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🗣️ Residents have heard about it for nearly two decades...

Sep 24, 2026

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5 min read

🗣️ Residents have heard about it for nearly two decades...

In this edition of Real NoVA: Arlington drops Flock cameras, and a long-awaited Lorton park moves forward.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
🚧 NoVA is reNOVAting

Sep 17, 2026

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4 min read

🚧 NoVA is reNOVAting

In this edition of Real NoVA, we’re covering a long-awaited redevelopment approval, a new bike lane project, and an interactive fountain opening headline.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
☕ $142M in a café run by drones? Wait...

Sep 10, 2026

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☕ $142M in a café run by drones? Wait...

In this edition of Real NoVA, we’re covering the new housing, an international café arrival and aerospace growth headline.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
🍩 D’oh! Springfield might be getting a traffic upgrade

Sep 3, 2026

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🍩 D’oh! Springfield might be getting a traffic upgrade

In this edition of Real NoVA, we’re covering I-95 Express Lanes could go 24/7, while Fairfax plans for more homes, growth & good eats.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
🍽️ New HQ, New Restaurant & New Community Services

Aug 27, 2026

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5 min read

🍽️ New HQ, New Restaurant & New Community Services

In this edition of Real NoVA, we’re covering MetroStar’s expansion, Ebbitt House’s upcoming opening, and a new counseling center in Fair Oaks.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
🏥 A $55M Upgrade Is Coming to the Children’s Inn at NIH

Aug 20, 2026

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6 min read

🏥 A $55M Upgrade Is Coming to the Children’s Inn at NIH

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering the first-ever Banana Bowl at Nationals Park, a 557-home makeover for a Reston office park, and the Children's Inn at NIH's $55M expansion.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
🏗️ Lakeforest’s $1.2B makeover is taking shape

Aug 13, 2026

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🏗️ Lakeforest’s $1.2B makeover is taking shape

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering Virginia's first iSmash rage room opening Aug. 15 in Sterling, 600 homes coming to the $1.2B Lakeforest Mall site, and Amazon's four data centers on GW's former Ashburn campus.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
🤩 A 4th D.C.-area airport is on the horizon

Aug 6, 2026

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🤩 A 4th D.C.-area airport is on the horizon

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering Dulles Airport's major concourse and parking overhaul, Manassas clearing a key FAA hurdle toward becoming the region's fourth commercial airport, and Reston Town Center North's long-awaited redevelopment moving forward.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
🤩 Tysons Just Unveiled a 5-Acre Park

Jul 30, 2026

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6 min read

🤩 Tysons Just Unveiled a 5-Acre Park

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering Tysons' new five-acre Signature Park, Hines' $140M plan for 1,000+ homes across Prince William County, and Reston Town Center North's long-awaited makeover moving forward.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
😯 NoVA's “Deep Throat” is about to disappear

Jul 23, 2026

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😯 NoVA's “Deep Throat” is about to disappear

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering Arlington's 'Deep Throat' garage giving way to two 27-story housing towers, Hepburn and Sons' $18.1M Prince William headquarters adding 80 jobs, and McLean's new 2.5-mile trail from the $660M I-495 project.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
😯 NoVA's “Deep Throat” is about to disappear

Jul 16, 2026

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6 min read

😯 NoVA's “Deep Throat” is about to disappear

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering Fairfax's $987M Route 1 bus project moving ahead despite a funding gap, NVTA's $776M for 21 regional transportation projects, and Vienna's $1M for a new W&OD Trail visitor center.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
🌐 The $1B Sphere Changing National Harbor

Jul 9, 2026

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6 min read

🌐 The $1B Sphere Changing National Harbor

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering Centreville's plan for a more walkable town center, Prince William's rejection of a 2,000-acre data center campus, and the $1B National Harbor Sphere's first site plan.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
The 174-Acre RFK Plan Taking Shape in NoVA

Jul 2, 2026

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5 min read

The 174-Acre RFK Plan Taking Shape in NoVA

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering your guide to NoVA's Fourth of July fireworks, the NFL Draft coming to the National Mall in 2027, and the plan to reshape D.C.'s 174-acre RFK campus.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
👀 A $2B change could be coming to Old Town North

Jun 25, 2026

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5 min read

👀 A $2B change could be coming to Old Town North

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering the new Virginia laws taking effect July 1, Alexandria's approval of the $2B+ Old Town North waterfront redevelopment, and Fairfax County's plan for a more walkable Centreville.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
🔥 Dulles’ $700M Concourse Is Almost Ready

Jun 18, 2026

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🔥 Dulles’ $700M Concourse Is Almost Ready

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering why Fairfax residents are increasingly moving to Richmond, Dulles Airport's $700M Concourse E opening this fall, and Inova's Fairfax expansion that could double ER capacity by 2028.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
👀 Haymarket may ban e-bikes from sidewalks

Jun 11, 2026

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👀 Haymarket may ban e-bikes from sidewalks

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering Haymarket's proposed e-bike sidewalk ban, a $12M-saving solar project on a former Lorton landfill, and the D.C. region's first ADA-compliant kayak launch.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
👀 A $6M Tech Move Is Coming to Arlington

Jun 4, 2026

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👀 A $6M Tech Move Is Coming to Arlington

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering a $6M tech HQ headed to Arlington, Herndon's Metro-district sign overhaul, and 8 can't-miss June festivals.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
⚽ A huge World Cup watch party is coming to D.C.

May 28, 2026

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⚽ A huge World Cup watch party is coming to D.C.

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering D.C.'s World Cup Fan Zone, Micron's Manassas chip expansion, and Waymo mapping streets in Alexandria and Arlington.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
👀 The 1 a.m. vote that pushed a 74,000-sqft Buc-ee’s forward

May 21, 2026

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👀 The 1 a.m. vote that pushed a 74,000-sqft Buc-ee’s forward

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering Stafford's approval of a massive I-95 Buc-ee's, a $25M McLean Gold Coast estate sale, and why price cuts are losing their punch for Mid-Atlantic sellers.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
👀 Prince William’s 22M-sqft data center fight isn’t over

May 14, 2026

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👀 Prince William’s 22M-sqft data center fight isn’t over

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're covering free summer events across the region, QTS's appeal to revive the Prince William Digital Gateway, and fresh energy in NoVA's April housing market.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
💥 Prince William’s 2,000-acre data center plan may be collapsing

May 7, 2026

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💥 Prince William’s 2,000-acre data center plan may be collapsing

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're diving into the record-breaking $10.25 million condo sale at Reston Station, the collapse of the Prince William Digital Gateway data center plan, and King Charles and Queen Camilla's royal stop in Front Royal.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
👀 Wait... Arlington back in D.C.?

Apr 30, 2026

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👀 Wait... Arlington back in D.C.?

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're diving into a proposal to add Arlington and Alexandria back into D.C., Manassas's master plan for the Mathis site, and the new restaurants coming to One Loudoun.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
👀 DC Just Approved a Monument Bigger Than Lincoln

Apr 23, 2026

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👀 DC Just Approved a Monument Bigger Than Lincoln

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're diving into Loudoun County's Rivana development finally breaking ground, Virginia's Balloon & Wine Festival returning this May, and a massive 250-foot arch approved for Washington, D.C.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
🚫 Here’s Why Fairfax Just Said No to a $1.5B Casino

Apr 16, 2026

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5 min read

🚫 Here’s Why Fairfax Just Said No to a $1.5B Casino

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're diving into a popular West Coast pizza chain finally landing in Reston, Governor Spanberger's veto of a $1.5B casino proposal in Fairfax County, and a local developer pushing a $350M sports complex as an alternative to a Buc-ee's in Stafford.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
🍸 Dinner... Then a Rooftop Party? Arlington Says Yes

Apr 9, 2026

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13 min read

🍸 Dinner... Then a Rooftop Party? Arlington Says Yes

In this edition of Real NoVA, we're diving into NoVA's creepiest urban legends, Northern Virginia's dominance in the latest Best Places to Live rankings, and a new dinner-and-rooftop destination opening soon in Arlington.

Chris Colgan
Chris Colgan
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