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Beware of Fairfax Water impersonators
There have been at least two incidents in the Mason Police District where someone who claimed to be with Fairfax Water attempted to enter and burglarize people’s homes. The police warn residents to be...
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For Del. Kory outlines legislative priorities, challenges
Kory answers questions from constituents in Annandale.Kaye Kory, a Democrat representing the 38th District in the Virginia House of Delegates might not have a Republican opponent, but that isn’t...
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Democrats can vote in caucus July 23 to select sheriff candidate
Mark Sites and Stacey Kincaid speak at a candidates forum July 17 sponsored by the Fairfax County Young Democrats. [Photo by Gregg MacDonald/Fairfax County Times.]The Fairfax County Democratic...
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Public housing tenant stuck in apartment with toxic mold
Rosedale Manor is on Spring Lane in Bailey's Crossroads.Linda Pelligrino has been sickened by the toxic mold that has contaminated her apartment in the Rosedale Manor complex in Bailey’s Crossroads but...
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Democrats select Kincaid as candidate for Fairfax County Sheriff
KincaidFairfax County Democrats selected Stacey Kincaid as candidate for Fairfax County Sheriff. Kincaid got 605 of the votes cast compared to 351 for Mark Sites in a caucus July 23 at Woodson High...
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Help Our Daily Bread provide school supplies for needy children
Susan Lydick, Ben Hester, and Jim Holcombe of the Rotary Club of Bailey's Crossroads pack and distribute school supplies last year.With many families in our community struggling to put food on the...
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Carbon monoxide sickens three Bailey's Crossroads residents
A CO detector.Three people got carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty furnace at the Barcroft Plaza Apartments in Bailey’s Crossroads July 24, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reported....
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Wakefield Run restoration project in Annandale is collaborative effort
A symbolic groundbreaking ceremony was hundreds of feet from Wakefield Run and several weeks before the start of construction.The increasing urbanization of the Annandale area is putting lots pressures...
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Route 7 transit study previewed for public
Route 7 heading, east toward the Skyline Center.Local residents got a first glimpse of plans for the Route 7 Transit Alternatives Study at a public outreach meeting July 27 at the Skyline Center.The...
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Proposal calls for a new TD Bank at Pinecrest Plaza
The Exxon station at Pinecrest Plaza.There are plans to replace the Pinecrest Service Center and Exxon station on Little River Turnpike and Braddock Road with a TD Bank. The Mason District Land Use...
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Tyson named FCPS Cluster 3 assistant superintendent
TysonDouglas Tyson, principal of Kilmer Middle School, has been named Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) assistant superintendent for Cluster 3, effective Aug. 1. He replaces Dan Parris, who has been...
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Virginia allows online voting registration
Virginia is now letting people register to vote online. You can also update your address and other information online and check to see whether you’re registered or not.This should reduce registration...
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Fairfax County park volunteers honored
Lassine Doumbia at Indonesian Cultural Heritage Night at Ossian Hall Park earlier this month.Volunteers involved with initiatives in the Annandale/Mason area are those recognized by the Fairfax County...
View ArticleSpeed of Sound brings Paul McCartney's music to Mason District Park
Here’s a clip of “All My Loving” by Speed of Sound, a Paul McCartney tribute band, that performed at Mason District Park in Annandale July 24 as part of the Spotlight by Starlight series.Speed of Sound...
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Annandale pyramid resource fair will provide school supply kits
Annandale High SchoolStudents and parents are invited to the first-ever Annandale Pyramid Back-to-School Resource Fair, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2-7 p.m. at Annandale High School.The fair will offer all...
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'Doumi girl' operator sentenced for harboring illegals
The owner of an Annandale-based escort business was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison July 26 for harboring illegals, the Washington Post reported. Youn Sok Chang, 41, operated a...
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Synthetic turf fields planned for Annandale and Stuart high schools
A synthetic turf field at Mason District Park in Annandale.The Fairfax County School Board has voted to use one-time funding, identified during a final review of the FY 2013 budget, to support a joint...
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Bulova calls for more public input on library changes
George Mason Regional Library.Library employees and members of library “friends” groups have been setting up meetings with public officials to express their concerns with major policy changes that...
View ArticleMan arrested in Seven Corners for inappropriate touching
A Falls Church-area man was arrested on Saturday, July 20, after he allegedly exposed and touched himself inappropriately in a county park in Seven Corners, the Mason Police District reported July 30....
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Fairfax County approves agreement to begin design of Columbia Pike Streetcar
An artist's conception of what the Colulmbia Pike Streetcar could look like. [Fairfax County photo]The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with Arlington County July 30 to take...
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