Virginia officials are pushing for a new FBI headquarters in Springfield. The General Services Administration announced last November that it had picked a spot in Maryland. But a panel of GSA officials later deemed a site in Virgina as the best option for relocation of the agency headquarters. Fairfax County supervisors are renewing those efforts saying the proposed Virginia site is a near 40 miles from the FBI's Quantico installation, accessible by Metro, and is already owned by the federal government.
Two Falls Church and one Arlington restaurant have made the best list in a local magazine. The Washingtonian lists Thompson Italian and Ellie Bird from Falls Church and Ruthie's All Day in Arlington as the top three restaurants in Virginia. The magazine also lists a few other Falls Church restaurants as housing some of the favorite dishes of the year.