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Possibility of ICE raids spreading fear among local immigrants
A briefing briefing denouncing ICE raids with, from the left: Manuel Castro, Arnoldo Borja, Juan Osorio, Edgar Aranda-Yanoc, and Dae Joong Yoon. The Obama Administration’s new policy to step...
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Volunteers clean up Hogge Park
Volunteers pick up trash in Hogge Park. [FCPD] Hogge Park in Bailey’s Crossroads is a lot cleaner, thanks to the efforts of community residents, Stuart High School students, Fairfax County police...
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New ramp links I-395 and Seminary Road
The new ramp on I-395, with the Mark Center in the background. [VDOT]The Virginia Department of Transportation opened the new ramp linking Interstate 395 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes to Seminary...
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An upsurge in coyote sightings
A coyote pup seen last summer in Falls Church. [FCPD]There’s been an increase in coyote sightings in Fairfax County in recent months. The animals are now considered “established and widespread” in the...
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Winning ticket in 'Cash4Life' lottery sold at Barcroft Plaza
A lucky shopper bought a lottery ticket at the Harris Teeter in the Barcroft Plaza on Columbia Pike, Falls Church, that won the Virginia Lottery’s Cash4Life game. The winner has the choice of $1,000 a...
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The Starbucks coffee shops at Barcroft Plaza and Bradlick shopping centers won’t be selling beer and wine after all. The Starbucks corporate office had initially identified those cafes for conversion...
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Fire damages three condos in Annandale
Smoke pours out of a condo in Annandale. [Photos by a witness]Four people were injured in a two-alarm fire in the Tall Trees Garden Condominium in Annandale Jan. 11. More people could have been hurt,...
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Board of Supervisors defers decision on Bailey's Crossroads land swap
The Southeast Quadrant on Columbia Pike. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors deferred a decision on the Southeast Quadrant land swap in Bailey’s Crossroads until Feb. 2.The delay will provide time...
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State lawmakers vow to work for women's health issues
Del. Kaye Kory and state Sen. Barbara Favola speak at a NARAL fundraiser. Advocates for women’s health are urging the Virginia General Assembly to enact legislation that supports women’s access to...
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Body found in Annandale park
Tollhouse Park [FCPD]The body of man was discovered in Annandale’s Tollhouse Park at the intersection of Little River Turnpike and Annandale Road Jan. 13, the Fairfax County Police Department states in...
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DMV will not move to Barcroft Plaza
Barcroft Plaza on a recent Friday afternoon. The Virginia Department. of Motor Vehicles will not relocate its customer service center from Four Mile Run in Arlington to the Barcroft Plaza shopping...
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Virginia adopts Rapid Pass on-road vehicle emissions testing
The Rapid Pass system uses instruments in the green boxes on either side of the ramp to test vehicles' emissions. A new automated vehicle emissions inspection system in place means you no longer have...
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Steakhouse to open this spring in Bailey's Crossroads
Construction is underway on a LongHorn Steakhouse on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads across from the Skyline Center. The free-standing restaurant, next to the Olive Garden, is scheduled to open in...
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Registration under way for Annandale Youth Lacrosse spring season
A lacrosse player learns some skills at an Annandale Youth Lacrosse fall clinic at Annandale High School. [AYL]If you want your kids to play in the fastest-growing youth sport in the United States, now...
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Inova's Center for Personalized Health will spur investment in community
These buildings, once the domain of oil company employees, will house physicians and medical researchers. Inova’s Center for Personalized Health under development at the former Exxon Mobil campus on...
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Armed robbery at Lincolnia area pizza shop
The Vaperz vape shop in Annandale was burglarized. [Google Maps]The Fairfax County Police Department’s blog entry for Jan. 19 reports a commercial robbery, commercial burglary, and sex offender...
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Barclay Brass performs this Sunday in Annandale
The public is invited to spend a cozy winter afternoon this Sunday enjoying a performance by the Barclay Brass. The concert is Jan. 24, 4 p.m. at United Baptist Church, 2100 Columbia Pike, Annandale....
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Church on Little River Turnpike for sale
Interested in having your own church? The former home of the Fairfax Seventh-day Adventist Church at 8950 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, is for sale. The asking price is $2 million, which includes a...
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The Congressional Schools give back
More than 100 students and volunteers took part in the second annual Service Day hosted by The Congressional Schools of Virginia on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 18. Participants made 240 “power packs”...
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Supervisors approve Spectrum retail center in Bailey's Crossroads
Spectrum's latest design for the shopping center on Route 7.After many deferrals and revisions over the past year and a-half, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors finally approved a rezoning request...
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