The stop is part of a 10-city U.S. tour. Amma's followers believe that her hugs have healing properties.

McLEAN, Va. - Thousands of people, including many from the Washington area's sizable Indian community, are expected to trek to northern Virginia this weekend to receive blessings from the woman known as "the hugging saint." Mata Amritanandamayi --better known as Amma--will be doling out hugs and blessings to those who come to see her this week […]

Daily weekday traffic on the Greenway, connecting Dulles International Airport and Leesburg, fell nearly 8 percent over the first three months of this year, compared with the same months in 2008.

Fairfax County EDA boss is very confident that with Dulles Metrorail coming in to Tysons, it will make Tysons Corner the new downtown.

Jul. 6--With lighted columns in the lobby, a second-floor terrace complete with swimming pool, and high-end lighting in the halls, the new Hotel Sierra seems more like a boutique hotel in Manhattan than an extended-stay lodge backing up to a Dick's Sporting Goods.

He is partner at the law firm of Miles & Stockbridge and works out of the Tysons Corner office.

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors requested during a board meeting June 22 that its auditora TMs office conduct an ongoing review of change orders and proposed change orders associated with the extension of Metrorail to Dulles International Airport.

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Building high-occupancy toll lanes, here through Tysons Corner, is one area where Virginia is spending some of its overall transportation budget.

Asylum granted The Fox-TV show "American Idol" makes news almost daily but nothing like the kind that followed the screening here last week of the documentary film about its Afghan counterpart, a television talent show called "Afghan Star." The film of that name traces the fortunes of contestants, some of whom literally risk their lives t […]

Local developer Akridge is increasing its emphasis on mixed use development--and is using a newly formed venture to handle the multifamily component.

Delex Systems, Inc. is seeking an entry-to mid-level Technical Editor/Writer to provide editorial and documentary quality control services for our Training Systems Division.

To remain an attractive place to live and work, Fairfax County must fully embrace the "new urbanism" model that is planned for Tysons Corner, according to the planning experts and business leaders at a conference in Tysons last week.

Robinson Secondary School juniors and seniors celebrate the near end of the school year by dancing at their prom on Friday night in Tysons Corner.

Would you give up your car to carpool -- if you were paid a couple of bucks? Regional transportation leaders hope so.

Voters cite Washington Post endorsement and ability to beat GOP as key factors. JUST MINUTES after gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe and his family finished voting at their home precinct in Spring Hill Elementary School, Susan Gorin walked through the door.

Tysons Corner is hoping to go from a 9-to-5 work farm to a 24-hour city. Planners in this suburban D.C. community want to double or even triple the city's density, bringing its population of 17,000 closer to the 120,000 that work there.

We first talked to local chef Geoff Tracy in November about his plans to bring a third incarnation of his namesake restaurant to Tysons Corner.

Not everyone who works in the automotive industry is unhappy. Jim Koons Automotive topped the list of large local companies at the Washington Business Journal 's Best Places to Work awards this year.

New York City. Reston Limousine is offering trips to New York City Sundays, June 28 and July 26.

From High Atop Beautiful Tysons CornerFederalNewsRadio.comAmtower records the first WFED show from the atrium of the Tower Club, high above Tysons Corner, VA with e-media and networking entrepreneur Mark Bisnow and ...

Tysons Corner tunnel supporters need to hang it upSmartBriefWashington Business Journal Editor Douglas Fruehling has a message for diehard supporters of the Tysons Corner tunnel project: Get over it already. ...

Washington Business JournalMacerich to bring mixed-use development, ice skating to Tysons CornerWashington Business JournalMacerich will follow the example of Reston Town Center and jazz up its four phase mixed-use development at Tysons Corner Center with a seasonal ice rink. ...

County's First Urban Park Exemplifies a Shift Merrifield a Model ...Washington PostIn particular, officials said, it is emblematic of the kind of thinking that will be necessary to make Tysons Corner, which is poised for a massive ...

A woman with a long history of driving violations had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit when she plowed into the back of a pickup truck on the Capital Beltway, sending the pickup over a guardrail and hurtling down a 60-foot embankment onto its roof in Montgomery County, author...

High atop the august Tower Club in Fairfax County, overlooking the glass-and-steel edge city of Tysons Corner, business coach Anne Loehr is teaching 20 executives, mainly baby boomers, how to crack one of society's most vexing workplace problems -- how to deal with their youngest employees or cli...

Mount Vernon at Home, one of dozens of grass-roots social networks springing up across the country to help aging people remain in their homes as long as possible, has taken a step closer to launching services for its members by hiring an executive director.

From the outside, it looks like a gigantic, windowless bus. But inside, Fairfax County has built a high-tech training laboratory for firefighters and paramedics that didn't cost taxpayers a cent, will save the county time and money and is likely to save lives.

A 9-year-old Fairfax County girl, playing in the front yard of her home in the Oakton area Sunday afternoon, escaped from a man who grabbed and apparently tried to kidnap her, Fairfax police said yesterday.

A National Funeral Home employee who publicly supported allegations that the company was mishandling bodies at its Falls Church facility was fired last week for speaking to the media, he and his attorney said.

Fairfax County has long been viewed as the ultimate burb, where Washington goes to walk the dog and water the lawn. But the more residents look around, the more they see what many have tried to avoid: high-rise offices, blight, crime and housing that's more likely to have a balcony than a back yard.

The idea of Fairfax County becoming a city came as a surprise to many.

When Aran Park directed a tutoring center in South Korea, her workday ended at 3 a.m. That's when her last class let out. "We have a saying in Korea: If you sleep three hours, you succeed; if you sleep four hours, you fail," she said.

After years of declining caseloads, the sputtering economy is causing a surge in welfare rolls in Fairfax County.

Fairfax County Republicans were in a good mood last weekend, when they gathered for their annual summer picnic with a little more firepower than usual in a county that has been marching steadfastly away from the party in recent elections.

It might not be known for its nightlife or cosmopolitan flair, but Fairfax County Executive Anthony H. Griffin suggested yesterday that it might be time for his urbanizing community to become a full-fledged city.

Fairfax County officials said yesterday that the county might have to reinstate a local car tax and cut some cherished programs to make ends meet next year as the county's budget continues to be battered by the recession.

Jean Bernstein rang a cowbell, her cue to quiet the sixth-graders at Roberto Clemente Middle School for a lesson on multiplying decimals. "You need to settle down," she said.

Was it real or something Norman Rockwell dreamed up? Five girls racing hand-in-hand to the corner store after school, their dress shoes clicking on the worn floor. Coca-Cola barrels filled with ice and soda, homemade pies and a glass case overflowing with every kind of candy.

The killing of a former top government marine biologist in Fairfax County in 2006 is headed to trial next month after a Fairfax judge declined yesterday to dismiss a murder charge against his son for violating his right to a speedy trial.

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When you think of a suburban park, you might think of something rolling and green, with a little mulchy square for a playground and perhaps a backstop that hints at a baseball diamond.

Fairfax officials will soon seek bidders to build a community center on Old Lee Highway, and the city has decided not to place the center in popular Van Dyck Park or spend any additional municipal funds on top of the $5 million that was donated to create it.

Two men suffered serious injuries Wednesday night during a melee between two groups of men fighting behind a Reston area shopping center, Fairfax County police said.