Volunteers distribute hundreds of meals a week to Annandale's needy families
Donated food at the AUMC Mission Center on Heritage Drive. As Annandale residents struggle economically during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Annandale United Methodist Church’s Mission Center in Annandale...
View ArticleAnnandale residents say a large mixed-use development would destroy their...
Woodland Road, Annandale, the site of a proposed mixed-use development.Residents of Hummer Woods and surrounding neighborhoods in Annandale are organizing to fight a proposed redevelopment project....
View ArticlePolice release video of Bailey's Crossroads shooting
Fairfax County Police released a video of a shooting early Sunday morning in Bailey’s Crossroads. Officers responded to the Build America Plaza in the 3800 block of S. George Mason Drive in the Skyline...
View ArticleKids Give Back hosts family volunteer activities
A Kids Give Back event in August.Families interested in teaching children about the importance of helping their community are encouraged to join an upcoming Family Volunteer Day hosted by Kids Give...
View ArticleResidents urged to comment on potential Route 50 improvements
Eastbound Route 50 approaching Allen Street. [VDOT]The Virginia Department of Transportation is considering a long list of alternatives to improve traffic and pedestrian safety along Route 50...
View ArticleElection Day voting expands to park sites
The Horticultural CenterThe Fairfax County Park Authority will host six voting locations on Election Day, Nov. 3, including the Horticulture Center at Green Spring Gardens in Mason District. The...
View ArticleNo ABC special promotions for the holidays
The ABC store on Little River Turnpike in Annandale.Thanks to the COVID pandemic, Virginia ABC stores will not host their usual fall and holiday promotions this year. That includes Door Busters,...
View Article'Opportunity Neighborhoods' formed in Annandale and Bailey's Crossroads
A volunteer distributes food during the pandemic at the Carousel Court Apartments in Bailey’s Crossroads. [Second Story]The Opportunity Neighborhoods concept is coming to Annandale and Bailey’s...
View ArticleCrime report: Carjacking, stabbing, robbery
The Fairfax County Police Department’s weekly crime report includes the following crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area: A man was taken to the hospital after being stabbed by an acquaintance to...
View ArticleUnder FCPS return-to-school plan, all students won't be back until February
The Fairfax Federation of Teachers held a car rally Oct. 15 at the FCPS Gatehouse Administration Center in Merrifield. The Fairfax County School Board has deadlocked, 6-6, on whether to endorse...
View ArticleBoy shot in Bailey's Crossroads
Vista Drive [Google Maps]A male juvenile was shot at around 3 a.m. Oct. 17 in the 6000 block of Vista Drive in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department announced on...
View ArticleRoundtree Park to get pickleball courts
Pickleball advocates teach the game to Braddock Supervisor James Walkinshaw (left) at Wakefield Park.Here’s some good news for pickleball players: Fairfax County will paint two pickleball courts on one...
View ArticleMore new restaurants coming to Annandale
The future home of 9292 Korean BBQ.A restaurant called 9292 Korean BBQ is moving into the new building under construction adjacent to Casa de Campo restaurant on Little River Turnpike in the center of...
View ArticleFCPS offers more details on concurrent learning
The concurrent instruction approach, although total class sizes won’t be this small. [FCPS]Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand and other FCPS officials provided more details on...
View ArticleHot pot restaurant coming to Annandale
The former Kmart is being converted to a retail plaza.Gom Shabu Shabu, a restaurant in Centreville, is opening a second location at 4355 John Marr Drive in Annandale, in the former Kmart building. That...
View ArticleFairfax County board approves townhouses at Graham Park Plaza
An illustration of the streetscape at the townhouse project at Graham Park Plaza.The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 20 approved a proposal by EYA Development LLC to build 177 townhouses on...
View ArticleRep. Connolly calls for government to address deficiencies at COVID-ridden...
The Annandale Healthcare Center, at 6700 Columbia Pike, is run by CommuniCare.Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11th District) is urging both the federal government and Virginia Department of Health to take...
View ArticleAutonomous shuttle offers free rides from Mosaic to Metro
Rep. Gerry Connolly (left) and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Jeffrey McKay in front of Relay. Relay, the autonomous electric shuttle connecting the Mosaic District in Merrifield to Metro is...
View ArticleWork underway on First Watch restaurant
The future home of First Watch.Demolition is underway on the former Ruby Tuesday space in Bailey’s Crossroads to prepare for the new First Watch restaurant. Ruby Tuesday, at 5850 Leesburg Pike in the...
View ArticleSeven Corners Fire Station will be replaced
An illustration of the new Seven Corners Fire Station. The Seven Corners Fire Station at 2949 Sleepy Hollow Road will be replaced with a larger building. Construction is expected to start in fall 2021,...
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