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Taco Rock is coming to Pinecrest Plaza
Renovations are expected to start soon. [David Siegel]A Taco Rock restaurant is coming to Pinecrest Plaza on Little River Turnpike. It will be just like the original Taco Rock in Arlington, which...
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Thai festival raises funds to combat human trafficking
Visumitra Vichayanggoon, an IT student at Mary Washington University, makes crispy Thai pancakes. A Thai Festival in Annandale Feb. 29 featured food and other vendors with the goal of raising awareness...
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Fairfax County phasing out plastic bags for yard waste
Plastic bags like these will be banned for yard waste. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors took action Feb. 25 to begin phasing out the use of plastic bags for yard waste.The plastic bag ban will...
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Fairfax County primary voters go for Biden
Joe Biden speaks at a rally in Norfolk March 1. [AP]Fairfax County voters contributed to Joe Biden’s victory in the Virginia Democratic Primary March 3, although Biden performed better statewide than...
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Road repaving, restriping plan announced for Mason District
More bike lanes are coming to Mason District.The Virginia Department of Transportation will repave dozens of roads in Mason District over the next few months, which will give the Fairfax County...
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Large property in Seven Corners could be developed
The Febrey-Lothrop house. [ARLnow]The Febrey-Lothrop House, a vacant home with a fascinating history on a 9+-acre lot in Arlington adjacent to Seven Corners, could be headed to the market soon, ARLnow...
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Planning Commission approves Pine Ridge police facility in Annandale
The layout of the new FCPD Operations Support Bureau, with Winterset Varsity Park on the right. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a new facility to house the Police Department’s...
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Task force begins review of six major development projects proposed in Mason...
The Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center has big plans for expanding.A task force of Mason District residents appointed by Supervisor Penny Gross has begun considering six development proposals as part of the...
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Woman arrested for assaulting officer
Martinez [FCPD]As Fairfax County Police were arresting a woman for being drunk in public and were putting her into a police car in Bailey’s Crossroads, she kicked an officer multiple times.As a result,...
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Giant opens in Seven Corners
Bill Randall, the manager of the Seven Corners Giant, speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony.Giant Food officials, local leaders, employees, and customers celebrated the opening of the new Giant grocery...
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County seeks public input on strategic plan
Fairfax County is seeking feedback from the public on a draft strategic plan presented to the Board of Supervisors Feb. 25 by County Executive Bryan Hill.The strategic plan sets a clear, unified,...
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Health officials working to contain spread of coronavirus, identify people at...
Health and government officials speak at a March 8 briefing on coronavirus. From the left: Fairfax County Health Director Dr. Gloria Addo-Avensu, Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver, and...
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Coach CJ event raises funds for scholarships
From the left: John Cascella, Nancy Joyner, Casey Tripp, and Kristin Joyner.Members of the Falls Church High School and Holmes Run Pool communities gathered at the Annandale Fire Station March 7 for...
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K-Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot coming to Seven Corners
This building has been empty since Fortune closed in 2019.A K-Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot restaurant is coming to the building formerly occupied by the Fortune restaurant in the Seven Corners Shopping...
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Seven Corners nail salon robbed
The Seven Corners Popeyes (left).Fairfax County Police report a commercial robbery on March 7 in Seven Corners. A man entered Nails for You at 6393 Seven Corners Center shortly after 7 p.m., implied he...
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FCPS sets up coronavirus response team
FCPS Superintendent Scott Brabrand and school board chair Karen Corbett-Sanders speak in a video about their plans for dealing with coronavirus.Fairfax County Public Schools officials are taking steps...
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Virginia General Assembly approves bills on taxes, guns, marijuana, and much...
The General AssemblyThe Virginia General Assembly has mostly wrapped up for the year – except for a budget bill that is expected to be approved March 12.Some of the bills being sent to Gov. Ralph...
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Schools will be closed on March 16
Fairfax County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, March 16, Superintendent Scott Brabrand announced this afternoon.March 16 will be designated a staff development day to give educators an...
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Hit-and-run driver arrested
Claros [FCPD]Fairfax County Police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal hit-and-run accident Feb. 1 on Industrial Road near Backlick Road in the Springfield area of Mason District.Willams...
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School news roundup
First-graders at Wakefield Forest Elementary School used teamwork to celebrate the 110th day of schoolThe news items and photos here about schools in the Annandale/Mason District are from Fairfax...
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