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View MoreBlue Bottle Coffee opens first Virginia kiosk at Tysons Corner Center
Blue Bottle Coffee opened a kiosk at Tysons Corner Center on Aug. 13, marking the Oakland-based specialty chain's first Virginia location and adding to a string of retail changes at the McLean mall.
Business
View MoreFairfax County home sales top $1B as McLean luxury surges
Fairfax County home sales volume crossed $1 billion for the first time in July 2026 as McLean's luxury market surged, but rising mortgage rates at a 2026 high of 6.69% are squeezing first-time and moderate-income buyers out of the market.
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View MoreTwelve McLean and Tysons restaurants join summer Restaurant Week
Twelve McLean and Tysons restaurants will offer three-course prix-fixe menus from $25 to $65 during Metropolitan Washington Summer Restaurant Week, running Monday, Aug. 24, through Sunday, Aug. 30.
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View MoreFairfax County jobless count climbs 10% in a year, adding pressure to McLean's contractor corridor
Fairfax County's unemployed population grew 10% year-over-year to 22,888 in June 2026, with the county's jobless rate rising from 3.2% to 3.6%, intensifying pressure on McLean's contractor-dependent economy already hit hard by federal workforce reductions.
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View MoreLidl to open Aug. 12 at Idylwood Plaza, filling long-vacant Whole Foods space
German discount grocer Lidl will open a 23,485-square-foot store at Idylwood Plaza on Aug. 12, filling the anchor space Whole Foods vacated in February 2025 and arriving ahead of the late-2026 timeline originally projected by the shopping center's owner.
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View MoreRolex and Patek Philippe boutiques open at Tysons Galleria
Liljenquist & Beckstead opened a 2,800-square-foot Rolex boutique and adjacent Patek Philippe showroom on the second floor of Tysons Galleria in McLean in July, adding 6,000 square feet of luxury watch retail to a corridor that already includes Cartier, Prada, and Balenciaga.
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View MoreDC region sheds 100,500 jobs in a year as federal cuts ripple through McLean's contractor corridor
The Washington metro region lost 100,500 jobs in the year ending May 2026, with more than 50,000 being federal positions, and the professional services sector that anchors McLean's economy is losing jobs as DOGE cuts hit contractors like Mitre and GDIT.
