FXCO economy still sluggish
The state of the Fairfax County economy remains mixed, according to a set of indicators by the county’s Department of Management and Budget. Here are some highlights:The unemployment rate in Fairfax...
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Ethiopian restaurant coming to Annandale
The standalone building at 6669 Little River Turnpike that had housed a succession of Korean/Japanese restaurants over the years will be reincarnated as Dama Ethiopian Restaurant & Pastry.Thanks to...
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Free concerts in Annandale continue through the end of August
Polka time with the Continentals at Ossian Hall Park. Polka and waltz music was on tap at Ossian Hall Park in Annandale Saturday evening as the Continentals played old-world favorites on accordion,...
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Tibetan monks perform healing ceremony in Annandale park
The monks in Luria Park.Tibetan Buddhist monks chanted, blew extremely long horns, and poured sand from a mandala sand painting into Holmes Run in Annandale Sunday afternoon.The ceremony at Luria Park...
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Litter and human waste mar Route 50 pedestrian bridge
A stairwell corner on the pedestrian bridge. A week after a July 31 news report about the filthy condition of the pedestrian bridge over Route 50 in Seven Corners, the bridge stairwells were still...
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Goodwill offers free workshops for older job seekers
The Goodwill Career Center is at the rear of the retail store.Job seekers age 50 or older can find assistance at the Annandale Goodwill Career Center. Two free workshops are scheduled this month, one...
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Deer sharpshooting approved for Annandale Community Park
Deer at Annandale Community Park.The Fairfax County deer hunting program is expanding again this year. Two new parks have been added in Mason District for bow hunting – Bren Mar Park and Turkey Cock...
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Scene around A-Town: A dragon lurks in Luria Park
You never know what strange creatures you might find in an Annandale park.
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Yummy Kabob opens in Annandale
Manager Eyad Issa takes an order.There’s a new place for Middle Eastern cuisine in Annandale: Yummy Kabob opened last week at 3340 Gallows Road, just outside the beltway. It’s open for lunch and...
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Homeowners say housing development violates subdivision covenants
The Woo property where Evergreene Homes plans to build eight houses.A small group of homeowners in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County are trying to stop the development of a housing project that...
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Annandale Terrace Elementary School hosts Back-to-School Fair
The 50th anniversary celebration at Annandale Terrace. Public elementary schools in Fairfax County generally host an orientation session for students before the start of a new school year and a...
View ArticlePolice report attempted robbery in Bailey's Crossroads
Several crimes in the Mason Police District were reported in the Aug. 19 Fairfax County Police Blotter.There was an attempted robbery on Knollwood Drive, across the street from the Woodrow Wilson...
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Teahouse with theater opens in Annandale
Soricha Tea & TheaterAnnandale has something new and different – a beautiful Korean teahouse with live cultural performances and a wide variety of teas – traditional and innovative – designed to...
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Name change proposed for Stuart HS
MarshallThe Fairfax County school board is expected to consider a proposal to change the name of JEB Stuart High School, as a growing number of students and alumni oppose having a school named for a...
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National Night Out is on Aug. 4
Get to know your neighbors on National Night Out, Aug. 4. Community associations and HOAs throughout the nation are hosting cookouts, ice cream socials, and other gatherings, mostly between 6 and 9...
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Crowds descend on Stuart HS for Back-to-School Resource Fair
Thousands of local children are ready to succeed in school this year, thanks to the first-ever Stuart Pyramid Back to School Resource Fair.Students from elementary and middle schools feeding into...
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Scene around A-Town: a big snapper
Snapping turtles bite. [Photo by Kristel Wilson]This large snapping turtle was sighted by Kristel Wilson by the footbridge on the Holmes Run trail near Valleycrest Drive in Annandale. She estimates it...
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Ravensworth Shopping Center renovations almost complete
The new home of a Lotte Plaza supermarket.Renovations of the Ravensworth Shopping Center are about 90 percent complete, and should be ready for a grand reopening in late October, says Rob Seidel of...
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Scene around A-Town: a fox in the woods
Spotted this guy on the Glavis property off Sleepy Hollow Road.
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Swim school opening in Ravensworth Shopping Center
A new Kids First Swim Schools franchise is expected to open in the Ravensworth Shopping Center in Springfield Sept. 8. Kids First bills itself as “the world’s largest provider of children’s swimming...
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