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Gross seeks input on creation of large-area Community Parking District
Do you want trucks, recreational vehicles, and boats banned from residential streets in Mason District?Mason Supervisor Penny Gross is gauging public interest in creating a large-area Community Parking...
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Maggiano's brings Italian classics to Springfield Town Center
By Mark HeckathornMaggiano’s Little Italy opened at the new Springfield Town Center, formerly the Springfield Mall, on Oct. 17. This is Maggiano’s 49th restaurant and joins others in Tysons Corner and...
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Celebrate Halloween early at Parklawn Spooky 5K/1K Saturday
The race t-shirt.Everyone in the Annandale/Mason area is invited to get in the Halloween spirit and come out to the first annual Parklawn Spooky 5K/1K Saturday, Oct. 25, sponsored by the Parklawn Civic...
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New details emerge on Southeast Quadrant project in Bailey's Crossroads
A rendering of the proposed apartment building calls it "Columbia Crossroads."Plans under discussion for the “Southeast Quadrant” of Columbia Pike include a five-story apartment building and a new...
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Annandale Atoms: 'most unique' high school mascot in the region
The Atoms of Annandale High School came in first in the “most unique mascot” poll sponsored by WUSA News Channel 9. The voting was a sweep for AHS, with 2,169 votes for the Atoms. The Maret Frogs came...
View ArticleFire damages Annandale condo
A fire in a condo at 4653 Logsdon Drive, Annandale, Oct. 22 caused an estimated $40,000 in damages, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports.Firefighters responded to the fire at...
View ArticleCommunity leaders invited to disaster preparedness sessions
Volunteer Fairfax has received a grant to facilitate community collaboration to prepare for disaster and is hosting a pilot program in the Mason, Braddock, and Sully districts.Leaders of community...
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School board approves later high school start time
Advocates for later school start times pack a school board meeting last month. [Photo from SLEEP.]The Fairfax County School Board by a vote of 11 to 1 Oct. 23 approved later start times for high...
View ArticleTwo Glasgow students hit by car
Two Glasgow Middle School students were struck by a car at 7 a.m. this morning in the 3400 block of Slade Run Drive, Falls Church. They were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening...
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Public invited to Annandale Parade and Festival tomorrow
The Marching Atoms in the Annandale Parade a few years ago.The biggest community event in Annandale – the Annual Parade and Fall Festival, organized by the Annandale Chamber of Commerce– takes place...
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Annual Parade and Fall Festival bring crowds to Annandale
The annual Annandale Parade and Fall Festival Oct. 25 drew large crowds to the community on a beautiful fall day. Both events are sponsored by the Annandale Chamber of Commerce. [See the Annandale Blog...
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A spooky, fun time for Parklawn community
A large crowd, enthusiastic runners, creative Halloween costumes, a scavenger hunt for kids, friendly neighbors, hardworking volunteers, a long list of sponsors (including the Annandale Blog), and...
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Fire at Woodlake Towers displaces two
Woodlake TowersTwo people were displaced following a fire at approximately 12:35 a.m., Oct. 26, in a nine-story building in the Woodlake Towers Condominium at 3100 S. Manchester Street in the Seven...
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Blanket drive assists Syrian refugees in Turkey
Blankets collected in 2013.Local governments and other organizations in Northern Virginia are again sponsoring a blanket drive to assist Syrian refugees seeking shelter in Turkey. More than a million...
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Board of Supervisors to vote on Bicycle Master Plan
A bicyclist on Columbia Pike in Annandale.The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will hold the final hearing Oct. 28 on the county’s first-ever Bicycle Master Plan. The Planning Commission approved...
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Volunteers form friends group for Long Branch Stream Valley
Volunteers collect trash along the Long Branch trail Oct. 18. [LBSV photos]Volunteers from several Annandale and Fairfax neighborhoods created a new group, the Friends of Long Branch Stream Valley, to...
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Lost cat in Annandale
The cat pictured here has disappeared from her home near Brenda Lane and Justine Drive in the Columbia Pines/Broyhill Crest area in Annandale.Her caretaker is offering a reward. If you see this cat,...
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Residents object to proposed funeral chapel on Braddock Road
A rendering of the proposed funeral chapel.Residents of Hillbrook-Tall Oaks and nearby Annandale neighborhoods urged the Mason District Land Use Committee Oct. 28 to oppose plans for a funeral chapel...
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Arrest made in Culmore murder
GavidiaFairfax County Police have made an arrest in the homicide of Filaberto Filipe Paz Ramirez, whose body was found in the Culmore area Sept. 1. Police arrested Jose Antonio Gavidia, 24, Oct. 8 and...
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Chuy's: Tex-Mex with a quirky twist at Springfield Town Center
The Elvis and Priscilla Presley booths. [Photos by Mark Heckathorn]By Mark HeckathornChuy’s, the quirky Tex-Mex restaurant from Austin opened at the new Springfield Town Center Oct. 28, joining...
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