Fairfax County hosts free workshops for business owners
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority starts its third annual Marketing Communications Strategies and Tactics workshop series for entrepreneurs and business owners next month.There are five...
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Peruvian cultural heritage showcased at Ossian Hall Park
The cultural heritage celebration at Ossian Hall Park in Annandale Aug. 24 featured traditional music and dance from different regions of Peru. The program was organized by Centro Cultural Peru, a...
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Annandale Boy Scout achieves Eagle status at age 14
Michael Paladino (right) recites the Eagle Promise with Scoutmaster Larry Wood.Very few Boy Scouts make it to the Eagle Scout level and it’s much rarer to achieve that distinction before entering high...
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Festival celebrates Vietnamese culture
The lion dance.Culture, arts, and cuisine of the three regions of Vietnam were showcased at VietFest 2013 at Landmark Mall this weekend. The second annual celebration was aimed at reaching out to the...
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Buenos Grill to close Aug. 31
The Buenos Grill when it opened last fall.Another Annandale business is shutting down: Buenos Grill is closing Aug. 31 after just 10 months in operation. “It wasn’t financially feasible for us to stay...
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Library staff, supporters battling plan to overhaul library system
George Mason Regional Library.With a crucial library board meeting approaching, library employees and “friends” groups are mobilizing support from officials, community groups, and patrons to urge the...
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Braddock Elementary has a new principal
Jackson-MuirKeesha Jackson-Muir has been appointed principal of Braddock Elementary School in Annandale, effective Aug. 28. Braddock has 588 students in prekindergarten through grade 5.Jackson-Muir has...
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FXCO orders community to plant 400 trees and shrubs - or be penalized
The site in dispute is between the Glen Forest Pool and Long Branch Creek.When residents of Glen Forest in Bailey’s Crossroads decided to clean up a vacant area next to the community pool—clearing out...
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Healthway closes after 35 years in Annandale
Annandale lost another long-time business Aug. 24 when Healthway Natural Foods shut its doors after 35 years at 4113 John Marr Drive. The owner, Elizabeth Dicks, blames the landlord for refusing to fix...
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FXCO Board of Supervisors sets hearing on Parklawn cell tower
A sign at the entrance to the Parklawn Pool advertises a Board of Supervisors hearing on the cell tower.After the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals rejected an application for a special permit...
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Police search for missing Falls Church man
ScottPolice detectives are searching for information leading to the whereabouts of a missing 27-year-old man from the Falls Church area. Eugene M. Scott, of the 600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard, was...
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Developer cuts off water to 96-year-old homeowner who refused buyout
Jeanne SimmonsAfter AvalonBay purchased the Hillwood Square community in Falls Church earlier this year, all the residents met the Aug. 23 move-out deadline—except for one.The remaining holdout is...
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VDOT orders Buddhist temple to address right of way violations
Officials from both the Fairfax County code compliance department and the Virginia Department of Transportation are investigating complaints from neighbors about the Buddhist temple at 6822 Columbia...
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Residents debate need for speed humps on Old Columbia Pike
Old Columbia Pike at the Downing Street intersection.People on both sides of the speed hump proposal for Old Columbia Pike (OCP) presented their arguments at a contentious community meeting Aug. 29 at...
View ArticleBack to School Night schedule
With the return to school around the corner—public schools in Fairfax County open Sept. 3—it’s time for parents to get back in the school routine, too. Here’s the Back to School Night schedule for...
View ArticleBob Kovacs not only videotapes local concerts, he performs, too
Annandale videographer Bob Kovacs not only works behind the camera, capturing many performances from Mason District Starlight by Spotlight concerts throughout the summer, he’s a talented musician,...
View ArticleFire in Columbia Pines was accidental
A house fire at 3803 Ridge Road in the Columbia Pines neighborhood in Annandale Aug. 29 was caused by “an unidentified electrical anomaly leading to an attic fan,” according to the Fairfax County Fire...
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Virginia governor candidate McAuliffe greets supporters in Annandale
Left to right: Candidate for governor Terry McAuliffe, Fairfax County sheriff candidate Stacey Kincaid, former attorney general candidate in the Democratic primary Justin Fairfax, Mason Supervisor...
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Volunteers needed for Accotink Creek cleanups
Volunteers with some of the tires and trash taken out of local streams. (Photo from Friends of Accotink Creek.]Community associations, nonprofits, employee groups, religious institutions, scout groups,...
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Efficiency units could destabilze neighborhoods, community leaders warn
A tiny studio apartment in San Francisco. [Photo from USA Today.]Civic association leaders are concerned that a Fairfax County proposal to create a new zoning category allowing tiny efficiency...
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