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Public invited to community celebration Sunday hosted by Pro Maxx Fitness
Pro Maxx Fitness is hosting a free, all-day fun fitness event Sunday, Sept. 14, in the parking lot of the Annandale Fire Station, 7128 Columbia Pike. There will be fitness competitions, entertainment,...
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Congressional candidates share views on economy, guns, and climate change
Suzanne ScholteResidents of the 11th congressional district packed a meeting room at the Fairfax Regional Library Sept. 10 to hear from the three candidates challenging Rep. Gerry Connolly (D) in the...
View ArticleCarjacking in Westlawn
There was a carjacking and robbery on the 7100 block of Kenfig Place in the Westlawn area of Falls Church at about 11 p.m. on Sept. 11. “A 26- year-old woman was texting and listening to her radio when...
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Ossian Hall Park is county park with a tobacco-free zone
The playground at Ossian Hall ParkOssian Hall Park in Annandale will become Fairfax County’s first park with a “tobacco-free play zone.” A ceremony marking the unveiling of a sign announcing the...
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New traffic signal for left turns at Braddock and Ravensworth
The Virginia Department of Transportation installed a new signal display at the intersection of Braddock Road and Ravensworth Road last week to make it easier to turn left onto Ravensworth.Up to now,...
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Hotel going up on Route 50
The elevator shaft and stairwell.Construction is well under way on a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel between Arlington Boulevard and South Street in Seven Corners. It should be ready to open by August...
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Bailey’s Rotary Club auctions off classic Mustang
Bailey's Crossroads Rotary Club President Harry Henderson (left) presents $5,000 to Dan Crane of the Wounded Warriors Project.The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads gave away a classic 1966 Mustang...
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Fairfax County seeks public feedback on bus service
The Seven Corners bus transit center on Arlington Boulevard.Do you take buses regularly to get to a job, shopping center, or someplace else? The Fairfax County Department of Transportation wants to...
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Loehmann's Plaza renamed Graham Park Plaza
With Loehmann’s long gone from Loehmann’s Plaza – the discount clothing company went out of business last January – Federal Realty Investment Trust, the owner of the shopping center on Route 50 in...
View ArticleCommentary: Ray Rice incident highlights need to protect abuse victims
By Jasmin WitcherWith all the recent focus on the Rice family, the NFL, and questions as to who viewed the video and knew what, and when, I believe we should stop judging and pointing fingers and start...
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Tysons redevelopment will transform the entire region
Part of the proposed Arbor Row development in the Westpark Drive area of Tysons.A hundred and fifty years ago, Tysons Corners was literally the intersection of two roads, with not much else. It’s now a...
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Free workshop on how faith communities can grow food for the needy
Members of Columbia Baptist Church raise food for the needy.The public is invited to a free workshop in Annandale on how faith communities can develop gardens to benefit local food pantries or members...
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Judge upholds eviction of Pro Maxx Fitness from shopping center
Fairfax County CourthouseThe judge hearing the Pro Maxx Fitness eviction case in Fairfax County General District Court Sept. 19 upheld the eviction and ordered the gym’s owners to pay $35,000 in back...
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FCPS lauds Falls Church High School library
A discussion with authors fills the Falls Church High School library. [FCHS photo]Students at Falls Church High School, one of the smallest high schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, were some the...
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Man charged in connection with human trafficking, abducting a teenage girl
ContrerasDetectives from Fairfax County Police Department’s Human Trafficking Unit have charged a Mason District resident after they discovered he had allegedly abducted a 17-year-old girl, kept her in...
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Annandale firefighters inspecting residents' smoke detectors
Annandale Station 8 Capt. Ralph Pisani (left) and crew member on Bradley Circle in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood.Firefighters from Annandale Fire Station #8 on Columbia Pike were out knocking on...
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Providence Players invite students and seniors to free previews
The Providence Players of Fairfax, a nonprofit community theater troupe performing at the James Lee CommunityCenter, is offering a free preview performance of each upcoming production this season for...
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Funeral chapel proposed for area near Backlick Shopping Center
Mustafa CenterThe Mason District Land Use Committee is expected to hear a proposal Sept. 23 from the Afghan Academy for a funeral chapel at 6839 Braddock Road, Annandale. It would be across the street...
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Seven Corners plan deferred; new committee will look at Sears site
Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, Planning Commission member Janet Hall, and Seven Corners Task Force Co-Chair John Thillman at the Lake Barcroft Association meeting.The Seven Corners Land Use and...
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Seven Corners Task Force agrees on redevelopment plan, except for Sears site
Seven Corners, with Route 7 in the foreground.The Seven Corners Task Force agreed Sept. 23 to endorse a draft redevelopment andtransportation planfor the area – with the exception of theSears site. The...
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