• Fairfax weighs bringing housing back to Hilltop Village Center. The Board of Supervisors holds a public hearing Tuesday on a comprehensive plan amendment to allow a 280-unit multifamily building at the Fort Belvoir-area complex. An earlier office building meant for defense contractors never got built. FFXnow

• Arlington teams with Alexandria to fight the Dominion merger. The two localities are intervening jointly in NextEra Energy's $67 billion bid to acquire Dominion, which Arlington calls the largest energy merger in U.S. history. Intervening lets them offer testimony, question witnesses, and join settlement talks. ARLnow

• APS parents rally again to save the Integration Station. About 20 supporters used the School Board's Sept. 24 public-comment period to fight the planned elimination of the specialized pre-K program for kids with intellectual disabilities. The board rescinded the same plan last year after outcry, then revived it. ARLnow

• Trial date set in the Annandale stabbing death. Musa Kargbo, 43, of Prince George's County, stands trial Jan. 11 on a second-degree murder charge in the killing of Isha Koroma, 26. Prosecutors cited surveillance footage and blood found in a car registered to both Koroma and Kargbo. FFXnow

• Lakeside Asia Cafe closes after 13 years in Reston. The Sichuan spot at South Lakes Village serves its last day Wednesday, Sept. 30. Executive chef Chen Wei trained at Sichuan Culinary School before moving to the U.S. FFXnow

• Kiokii and… brings Asian beauty retail to Tysons. The Toronto-founded skincare and cosmetics brand is building out its first Northern Virginia store at Tysons Corner Center. It carries Chinese and Japanese products across more than 20 Canadian locations. No opening date yet. The Burn

• A new South Indian restaurant is coming to Herndon. Kinnera Bar & Grill is moving into the Worldgate Centre space now held by Kapalsi Indian Cuisine, with a focus on biryani. The opening is teased as "coming soon." The Burn

• German Doner Kebab opens its first Virginia location in Idylwood this week. FFXnow
• NOVA Parks approved $2.3 million for the Bull Run Festival of Lights and Pohick Bay upgrades. FFXnow
• Dulles year-to-date passenger numbers slipped after a record-breaking year. FFXnow
• Fairfax schools banned Flock-style license plate readers on FCPS property. FFXnow
• Falls Church eyes a $2.5 million contract for sidewalk and intersection upgrades. ARLnow
• Arlington launched a new affordable housing fund to support seniors. ARLnow
• The Arlington Sage 14U softball team won a state travel title at Brambleton after an 0-2 start. ARLnow
• Loudoun's 2026 Community Survey is open online through Oct. 26. Loudoun County
• Loudoun hosts monthly virtual foster care info sessions October through December. Loudoun County
• The 82nd Waterford Fair runs Friday through Sunday in western Loudoun. Secret DC
• Amtrak's Falling Fares Sale, at least 25% off, ends Sept. 30. Secret DC
• ArtStream remembers Arlington actress Merry Jayne Casillas, who died Sept. 21 at 43. ARLnow

Fairfax spends Tuesday deciding whether to put homes back where it once erased them, while Reston loses a Sichuan kitchen it kept for thirteen years. The region keeps trading what it had for what it plans, and the ledger rarely balances on the same block.

That's the briefing. Look out for each other out there. See you tomorrow.

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