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Running festival set for Wakefield Park
The kids' run at the 2017 Mason District Running Festival.Running coach Bernard Pesjak, the founder of running festivals at Mason District Park in 2016 and 2017, is planning a similar event for March...
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Students featured at unique Romeo and Juliet performance
Stevie ZimmermanBy David SiegelInspiring generations of theater-goers and music lovers alike is one of the aims of director Stevie Zimmerman. Her latest project connects the talents of the professional...
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Mathnasium offers after-school math tutoring
Mathnasium instructor Daniel Eya Amame (left) has two math degrees, one earned in France and another from the University of Maryland in 2017. Instructor Alain Carbajal completed a bachelor's degree in...
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New Annandale boutique to offer wedding gowns, consignments, and classes
A new shop set to open March 1 in Annandale, called The Space, will offer a mix of fabulous wedding gowns and party dresses for sale or rent, curated consignment clothing and accessories, furniture,...
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Chico's invites the public to a foster dog event
PoseidonShenandoah Shepherd Rescue seeks foster parents to care for dogs until permanent homes are found for them. The all-volunteer nonprofit is hosting an adoption event Feb. 11 at Chico’s Natural...
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Developer kills apartment project in Bailey's Crossroads
Plans for a multifamily housing project on the northwest corner of the Leesburg Pike/Carlin Springs Road intersection in Bailey’s Crossroads have fallen through.Mill Creek Residential Trust had been...
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‘The Trojan Women Project’ explores knotty cultural issues
Lisa Hill-Corley as Betty in "The Trojan Women Project." [Claire Kimball]By David Siegel Brave Spirits Theatre adds its distinctive style to the Women’s Voices Theatre Festival with “The Trojan Women...
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Fitness center invites public to Happy Hips Clinic
PR Performance Fitness offers personalized fitness coaching.Did you know strong, healthy hips can reduce lower back and knee pain, as well as promote overall fitness?PR Performance Fitness, the...
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Inova proposes massive, long-term mixed-use redevelopment
The Inova Center for Personalized Health.Inova Health Care Services is seeking approval from Fairfax County to consider a comprehensive plan amendment that would facilitate massive redevelopment on the...
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North Springfield fire caused by oven mishap
Firefighters tackle house fire. [Photos from FCFRD]A fire at a single-family house in the 5500 block of Heming Avenue in North Springfield Feb. 9 was caused by radiant heat from an electric oven that...
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Backlick Park to be totally renovated
Backlick Park is finally getting renovated, a new sign on Backlick Road announces.The Fairfax County Park Authority approved a plan in late January for a complete renovation of the long-neglected park,...
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A new dining option: 'Release the Craycken'
“Release the Craycken,” the name of a small seafood restaurant that opened Feb. 6 at 4231-R Markham Street in Annandale, reflects the two main items on the menu: crayfish and chicken.It also alludes to...
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Fire strikes Willston Shopping Center
Several stores damaged. [FCFRD]No injuries were reported following a heavy, two-alarm fire at the Willston Shopping Center in the 6100 block of Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners Saturday evening....
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Redevelopment of Fairfax Plaza proposed
The aging Fairfax Plaza strip mall is ripe for redevelopment.A redevelopment proposal for the Fairfax Plaza shopping center on Gallows Road next to the Mosaic District calls for a major mixed-use...
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Man arrested for larceny at Home Depot
PattersonThe Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Mason District area:A D.C. resident, Eric Patterson, age 19, was arrested for grand larceny at the Seven Corners...
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Updated land use plan considered for Fairview Park
The entrance to the building at 2941 Fairview Park Drive.The Fairfax County Planning Commission is expected to take up a nomination for a site-specific amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to...
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Reporter found guilty for causing disruption at Annandale parade
Stark [FCPD]Judge Mark Simmons of the Fairfax County General District Court found Wilfred Michael Stark III, the reporter who was arrested for causing a disturbance at the start of the Annandale parade...
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Supervisors will weigh cost of saving Lake Accotink
The dam at Lake Accotink.Is Lake Accotink such a huge asset that it should be saved regardless of the cost? If nothing is done and the lake fills up with sediment, how will that affect property values?...
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Wakefield Park to get a new playground
The playground at Wakefield Park. [NoVa Outdoors]The Fairfax County Park Authority Board approved the installation of a new playground at Wakefield Park in Annandale. The project will cost $100,000....
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'Lady Day' at the Creative Cauldron
Mark Meadows and Iyona Blake in "Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill." [Keith Waters/Kx Photography]By David Seigel“Don’t threaten me with love, baby. Let’s just go walking in the rain,” is a quote...
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