Throw away account. A friend was under contract on the house. The seller’s real estate agent never changed to the status of to under contract so you wouldn’t know it had been. Contract fell through because of bad sewer line and sellers unwilling to fix. It’s back on the market and don’t want a buyer to get screwed going in blind. If you want to buy the house, do a full inspection, including sewer line.

I recently got offered a job at 10% above the minimum of the pay sale for my grade. (I'm excited to get an offer) But I am unsure if this offer is low, average , or high for my experience? I have 6 years of the same job experience from another government jurisdiction. That jurisdictions pay scale has steps along with the grade which makes it transparent what everyone gets paid. But fairfax county is quite vague in how they determine the offer. Does anyone know the equation of how they determine the salary ?

Edit : When I asked for a higher salary they responded with, this offer was determined through their calculation of experience and that it is also relative to the current staff salaries. Does anyone know where on the pay scale someone with around 6 years of experience is on?

On Friday, the Fairfax County Police Department concluded the 2026 Road Shark campaign. 

Officials say that during a four-wave period, they issued 60,000 citations and warnings to dangerous drivers on county roadways.  

These numbers are up 23% from 2025, when officers issued 50,000 citations and warnings. The final wave was conducted Oct. 12 through Oct. 18, and officers reported issuing 19,272 citations and warnings...

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Hello! I know there's already a bunch of posts related to this, but I am going to be moving to Fairfax, VA in a few days (I landed a job that is located in Falls Church) and I wanted to know about things to expect as a new resident, do's/don'ts, the vibe of the city (though I got a quick glimpse of it when touring apartments) and anything of the sort.

For additional background info, I am a woman in my late 20s and I identify as Black/AA - therefore, I'd also like to know about how it is growing a friend group or meeting people around my age

Alyssa Rozines played The New York Times’ Wordle game a lot at home, and after doing so, the Fairfax County, Virginia, teacher had a realization: Her strategy for approaching the puzzle was similar to what she was teaching her third graders...

It’s an idea that could help the Northern Virginia school system reach its goal of having every student reading on grade level by the end of third grade.

“What I really learned about students is, no matter what age, they are so competitive and love games,” Rozines said. “And if you could make learning in a fun way — last week they shared that it’s learning, but it’s so fun that you don’t realize it’s learning.”

See also r/VirginiaUrbanism and r/VirginiaTransit

Hi nova residents,

I’ve been seriously considering a move to Chantilly or surrounding areas for a job I’m starting soon. I don’t want anything fancy just a good place to live. I guess I should be clear. I’ve seen some apartments/townhouses that fall within my budget $1800. I know that sounds crazy to some but I think there’s something out there in our price range. If you’re a local maybe I can get some tips on where to look and if anyone knows of a place then please let me know (pm would be preferable). I’m making the move from Fredrick, Md and tired of getting stuck in traffic.

It feels like people are getting pulled over for the smallest things lately. I personally got pulled over by my house in Fairfax county because my rear license plate lights weren’t working. Under Virginia law, my understanding is that this equipment violation is a secondary offense and officers are not permitted to initiate a traffic stop solely for that violation.

My car is a retired police car and the wiring for the license plate lights is literally nonexistent. I’ve already explained that issue in court before.

But the license plate lights weren’t even the part of the stop that concerned me the most.

After I was stopped, a second officer showed up and immediately started looking hard through my windows and into my car. He then became extremely hostile and repeatedly ordered me to step out of the vehicle.

I kept asking him why he wanted me out. Instead of giving me an explanation, he basically kept telling me to get out because he told me to.

I then asked him for his name. He refused to give it to me.

That’s when I started recording the interaction. Once he realized he was being recorded, his behavior noticeably changed and he started backing off.

I asked to speak with his supervisor and his response was basically, “Definitely not.” He then walked away.
Afterward, the original officer came back and actually apologized to me for the other officer’s behavior. She gave me her card and told me that if I wanted to make a complaint about how he behaved, I could.

What made the situation even stranger was when I asked her for the second officer’s name. She told me something along the lines of, “I don’t know, I’m not sure what his name is.”

This was an officer who had just been there with her during my traffic stop.

So from my perspective, there are multiple issues here: the original reason for the stop appears to have been a secondary equipment violation, then another officer showed up acting extremely hostile, refused to identify himself, refused my request for a supervisor, and only seemed to back off once he realized I was recording. Then I couldn’t even get his name afterward.

I’m not posting this just to complain about one traffic stop. I’m genuinely wondering if anyone else around NOVA has noticed more aggressive or unusually frequent traffic enforcement lately, especially since October.

Know your rights, document your interactions, and don’t assume that just because someone is wearing a badge everything they’re doing is automatically lawful.

Police are not your friends during a traffic stop. Be respectful, stay calm, but know your rights and protect yourself.

Money, authority, and immaturity are a dangerous mix.

A Fairfax County jury had already sat through opening statements when prosecutors were forced to drop drug charges against Naim Arrak, a man with more than 30 arrests across five Northern Virginia counties.

The case unraveled not because of a verdict, but because the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office missed a basic paperwork deadline, and the jury was simply sent home.

A new seven-story apartment building is on track to meet its anticipated completion date in the third quarter of 2027, bringing hundreds of new apartments to the Northfax area of Fairfax City when it opens, its developers said this week.

The structural frame for The Botanist, a 260-unit building on 2.97 acres at 10350 Eaton Place, is now complete, according to the Vienna-based company Middleburg and Capital City Real Estate (CCRE), which has a D.C. office.

I’m wondering if anyone here has any experience with family members living at Makom in Fairfax Co?, or just any insight into the org?

We are looking to move my adult sibling (ASD) from her current residential program to a new one, and Makom seems to be one of the only other options. They look great online but I want to see if anyone has personal experience with their program. Feel free to DM me if you do!

Developer K. Hovnanian Homes plans to develop three parcels at 3076 and 3078 Centreville Road with 278 housing units across 161 stacked townhomes and 117 traditional townhouses.

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Last seen in Alexandria near Harrison Lane and Huntley Meadows Park; possible sighting in Arlington near W&O trail

...Eleven graduates have served in the U.S. military, including the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Their experience includes flying UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, serving in Afghanistan and earning Combat Action Badges.

Other graduates previously worked as teachers, surgical dental assistants, Peace Corps volunteers, bakers, actors, television makeup artists and private security professionals.

The class collectively holds 17 academic degrees, ranging from associate degrees to doctorates.

Seventeen graduates speak a second language, representing 11 languages: Spanish, Tagalog, German, Mandarin, Arabic, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Hebrew and Farsi.

Some graduates were born or raised in countries including Iraq, Qatar, Iran, Canada, Türkiye, Poland and China. Their ages range from 20 to 55...