Pedestrian struck and killed on Backlick Road
A man was killed by a hit-and-run driver Nov. 25 near the intersection of Backlick Road and Edsall Road in the Springfield area of Mason District, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Daniel...
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Fairfax County fire departments seek donations for Toys for Tots
A Toys for Tots box outside the Annandale Fire Station at 7128 Columbia Pike.The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Toys for Tots campaign will be a little different this year. To prevent the...
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Explore a Park: Lillian Carey Park is on the site of a former all-Black...
This is the second piece in our series on parks in the Annandale/Mason District area. Lillian Carey Park is a 13-acre, wooded park at 5921 Summers Lane, in Bailey’s Crossroads. It is adjacent to Holmes...
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Medical cannabis dispensary serving Northern Virginia opens this week in...
Northern Virginia's cannabis dispensary is at 8100 Albertstone Circle, Manassas. [Beyond/Hello]Beyond/Hello, the medical marijuana dispensary approved by the commonwealth of Virginia to serve Northern...
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Latin American restaurant to open in central Annandale
Blue Moon is replacing Magill’s on Little River Turnpike.A new restaurant/nightclub called Blue Moon, featuring international cuisine focusing on Latin America, is opening at 7201 Little River Turnpike...
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Mason District police station asks public to donate items for those in need
Police officers hand out donated pajamas to Mason District residents.The Mason District Police Station is participating in three separate campaigns to collect items for members of the community who...
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Virginia working group identifies issues for marijuana legalization
A working group appointed by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has outlined a series of issues that need to be addressed if the state legalizes marijuana. The Virginia Marijuana Legalization Work Group was...
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Laws protecting nursing homes from COVID-related liability needn't stop suits...
Chris Duncan holds a portrait of his mother at an event at the Washington monument in September honoring the lives lost to COVID-19 and protesting the lack of a national policy to contain the pandemic....
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Westlawn Elementary School has a new principal
Christoph Hill [FCPS]Christoph Hill, the former assistant principal at Westlawn Elementary School in the Falls Church area of Mason District, took over as principal of Westlawn on Nov. 30. Hill has...
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Food for Neighbors ensures those in need can feed their families
Food for Neighbors volunteers at Jackson Middle School.Since the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving so many more parents out of work and struggling to feed their families, the nonprofit group Food for...
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Planning Commission endorses a revised redevelopment plan for western Annandale
The site of a proposed redevelopment project on Little River Turnpike in Annandale. The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed that a major redevelopment project in Annandale’s west end should be...
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Police step up patrols in crime hotspots in Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads
Vista Drive in Culmore, the site of several assaults in recent months.In response to the continuing problem of assaults and robberies in Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police...
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Made in Fairfax offers holiday gifts made by local artisans
Art from Blue Hyacinth MosaicsMany seasonal craft shows are not happening this year due to the pandemic, but there’s another source for unique gifts created by local artisans: Fairfax County’s Made in...
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Coming soon: Bunnyman Brewing, named for a local legend
Eric Barrett and Sam Gray at the Bunnyman bridge in Clifton. Sam Gray and Eric Barrett grew up in Northern Virginia hearing about the Bunnyman urban legend, so when they decided to open a brewery on...
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Free virtual 'Nutracker' presented by the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and...
Guest soloists Elina Miettinen and Sean Stewart, both American Ballet Theatre alumni, in the Fairfax Symphony and Fairfax Ballet Company production of “The Nutcracker.” [Fairfax Symphony Orchestra] By...
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Annandale High School featured in TV news report on failing grades during...
A screenshot from a “Good Morning America video, shows reporter Alex Presha interviewing Annandale High School teacher Catie Bishop in front of the school.Annandale High School was featured in a...
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Virginia hosts community conversations on COVID vaccine
COVID vaccines are undergoing testing. [Pfizer]The Virginia Department of Health is hosting community conversations for various populations on how the state is preparing for the COVID-19 vaccine.Here’s...
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With winter weather on the horizon, TaskTeens is available for snow shoveling
A teen gets the work done. [TaskTeens]TaskTeens, the online service that matches homeowners with teens available for yardwork, is ready for winter. The company, run by a high school student, has about...
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Park bonds: The public needs good reporting
This chart is from a Park Authority brochure on the 2020 park bond.By Marie ReinsdorfA few weeks ago I wrote about my experience looking into bond fund expenditures at the John & Margaret White...
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Work underway on new Korean Community Center in Annandale
The Korean Community Center will be located here.Renovations started last week on a Korean Community Center in Annandale, and the project is expected to be completed in early 2021, says Steve Lee,...
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