Taste of Annandale food lineup reflects the region's diverse cuisines
How about a lobster roll?The 2019 Taste of Annandale, a community festival on Oct. 5, will offer a diverse selection of dining options that reflect a variety of cultures and cuisines – from empanadas...
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Students at Weyanoke Elementary School play a freeze game.The school news items and photos in this article are from Fairfax County Public Schools.Robotics– Westlawn Elementary School received a $10,000...
View ArticleYard sale Sept. 21 will support children in need
Members of the 2Twenty Club pack food for children to take home.The community is invited to a yard sale and bazaar Saturday to raise money to help ensure needy children at local schools have enough...
View ArticleAnnandale Man dies after crashing into a house
Firefights respond to a car that crashed into a house on Little River Turnpike. [FCFRD photos]A driver died of his injuries after crashing into a home in the 8500 block of Little River Turnpike in...
View ArticleCounty proposes $30.5 million plan to save Lake Accotink
A large crowd turns out for a community meeting on the county's plan for saving Lake Accotink.Lake Accotink officials have come up with a plan to save Lake Accotink and are confident they will get the...
View ArticleSchool board candidates disagree on value of equity
School board candidates Karl Frisch (Providence) and Ricardy Anderson (Mason).One Fairfax, a framework adopted unanimously by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and School Board in 2016, calls for...
View ArticlePlanning Commission endorses Merrifield Suburban Study - with a few key changes
A proposed comprehensive plan amendment would greatly expand the Inova Center for Public Health.The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for...
View ArticleBook sale at the library opens Thursday
Find thousands of high-quality used books, CDs, DVDs, video games, and so much more at the George Mason Friends Fall Book Sale Sept. 26-29. The sale is held at George Mason Regional Library on Little...
View ArticleVistas of Annandale celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
The Vistas of Annandale celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 22 with a block party featuring food trucks, face painting, chalk art, vendors, and, of course, a pinata. The Vistas of Annandale is a...
View ArticleLambros Goldsmith supports the Taste of Annandale
Lambros MagiafasLambros Goldsmith is one of the oldest continually operating businesses in Annandale, and owner Lambros Magiafas shows his appreciation for the community by signing on as a...
View ArticleSports Junkies to broadcast live at Glory Days
The Sports Junkies Pregame Show will be broadcast live Sept. 29, 11 a.m., at Glory Days Grill in Barcroft Plaza.The Sports Junkies appear on the all-sports radio station 106.7 the Fan. At Glory Days,...
View ArticleTaste of Annandale pet contest judges: Del. Kory, two animal empaths, and a...
WillieWe’ve got an amazing team of judges lined up for the Taste of Annandale best-dressed pet contest, including two people able to communicate with animals on a spiritual level, a member of the...
View ArticleSupervisors approve police body cameras
Fairfax County Police Department will use these body cameras. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 24 approved full implementation of body-worn cameras for the police department.The program...
View ArticleKorus festival comes to Annandale this weekend
Dongha JungThe 17th annual Korus Festival– featuring K-pop, traditional Korean music, entertainers from other cultures, and more than 50 vendors – will take over the former Kmart parking lot Sept. 27...
View ArticlePop-Up Park hosts Community Day during Taste of Annandale
Kids learned about traffic safety at the Pop-Up Park last month.The Annandale Pop-Up Park is holding its final event of the season, Community Day, Oct. 5. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., during the Taste of...
View ArticleThe Chick-fil-A for Annandale - more work needed on traffic plan
An illustration of the proposed Chick-fil-A.The Chick-fil-A proposal for Little River Turnpike where the now-vacant antique center is located calls for a 4,300-square-foot restaurant with a separate...
View ArticleSex offender arrested for abusing children at Annandale daycare center
Thomas [FCPD]Fairfax County police detectives arrested Elwood Lewis Thomas, 35 of the Richmond Highway area, today for the sexual abuse of several juveniles at an in-home daycare facility in...
View ArticleSupervisors approve Inova expansion on Gallows Road
Future development proposed for the Inova Center for Personal Health.The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 24 approved a huge expansion of the Inova Center for Personalized Health (ICPH) on...
View ArticleFoxfire Grill gets a makeover for Food Network show
The newly redone Foxfire Grill is more colorful.The Foxfire Grill in Pinecrest Plaza has been transformed with an updated interior and new menu items – following a makeover by Robert Irvine of the...
View ArticleMembers of the AHS Class of 1959 recall fun times in semi-rural Annandale
The Annandale High School 60th reunion.When Annandale was a semi-rural community in the 1950s, teens used to ride horses down the streets, enjoyed sock hops in the school gym, and in some cases, quit...
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