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Students show off talent at Annandale High School's Battle of the Bands
The Morning Commute with guest musicians from Generational Jazz Combo. [Chelsea Place]By Chelsea PlaceIn a night of music and entertainment, six acts took to the stage to prove their talent at...
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Student walkout protests gun violence
Students in local schools are joining the national walkout today to protest gun violence and demand stronger laws to limit access to guns.Students are walking out of class at 10 a.m. for 17 minutes in...
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Local theaters nominated for Helen Hayes Awards
"Crazy for You at Signature" was nominated for outstanding musical production, choreography, ensemble in a musical, and lead actor in a musical (Danny Gardner). Several theatrical productions covered...
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Gallows Road to get bicycle lanes
Gallows RoadAfter the Virginia Department of Transportation repaves Gallows Roads, sometime in the next few months, Fairfax County will paint new bicycle lanes on the roadway.Plans for repaving and...
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Immigrant advocates urge county officials to address 'crisis of deportations'
Immigrant advocates, from the left, Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg of the Legal Aid Justice Center, and Sookyung Oh and Jung Bin Cho of the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium. The...
View ArticleWendy's robbed
The Wendy’s restaurant at 7530 Little River Turnpike in Annandale was robbed at 11 a.m. on March 14, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A man entered the building, displayed a gun, and...
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Toys 'R' Us stores are closing
Toys R Us at 5521 Leesburg Pike. [Alisha D./Yelp]The Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us stores in Bailey’s Crossroads will close within 60 days, as the company is shutting down operations after filing for...
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Planning Commission to delay decision on Vulcan
Fairfax County Planning Commissioner Julie Strandlie (Mason) plans to make a motion at the commission’s March 15 meeting to defer a decision on Vulcan Materials until April 19. The Board of...
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Bicycle/pedestrian improvements to be considered for Columbia Pike
Columbia Pike in Annandale.The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is studying options for enhancing bicycling and pedestrian facilities along Columbia Pike between Little River Turnpike and...
View ArticleCSB has new online tool to detect psychosis
Are you concerned that you or someone you’re close to might be psychotic? The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) has a new online screening tool to help people recognize early...
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County executive wants to make county more efficient so tax rate won't have...
From the left: Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, Chief Financial Officer Joe Mondoro, and County Executive Bryan Hill. Fairfax County is one of the wealthiest counties in the nation, says Mason Supervisor...
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Public invited to community dialogue session, with free dinner
Some of the artworks produced by students as part of the Re-Imagining Community initiative.The public is invited to a gathering next Thursday to explore the meaning of community through art– and enjoy...
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Summer camp registration open at Pinecrest School
An animal activity at Pinecrest Pavilion.Registration for the Pinecrest Pavilion summer camp is now under way. Pinecrest Pavilion, at Pinecrest School (7209 Quiet Cove in Annandale), is a creative and...
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New coffee shop to offer creative smoothies
Bambu, a coffee/tea shop could open at 4220B Annandale Road in Annandale as early as mid-April, says owner Thao Nguyen. The shop will also also offer Vietnamese-style smoothies (with flavors like...
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Pedestrian improvements planned for Route 50
Route 50 at the Wayne Road and Woodlawn Avenue intersections. [Google Maps]Construction will start soon on several pedestrian improvement projects along Route 50 between Jaguar Trail in Falls Church...
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Annandale house fire caused by smoking materials
Firefights attack Annandale townhouse fire. [FCFRD]Five people were displaced as a result of a fire in a townhouse in the 6800 block of Lafayette Park Drive in Annandale March 19, the Fairfax County...
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Supervisors to hold hearings on zoning rules to allow short-term rentals
This three-bedroom guesthouse on Hummer Road in Annandale is available on Airbnb for $220 per night. [Airbnb] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on March 20 authorized public hearings on proposed...
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New Edsall Road Fire Station planned
An illustration showing what the new Edsall Road Fire Station could look like. Construction of a new, larger Edsall Road Fire Station will start in fall 2019, and the building is expected to be...
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Stork Shop helps parents announce a new baby
Tarah Nypaver and her family. Storks may not actually drop off newborns, but a stork sign in your yard will let your neighbors know the baby has arrived.The Stork Shop, a home-based business owned by...
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Supervisors approve daycare facility for seniors/banquet hall in central...
An illustration of the proposed Sunflower senior daycare facility/banquet hall. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on March 20 approved a rezoning special exception to allow the construction of a...
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