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Police arrest robbery suspect
Canales [FCPD]Recent arrests reported by the Fairfax County Police Department include an incident in Bailey’s Crossroads involving robbery and malicious wounding. Police believe the suspect may be...
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Task force to focus on future of Lincolnia
Traffic congestion at the Beauregard Street/Little River Turnpike intersection on a weekday evening. The key issue for the newly formed Lincolnia Planning District Study Task Force is to determine...
View ArticlePolice officer on leave after crash
A Fairfax County Police officer with the Mason station has been placed on restricted duty following a crash in Seven Corners, the Fairfax County Police Department reports.The officer, who has been with...
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A Lego creation by professionals. An occasional series highlighting information about Fairfax County Public Schools and programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The...
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Truck bursts into flames on Gallows Road
A screen grab from the video of a truck fire on Gallows Roads. A tractor trailer was engulfed in flames after it was involved in an accident with an SUV on Gallows Road by the Lee Highway intersection...
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The Pipeline Playwrights host readings of new plays
From the left: Patricia Connelly, Jean Koppen, Soo-Jin Lee and Ann Timmons. [Pipeline Playwrights]By David SiegelNorthern Virginia is very much alive in its support for original play development by...
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Shear Shack is latest tenant to vacate Pinecrest Plaza
Pinecrest Plaza on Route 236 and Braddock Road now has seven vacancies, since Shear Shack moved out Feb. 24. With space for 32 tenants, nearly a third of the shopping center is empty.Shear Shack...
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Volunteers help lower-income residents file taxes
AARP Volunteers provide tax assistance. [AARP Foundation]Need help filing your income tax forms? Volunteers with the AARP Foundation’s Tax Aide program are providing free walk-in tax assistance to low...
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New Thai restaurant opens in Annandale
A new restaurant, called Nua Haus, opened in Annandale specializing in the spicy cuisine of northeast Thailand, sushi, and a wide variety of craft beer. It’s at 7203 Columbia Pike in the building...
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The school year won't end early
Remember snow? This was Annandale in February 2014. Since it’s been an unseasonably mild winter with no now and thus no school closures due to bad weather – at least, so far – does that mean the school...
View ArticleChild causes house fire in Annandale
A child playing with matches caused a house fire in Annandale Feb. 26 resulting in damages estimated at $250,000. No one was hurt, but five people were displaced, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue...
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Party with us at the Coach CJ Celebration
Fun times at the 2016 Coach CJ Celebration.Enjoy a fun family-friendly social event while supporting a good cause. You’re all invited to the third annual Coach CJ Celebration Saturday, March 4, at the...
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Issues for the Lincolnia Task Force to consider
Landmark Plaza on Little River Turnpike and Beauregard Street. By Nazir BhagatThe charge before the Lincolnia Planning District Study Task Force is to create a vision of a more distant future that will...
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Woman sexually assaulted in Annandale
Ahmed [FCPD]A 27-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Feb. 28 in Annandale, the Fairfax County Police Department reports.The victim reported she was moving out of her apartment around 3 p.m. on the...
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More details emerge on new Bailey's Crossroads homeless shelter
A conceptual sketch of the new shelter. Fairfax County staff shared more details on the new Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter at a meeting of the Mason District Land Use Committee Feb. 28.The...
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Board approves land swap allowing apartments and county office building in...
The current land ownership in the Southeast Quadrant of Bailey's Crossroads.The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a land swap with Columbia Crossing at the same site in Bailey’s Crossroads...
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Mexican restaurant opens in Annandale
There’s a new restaurant – Baja Bistro Fresh Mex Grille– in the Bradlick Shopping Center in Annandale, and it’s owned by local residents, Youness and Kristina Boukhlifi of Edsall Park.It’s a...
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HHGregg store in Bailey's Crossroads will close
A typical HHGregg store.The HHGregg store on Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads is among 88 stores nationwide that are closing as the company struggles financially. The closings, to be completed by...
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Huge spa planned for Mason District
This would be the future home of Spa Forest. There are plans to transform a vacant four-story office building in an industrial-zoned area in Mason District into a huge health spa.Spa Forest, as it will...
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Two bodies found in park as gang activity on the rise
FCPD Chief Roessler speaks to the press. [FCPD]The gang problem “is out of control,” said Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler March 3 at a news briefing on Crater Place in Parklawn on the...
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