The Fairfax Girl Team 
Halloween, the election, and the time change are behind us, so it’s a straight march through the rest of the fall and into the winter holidays. It’s been another busy week here in Northern Virginia and we’ve got all the headlines to get you up to speed. Among the highlights: over 50 new businesses are opening in the area; there’s a possibility of snow later this week; and NASA signed a data-sharing agreement with the state of Virginia.
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–Newcomer JETSET Pilates is now open in Tysons Corner at The Boro (The Fairfax Girl).
–More than 50 new businesses have opened or will open in Northern Virginia this fall (The Fairfax Girl).
–The area could see the first snowflakes of the season later this week (The Fairfax Girl).
–The Reston Holiday Parade will return on Friday, November 27th, making the official beginning of the holiday season (The Fairfax Girl).
–Four people have been charged in connection with a fire at Fairfax County’s Urban Search and Rescue training facility in Lorton, which caused more than $1 million in damage earlier this year (FOX 5 DC).
–Arlington County leaders are asking Virginia lawmakers to give local governments a formal role in decisions about autonomous vehicle operations as Waymo looks to expand its driverless technology into the state (ARLnow).
– After 47 years in Dupont Circle, Italian restaurant Floriana is moving to a new location in Old Town Alexandria (WTOP).
– NASA’s Langley Research Center is partnering with the Virginia Department of Energy to provide solar, weather + climate-risk data that will help the Commonwealth plan for long-term energy needs and strengthen the resilience of its power system (NASA).
–An Ashburn-based former FBI agent pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2.4 million in cryptocurrency that had been seized or monitored as part of federal investigations, then laundering the funds through multiple transactions (U.S. Department of Justice).
– A teenage boy was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle near Chantilly High School on November 4th (WJLA ABC7).
– Arlington County police are investigating a shooting at an apartment complex in the Arlington Mill neighborhood that left one man hospitalized on November 5th (Arlington County Police Department)
– A 65-year-old Alexandria man was arrested after police said he confessed to robbing a bank along Richmond Highway in the Hybla Valley area of Fairfax County (Fairfax County Police).
– Naresh Bhatt, who is on trial for the murder of his wife Mamta Bhatt in Manassas Park, testified that he dismembered her body after finding her dead in their home (NBCWashington)
– Fairfax County has finalized 16 additional pedestrian safety projects, including new crosswalks, sidewalks, and traffic signals, backed by $9.9 million in funding (FFXnow).
– Loudoun County supervisors voted 6-3 to approve Dominion Energy’s Golden Substation project despite concerns raised by opponents about the proposed electrical infrastructure (WUSA9).
– Herndon voters elected a largely new Town Council in the November 3rd election, signaling potential changes to the town’s approach to development, housing, and long-term planning (FFXnow).
–A Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets study of 59 fatal or serious pedestrian and bicycle crashes along Route 7 identified Bailey’s Crossroads/Skyline and the Beauregard Street, King Street + Glen Forest area as top priorities for safety reviews, with 10 of the 11 fatal crashes studied occurring after dark (The Alexandria Brief).
– Alexandria is asking residents whether the city should continue operating its nearly 200-year-old jail, with a public survey open through November 20th (ALXnow).
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