectively, the docking stations will be equipped with 21 standard bicycles and four electric bicycles that can be rented and returned to any Capital Bikeshare docking station in the metro area.
*Mamistad Groups meet IN PERSON-only the introductory Zoom call is virtual. 🙂
Pregnancy and new mom groups are a lifesaver when it comes to normalizing those feelings we just can’t be prepared for.
A proposal to replace two aging office buildings with 37 residential units and a small retail facility has met with mixed responses from members of the Fairfax City Council.
While some members praised the proposal for redevelopment of 3541 Chain Bridge Road with housing, others voiced concern about the decline of commercial property in the Northfax area of the city.
Fairfax County recorded a 10% year-over-year increase in the number of residents counted as unemployed in June, according to new state data.
With 611,867 residents in the civilian workforce and 22,888 looking for jobs, the county’s non seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 3.6%.
The planned redevelopment of Lake Fairfax Business Park into a large residential development is on track for consideration by Fairfax County officials this fall.
EYA Development provided a presentation on the proposed redevelopment to the Board of Directors of the Reston Association on July 23. The business park is at 1780 Business Center Drive, off the Dulles Access Road and near the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station. It has several office buildings, a Lifetime Fitness gym, Homewood Suites hotel, Reston Montessori School and a data center.
It’s Election Day — Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the 8th Congressional District Democratic primary and U.S. Senate and 10th Congressional District Republican primaries. [FFXnow]
Church Severs Ties With Pastor After Sexually Explicit Accusations — “‘Pastor Kenny Baldwin has been removed from all ministry responsibilities,’ says a statement from the church’s leadership. “Our first concern is for everyone who may be affected by this situation.'” [Annandale Today]
Sen. Warner Calls for Accountability on DOJ Election Monitoring — “This letter follows DOJ’s July 7, 2026, announcement that it would deploy election monitors to 15 jurisdictions across Arizona, Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Virginia during the 2026 primary election season, with plans to expand the program for the general election. While DOJ characterized the effort as ‘routine’ and ‘nonpartisan,’ the senators are concerned that monitors are being disproportionately assigned to jurisdictions in states led by Democrats.” [Sen. Mark Warner news release]
TJ Students Use AI to Summarize School Board Meetings — “It’s a free, web-based app that [Ronit] Singh said detects when a new school board meeting gets published. It then, using Claude AI, summarizes the meetings and posts the summary online. The group reviews the summaries the tech produces ‘because we know that some people don’t trust AI fully, so every single meeting is human reviewed,’ Singh said. As of June, Singh said the site is able to produce summaries for Fairfax, Loudoun, Arlington and Prince William counties.” [WTOP]
Judge Upholds Medicaid Work Requirements Challenged by Virginia — “States will have to meet a Jan. 1 deadline to implement new Medicaid work requirements, after a federal judge denied 25 Democratic-led states’ request to pause implementation of the rule. The broad tax and spending law President Donald Trump signed last summer, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, requires states that have expanded Medicaid to cover more adults under the Affordable Care Act — 42 states plus the District of Columbia — to mandate that those adults work, go to school or volunteer for at least 80 hours a month to keep their coverage.” [Virginia Mercury]
Chain Bridge Road Work Completed in Oakton — “The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) recently completed work on a new sidewalk along Chain Bridge Road between Courthouse Road and Sutton Road, improving pedestrian connectivity between neighborhoods and providing safer access to transit, schools, parks and other community destinations.” [Fairfax County Department of Transportation]
Sunday Marked Rainiest Day for Region — “Although 1 to 3 inches was most common, totals ranged from less than a half-inch in parts of the western suburbs to more than 3 inches in isolated locations. Arlington, which has missed many storms this summer, hit the jackpot, with more than 3 inches in several areas. A broad swath of eastern Fairfax County also received 2 to 3-plus inches. Other corridors of heavy rain, with 2 to 4 inches, stretched across parts of Fauquier, Stafford and Charles counties.” [Capital Weather]
It’s Tuesday — Partly sunny with a high of 86°F. Expect northeast winds at 5 to 7 mph. Tuesday night, there’s a 30% chance of showers mainly after 5 a.m., with mostly cloudy skies and a low of 71°F. East winds around 5 mph will become calm in the evening. [NWS]
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Good Monday evening, Fairfax County. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Aug 3, 2026.
Here is what’s going on Tuesday throughout the county, from our event calendar.
Partly sunny with a high of around 86°F and an east wind at about 6 mph. Tuesday night will be mostly cloudy with a low near 70°F, and the east wind will decrease to about 5 mph, becoming calm in the evening. See more from Weather.gov.
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
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