Mastodawn

Did everybody else know that Mom's veggie lunch counter at Mosaic in Merrifield had their last day on Sunday? Gonna miss their steamed yams with pineapple and whatever that rice substitute is. 😖

Damn lucky I decided to buy three boxes on Saturday to ride out the storm. 😋

#FairfaxVA #Virginia

Steggy Jan 9

Hey #fairfaxva peeps, two special elections are coming up in January, to replace two state Delegates who are joining Governor Spanberger’s Cabinet. Districts 11 & 23 on January 13th and District 17 on January 20th.

More information here: https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_state_legislative_special_elections,_2026

#virginia #dmv

Virginia state legislative special elections, 2026

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DoomsdaysCW Jan 4

Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday, @RepairCafeFFX !

#RepairCafes #RepairCafesVA #FairfaxVA

Fairfax County Repair Café Jan 4

Repair Cafe returns to ring in the new year! Our next event will be Sunday, January 11th, at the City of Fairfax Regional Library. Doors open at 10:30, and we close to new repairs at 12:30pm. Knife sharpening closes at 12:00pm to allow time for cleanup. We'd love to see you there!

Not sure what to bring? Here's some things we've diagnosed and repaired before:

- Clothing
- Household decor
- Lighting fixtures
- Cookware
- Toys
- Jewelry

and many more!

Repairs are free and provided on a volunteer basis. Knife sharpening is available with a limit of 3 blades per visitor. EDIT: We now have the capacity to sharpen serrated blades! New to Repair Cafe? Check out RepairCafe dot org: https://www.repaircafe.org/en/about/

#RepairCafe #RightToRepair #Fairfax #FairfaxVA #FairfaxCounty #ZeroWaste #SolarPunkSunday #PlasticFreeDMV

MrWtr0102 Dec 3

#NoKings 2.0
(10/18/2025)

#NoKingsVirginia
#FairfaxVA
#FairfaxCityVA

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Lyle Solla-Yates Oct 13

https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/10/10/fairfax-county-leaders-to-fight-any-state-bills-diluting-local-authority-to-regulate-housing/ “‘We want affordable housing,’ Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said, but” #housing #virginia #VAPol #FairfaxVA #zoning #shortage #YIMBY #VALeg #homelessness #inflation #jobs #YIGBY

Fairfax County leaders to fight any state bills diluting local authority to regulate housing | FFXnow

Fairfax County leaders appear ready to battle any efforts in the 2026 General Assembly session to strip powers of local government to regulate creation of new housing. "We want affordable housing," Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said, but the county's lobbying efforts in Richmond would be focused on "making sure the General Assembly doesn't

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MrWtr0102 Oct 1

#NoKings 2.0
Saturday, October 18th, 2025

#NoKingsVirginia
(Part 2 of 4)

#FairLakesVA
#FairfaxVA
#FallsChurchVA
#FarmvilleVA
#GalaxVA
#HerndonVA
#KingstowneVA
#LeesburgVA
#LortonVA
#LynchburgVA

Link:
https://www.nokings.org

Lyle Solla-Yates Sep 4, 2025

https://www.ffxnow.com/2025/09/03/fairfax-county-to-test-slow-streets-project-in-downtown-springfield/ “Signage on these streets will discourage cut-through traffic and encourage speeds of no more than 15 MPH, and temporary materials, such as flex posts and planters will be used to calm traffic. These features will not impact local traffic, public and school bus services, emergency vehicles or service delivery vehicles.” #FairfaxVA #SlowStreets #SafeStreets #BikeTooter #walkable #VisionZero

Fairfax County to test ‘Slow Streets’ project in downtown Springfield | FFXnow

Fairfax County is developing a "Slow Streets" pilot project to slow traffic and scale back cut-through traffic on a residential street in Springfield. Supported by a federal grant accepted by the Board of Supervisors last week, the project will drop speeds at Cumberland Avenue and Dinwiddie Street to 15 mph from the current 25 mph

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