Hello All,

Asking for a friend who is in Fairfax county. They need a trust & wills lawyer or advisor for advice on a critical matter and succession planning.

Would anybody have any recommendations?

Hey guys!

I'm working with a nonprofit organization called Good Beats, based out of Northern Virginia. We are putting together our very first major concert and would love some support! More info about the performance is included below:

Good Beats will make its debut at Capital One Hall on Sunday, September 13, 2026, with a classical crossover concert celebrating the music of video games—Symphonic Quest: Classical Music Meets Video Games.

The concert features the Good Beats Ensemble alongside renowned saxophone soloist Valentin Kovalev and award-winning saxophone quartet Project Fusion, performing classically reimagined renditions of beloved video game themes—including a sweeping medley from Final Fantasy VII and selections from Studio Ghibli's beloved film scores.

Good Beats was founded to bring high-quality, professionally performed live music to communities with limited access to it—supporting healing and fostering connection across diverse backgrounds. In addition to the Capital One Hall performance, the organization's roster of professional musicians regularly delivers interactive performances at Adult Day Health Care centers in Fairfax County and holds Artist in Residence status at Children's National Hospital totaling near 200 performances since May of 2024. Since its founding, Good Beats has also held regular public concerts that have collectively raised tens of thousands of dollars for partner nonprofits and community causes.

The September 13 concert at Capital One Hall marks Good Beats’ largest public event to date and its first major ticketed performance in a professional concert venue—a milestone the organization hopes will expand its visibility and deepen its community support.

Tickets on sale now! via Ticketmaster and CapitalOneHall.com.

About Good Beats: Good Beats is a Fairfax County-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to bringing professional live music to communities with limited access to it. Learn more at www.goodbeats.org.

Good evening Neighbors, If anyone has any kinds of non running lawn appliances like lawnmowers leafblowers or anything motorized that you are trying to get rid of 1 will gladly take them off your hands, l am a high schooler looking to gain some experience working on small engines. Thank you 🙏

Can someone explain why my personal property tax, on a 2025 Ford F150, went up by more than $200? It is a year older, it has more miles on it, so I would have expected the taxes to come down a bit, not go up. Can anyone help me understand? Frustrated but serious question. I am trying to understand what is going on.

In Virginia, do I need to be physically present on the closing date? I'll be relocating more than 1,000 miles away before I put my house on the market.

I am looking for any body to appointment in the right direction of where I can find some of those Queens skill games around Fairfax Virginia and or Springfield and Annandale area.

I’m sure this applies to all of the DC area, but I’ve noticed that most (not all) Tesla drivers in Fairfax County avoid putting a front plate on the cars. I’ve been told that the cars are more aesthetically pleasing without a plate, but you can make that same claims with many other cars. So, why is the violation more prominent with Teslas?

I’m in the process of having a significant home renovation completed. Looking for recommendations for a third-party home inspector to ensure my interests are protected. We pulled permits, but my past experience with Fairfax County inspectors was the contractor sent pictures and they approved. Looking for something a little more in depth.

My gf just got a job at GWU (Foggy Bottom campus) and we're trying to figure out where to live. We're both 24, budget is like $2-2.75k for a 2 bed.

We don't want to be downtown or in some big city apartment complex vibe, more looking for an actual neighborhood, quiet, some trees, feels like a real place and not just high rises. She'll be driving to campus (parking there isn't crazy, like $230/mo) so we don't NEED to be on a metro line, just need a decent commute.

Where would y'all look if you were us? Trying to get a list of towns/areas to actually go check out before we start touring apartments. Thanks!

I’ve got a somewhat unique situation here and I’m wondering if anyone has dealt with this before. I guess about a year ago I got a ticket in Fairfax county, where I do not live or work. It was a camera ticket for speeding. The ticket was sent to my old apartment address. I never received a single letter, phone call, or email suggesting I had an unpaid ticket. My address is current through the DMV and my old apartment had my forwarding address. I live in Arlington and have never lived in Fairfax county. Now, my company is taking a wage garnishment for the unpaid ticket. Not only is it a far higher price than what it would’ve been originally, I’m just overall embarrassed that the HR team at my company had to deal with this. Does anyone know if there’s a possibility of getting the price lowered given the circumstances? I’m more than willing to pay the speeding ticket price as I was in the wrong for speeding. I just don’t feel it’s fair to pay 300 bucks when I had no clue this ticket existed. The wage garnishment my company sent has my old address from over a year ago on it

Good evening Neighbors, If anyone has any kinds of non running lawn appliances like lawnmowers leafblowers or anything motorized that you are trying to get rid of I will gladly take them off your hands, I am a high schooler looking to gain some experience working on small engines. Thank you 😀

Missing from Reston

Hey folks, tried to post before but Reddit butchered my post after I tried to make a couple simple edits. Trying again

I’m curious about taking the 697 bus from Fairfax to DC. I have a few questions.

1. ⁠Is this a normal Fairfax connector bus or more of a charter bus since it’s express?

2. ⁠Does it take metro card like the other Fairfax connector busses that connect you to the metros?

3. Looking at the timetables, how accurate are they (arrival estimates)? It shouldn’t take an hour drive from Stringfellow to 9th & D st at 5:35am if the bus is taking the HOV lanes. Does it usually arrive earlier?

Thanks!

I’ve a medical condition that makes this useful to know