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Aldi set to open on May 4
The Aldi sign was installed March 29.The Aldi grocery store at 7000 Columbia Pike in Annandale is scheduled to open on May 4, unless there are problems with the permits, says store manager Matt...
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County tries new approach to curbing deer population
Faced with a budget shortfall and disappointing results in its archery program, Fairfax County is trying a new approach to reducing the deer population. Under the soon-to-be-launched Predator Pilot...
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Developer secures vacant houses overrun by squatters
The vacant house at 3408 Washington Drive has been boarded up. The vacant houses on Washington Drive and Charles Street in Bailey’s Crossroads that had been taken over by homeless squatters were...
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Fitness center moving into larger space in Annandale
Pablo Amaya and Rachel Martin in front of the new PR Performance Fitness location. PR Performance Fitness is moving to a new larger space at 4111 John Marr Drive in Annandale, It is expected to open...
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Seven Corners residents raise traffic concerns at meeting on proposed...
Federal Hill, as seen from Arlington Boulevard.Residents of the Federal Hill townhouse community in Seven Corners raised concerns about traffic congestion at a community meeting April 3 on a proposal...
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Youths are creating a vision of community through art
Some of the students involved in the GMU art project with Officer Kathleen O'Leary (center). Local residents are invited to a community dialogue and pop-up art exhibit on the theme “Youth Re-imagining...
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By Jeffrey LongoThe Fairfax County School Board has approved a measure increasing minimum elementary school class sizes from 17 to 18 students, school board chair Sandy Evans (Mason) told the audience...
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Annandale area hit hard by severe storm
A tree fell on the Heritage Woods condo in Annandale. [Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department]A severe storm April 6 with strong wind and heavy rain uprooted trees across the Annandale/Mason...
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Fewer people are homeless
A dorm room at the Bailey's Crossroads Community Shelter.Fairfax County is making significant progress in reducing homelessness. According to the “Point in Time Count” carried out on Jan. 25, there...
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Lincolnia store robbed
Advance America [Google Maps]The Advance America payday and title lending outlet in the Plaza at Landmark shopping center in Lincolnia was hit with an armed robbery on April 6, according to the Fairfax...
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VDOT to repave roads in Annandale and Barcroft area this summer
A paving vehicle used by VDOT in Annandale last summer.The Virginia Department of Transportation’s Northern Virginia summer repavingplan includes several streets in the Annandale area: Hummer...
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School news: Science stars
Third-graders at Belvedere Elementary School organized a seed sale as part of a unit on economics.An occasional series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District...
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Annandale Road farm for sale
The farm on Annandale Road.The “farm” on Annandale Road is on the market for $3 million. The owners, Bobbi Ngo and her husband, have been growing vegetables and herbs on their 2.1-acre yard since they...
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Townhouses proposed for Gallows Road
One of 11 houses on a property proposed for higher density. Fairfax County is considering an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to consolidate a group of properties along Gallows Road and allow...
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Jewish community center and church attacked with racist, antisemmitic graffiti
Defaced signs in front of Little River United Church of Christ in Annandale. [Josh Byrd] Two religious institutions in the Annandale area were hit with racist and antisemitic graffiti during the...
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Community theater relocates to Mason District
The cast rehearses "Taking Sides," [Port City Playhouse]Port City Playhouse, a community theater group that had been based in Alexandria since it was founded in 1977, has relocated to Mason...
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Volunteers encouraged to serve on advisory council for Bailey's Crossroads...
Only a handful of local residents came to an informational session April 12 about starting a new advisory council for the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter, so the people who did show up agreed to...
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Suspect arrested for hate crimes
Mahone [FCPD]Fairfax County Police arrested Dylan Mahone, 20, of Annandale, April 12 in connection with three recent hate-motivated incidents.Two incidents occurred overnight on April 11 at the Jewish...
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A salon for young 'princesses' to open in Annandale
The future home of Princess'land.Princess’land, a spa for girls at 7224 Columbia Pike, could open within the next few weeks, says owner Melissa Ochoa.It will offer such services as hair styling,...
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Jim Scott, former state delegate and county supervisors, passes away
James M. “Jim” Scott, former member of the House of Delegates, passed away April 13 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.Scott was born in 1938 in Galax, Va. He was first elected to public office...
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