Bulova appoints task force to consider meals tax referendum
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova appointed a task force April 22 to explore the possibility of putting a meals tax referendum on the ballot. The task force will submit its...
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Woman robs PNC bank at Loehmann's Plaza
Photo from surveillance camera.The PNC Bank at 7235 Arlington Boulevard in Loehmann’s Plaza was robbed by a woman Tuesday, April 22, according to Fairfax County Police. The suspect entered the bank at...
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Volunteers needed Saturday for Seven Corners Beautification project
Kids pick up litter in the Willston Center parking lot during the Seven Corners cleanup event in November.It’s spring cleaning season, and that goes for communities, as well as homes. The public is...
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Mason land use committee rejects proposal for Glen Carlyn childcare center
An aerial view of the site for the proposed Glen Carlyn Childcare Center from the staff report.The Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) voted unanimously April 22 to recommend that the Fairfax...
View ArticleFairfax County supervisors call for slight increase in school funds
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agreed to raise the amount of county funds transferred to the public schools by another 1 percent in the marked-up budget voted on March 22, for a total increase...
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Community garden project planned for site owned by Dar Al-Hijrah mosque
Left to right: Ipsita Salim, Safiya Taoufix, and Hauwa Santuraki in the site of the future Green Eden Community Garden.The Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Seven Corners owns a large vacant lot across...
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Neighbors oppose childcare facility at poorly maintained, unsafe house
A childcare center is proposed for this house at 5232 Backlick Road.Abbas Azizi wants to put a childcare facility in his house at 5232 Backlick Road, but neighbors object, citing problems with code...
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Planning Commission defers action on Glen Carlyn Road childcare center
A screen grab from the video of the Planning Commission hearing on the proposed Glen Carlyn Childcare Center.The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed to defer a decision until June 11 on an...
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Forum focuses on pedestrian safety
Pedestrians crossing Route 50 at Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners.By Tammy BarbeeAbout 50 people came to a community forum April 22 at Bailey’s Elementary School to learn more about a huge safety...
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County grants available for neighborhood improvement projects
A NEPP grant supported a tree-planting project at Glasgow Park.Fairfax County is seeking proposals for Neighborhood Enhancement Partnership Program (NEPP) grants for the fiscal year 2015 funding cycle....
View ArticleVirginia state trooper strikes pedestrian in Annandale
A Virginia State Police trooper struck a pedestrian in Annandale around 2:41 a.m. Saturday, April 26, according to news reports. The woman, a 25-year-old Annandale resident, was taken to the hospital...
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Volunteers clean up Willston Center, Culmore areas
Volunteers plant flowers at the Willston Center.About 55 volunteers of all ages spent Saturday morning spiffing up the area around the Willston Multicultural Center as part of Seven Corners...
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Jewish Community Center hosts Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony
The banner at the JCCNV Holocaust Observance.The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia in Annandale observed Yom Ha’Shohoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, with a solemn candle-lighting ceremony,...
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Morale, discipline at Poe Middle School plummet since principal's arrest
Poe Middle SchoolSince former Poe Middle School Principal Sonya Swansbrough was arrested for embezzlement in November, school staff and parents report morale at the school has plummeted, student...
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Annandale Fire Department hosts big community yard sale May 10
The Annandale Firehouse.Last year’s Annandale Community Yard Sale was a big success, so it’s happening again—Saturday, May 10, at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department parking lot, 7128 Columbia...
View ArticleVirginia immigrant youths can now pay in-state tuition for higher education
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has determined that undocumented immigrants youths who meet certain requirements are considered as having “Virginia domicile,” which means they are eligible for...
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Annandale Farmers Market opens tomorrow
The Annandale Farmers Market, at Mason District Park, opens for the season tomorrow morning. About a dozen vendors will be on hand offering homemade bread, pies, herbs, flowers, meat, and Greek...
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FCPS seeks public input on options for later school start times
The Fairfax County School Board is seeing public input on the following four options to implement later school start times for high school students:Middle school lateHigh school hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:20...
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Bon Chon Chicken opens in Annandale
Bon Chon Chicken is back in Annandale. A new Bon Chon outlet opened April 30 at 7215 Columbia Pike in the building accessible from the Giant parking lot that used to house the Bukyungwon restaurant,...
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Smashburger coming to Bailey's Crossroads
The Geico Claims Center at 5885 Leesburg PikeThe new retail center planned for Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, on the site of the Geico claims center, will have a Smashburger restaurant and a CVS...
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