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Two tenants approved for Bailey's Crossroads retail center
The future site of a retail center, on Route 7, between Charles Street and Washington Drive.Two companies – Sleepy’s and T-Mobile – have signed up for the newly approved shopping center to be built at...
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There was a robbery at the Rent-A-Center at the Plaza at Landmark, 6244 Little River Turnpike, March 7, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A female employee, 23, walked out of the building...
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Annandale Rotary Club sells lottery tickets
The Rotary Club of Annandale is conducting a lottery to raise money for worthy projects funded by the club’s foundation. Tickets are $100. The top prize is $5,000. There will also be one $1,500 prize,...
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Urban planners to study Annandale revitalization strategies
Columbia Pike in Annandale. The Mini-Technical Assistance Panel of the Washington area chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) has selected Annandale as one of its study sites. The group will...
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Free movie, silent auction at Belvedere PTA fundraiser
Bring the kids to free screening of “The Peanuts Movie” at Belvedere Elementary School Friday, March 11, while you bid for great items at a silent auction.The PTA fundraising event is 6:30-8:30 p.m.,...
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Planning Commission defers decision on Monticello Mews
Monticello Mews would be built in the area within the black border. [DPZ]The Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred until March 16 a decision on Monticello Mews, a proposal for 99 townhouses to be...
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The Fairfax County budget: 10 things you need to know
The slogan for school funding advocates.(1) The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and School Board are engaged in a contentious conflict about how much of a funding increase should go to the public...
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Dominion pays customers $50 for removing old refrigerators
Got an old refrigerator or freezer you want to get rid of? Dominion Virginia Power will pick it up at no cost and give you a $50 rebate. The company’s Appliance Recycling Program saves energy by taking...
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New housing, retail, and restaurants coming to Mosaic
The new buildings are going up on the site of a former parking lot, on the right. Big changes are happening at the Mosaic District in Merrifield, the West of Falls Church blog reports. Construction has...
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Autistic teen missing in Lincolnia area
Update: Tobias was found in the 5500 block of Franconia Road shortly before 10 p.m., the FCPD reports. He is fine. The Fairfax County Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in finding a...
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Park Authority urged to protect the natural resources at Lake Accotink
The marina area at Lake Accotink.People who enjoy Lake Accotink Park want the natural resources preserved and don’t want more paved surfaces. At least that was the theme of a community meeting March 14...
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Bad move, Exxon
The Pinecrest Exxon station at Pinecrest Plaza. This is what it used to look like. At a time when there’s an effort to create murals in central Annandale, one long-time mural in the area – at the...
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Mulch madness supports graduating seniors
The PTSAs at all three high schools in the Annandale/Mason area are selling mulch to support all-night graduation celebrations for the Class of 2016. These parties provide a fun, safe, alcohol-free...
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School funds, meals tax among issues raised at Budget Town Hall
LongThe Mason District Budget Town Hall March 26 offered a clash of opinions over spending on schools. The proposed 4-cent property tax increase in the advertised budget for FY 2017 approved by the...
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County approves massive sports center in Springfield
A rendering of the St. James sports centerThe Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a massive sports and wellness complex in an industrial area of Springfield March 16. The...
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Interfaith group presents education forum on Islam
What is the Islam religion all about? Learn for yourself at a presentation next month in Annandale presented by the Interfaith Community for Dialogue, a program supported by the Fairfax County...
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Happy birthday, Bailey's Crossroads Rotary Club
BXRC President Pat Borowski (right) presents the club’s 2016 Rotarian of the Year award to Jim Holcombe.Members of the Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads (BXRC) celebrated the group’s 39th birthday...
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Public engagement process underway on future of libraries
The George Mason Regional Library is busy on a Saturday morning. Several people at a community forum on the Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) system March 19 recommended revising the policy on...
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Planning Commission endorses townhouses for Edsall Road
The future site of Monticello Mews with the Isabella in the background. The Fairfax County Planning Commission unanimously approved the Monticello Mews project March 16. DRW Inc. is planning to...
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Road repaving and bike lanes proposed for Annandale
Ravensworth Road needs repaving and has gotten worse since this photo was taken last May. The Virginia Department of Transportation is slated to repave several roads in Annandale, starting this summer,...
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