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School board seeks $310 million bond
Annandale TerraceThe Fairfax County School Board has asked the Board of Supervisors to place a $310 million school bond referendum on the ballot for the general election on Nov. 3.The bond would fund...
View ArticleNoise ordinance would allow louder sounds in residential areas
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will consider a more detailed noise ordinance May 12 that will in some cases allow louder sounds in residential neighborhoods. A public hearing on the proposal...
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Dead body found near Annandale Road
The body was found in this wooded area on South Street between Holmes Run Road and Annandale Road.Two Falls Church residents discovered what appeared to be the body of an adult male lying in a wooded...
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Falls Church grad running for school board
FatehOmar Fateh, a 2008 graduate of Falls Church High School, is running for an at-large seat on the Fairfax County School Board, he says, because he understands the issues faced by minority students...
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Landmark Mall slated for redevelopment
A preliminary sketch of the housing at Landmark.The redevelopment project on the site of Landmark Mall has been delayed but is still going forward. The Alexandria City Council had approved a...
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Facade improvements proposed for Annandale
Could a few simple aesthetic fixes improve the appearance of central Annandale? That’s the idea behind the Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization’s (OCR) proposed façade improvement pilot...
View ArticleSex offense reported in Annandale
The Fairfax County Police Department reports a sex offense occurred in Annandale on May 11. A woman was walking on the 6700 block of Little River Turnpike near Old Columbia Pike at 2:10 p.m. when a man...
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Turf field projects under way at Annandale and Stuart high schools
The new scoreboard for Annandale High School features the new Atoms logo.Both Annandale and JEB Stuart high schools are getting new synthetic turf fields.Construction on synthetic turf fields at...
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George Mason Regional Library celebrates 60th anniversary
The George Mason Regional Library celebrated its 60th anniversary Saturday with a full day of children’s entertainment. The day began with a lion dance performed by members of Girl Scout Troop 2016....
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Sen. Saslaw calls for more state funding for education
Saslaw speaks to supporters at Kilroy's in Springfield.State Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-35th) urged a crowd of supporters and politicians at his re-election campaign kick-off May 16 at Kilroy’s to return the...
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Taste of Annandale opens with 5K 'Diamond Dash'
Taste of Annandale sign on Annandale United Methodist Church on Columbia Pike. The 5K Fun Run, the opening activity of the Taste of Annandale June 13, is called the “Diamond Dash” for a special reason:...
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Truck ban proposed for Ravensworth
Pothole-ridden Ravensworth Road in Annandale could get some relief if the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approves a proposal to ban trucks.The BoS has scheduled a public hearing for June 2, 4...
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Alzheimer's facility planned for Annandale
The new project would be to the right of the Leewood Center on Braddock Road near the Backlick Road intersection.Fifteen years after the Board of Supervisors approved a housing facility for...
View ArticleHealth officials seek people who might have been exposed to measles
Local public health officials are trying to identify people who might have come into contact with an adult who had measles and could have been exposed to the disease when the victim was contagious...
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More sponsors, restaurants join Taste of Annandale
Several additional sponsors and restaurants have joined the Taste of Annandale since the last article listing contributors was published in the Annandale Blog last month. The Taste of Annandale, a...
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Annandale Rotary Club is all about community service
The Rotary Club of Annandale awarded Saperstone Scholarships to three Northern Virginia Community College students to help them continue their education. Left to right: Hye Sun Lee, former NVCC Provost...
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Taste of Annandale features variety of entertainment
Swell performs at JVs in Falls Church.Annandale’s got plenty of talent – and much of it will be display at the Taste of Annandale, an all-day community festival on June 13. Bands lined up so far...
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Annandale HS principal will retire
RandazzoAnnandale High School Principal Vince Randazzo announced May 22 plans to retire later this summer. “I have enjoyed working with you, and the entire Annandale family, to build a school of which...
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Scene around A-Town: The pools are open!
Local swimming pools throughout the area opened yesterday, and despite the nippy temperature, a few hardy souls took the plunge, including these swimmers at the Lincolnia Park Recreation Club.
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Queen of Apostles School hosts 5K and international festival May 30
The 2014 Queen of Apostles 5K.Come outside, get some exercise, and have fun at the annual 5K Soar Like an Eagle Run hosted by the Queen of Apostles School May 30.The 5K starts at 8 a.m. at 4409 Sano...
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