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Princess'Land, a spa for girls, slated to open in Annandale
This building was originally a residence.The long-vacant building at 7224 Columbia Pike that used to house the Annandale Florist is finally getting a new tenant: Princess’Land, a spa for girls.We can’t...
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Two women shot during fight in Annandale
Two women, ages 19 and 20, were shot outside 7555 Davian Drive shortly after 5 p.m., Dec. 6. They were transported to the hospital says Fairfax County Police spokesperson Megan Hawkins, and are in...
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Supervisors approve redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza
Graham Park PlazaThe Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment Dec. 6 for the redevelopment of Graham Park Plaza on Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church.The owner,...
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved the establishment of a Police Civilian Review Panel Dec. 6 with the goal of improving public trust.The panel will act as another avenue or “portal” for...
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Supervisors approve townhouses at Heritage Mall
Townhouses approved for this parking lot. A new 67-unit townhouse development behind Heritage Mall in Annandale moved a step closer to reality, as the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a...
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Supervisors approve e-Loft project in Bailey's Crossroads
The office building in the center would see new life as flexible e-Loft project.The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning application allowing the conversion of a vacant,...
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Long-time patrons mourn the closing of Grevey's
The bar is having a farewell party with live bands Dec. 9.Like that bar on “Cheers,” Gevey’s is the kind of neighborhood watering hole where everyone knows your name, said one long-time patron Dec. 8,...
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Skyline Center for sale
The Skyline CenterThe Skyline business campus in Bailey’s Crossroads will be sold at auction to the highest bidder on Dec. 21, the Washington Business Journal (WBJ) reports.The property is being sold –...
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Norma Lopez honored for work on the Taste of Annandale
Left to right: Fairfax County Executive Edward Long Jr., Norma Lopez, and Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova.Norma Lopez, a community developer with the Fairfax County Office of Neighborhood and...
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New restaurants open at Eden Center
Little Viet Garden. If you haven’t been to Eden Center, the Vietnamese shopping center, on Wilson Boulevard in Seven Corners, recently, you might be surprised to find several new restaurants.Little...
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Police chief struck by drunk driver
The police cruiser driven by Roessler. [FCPD]Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin C. Roessler Jr. suffered minor injuries in a crash Dec. 12 after the unmarked police cruiser he was driving was struck by...
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Gross outlines highlights of 2016 for Mason District
Supervisor Penny Gross (left) hands out door prizes with chief aide Fran Tunick.“Overall, 2016 was great year in Mason District,” said Supervisor Penny Gross at the annual Mason District Holiday...
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New uses could revive old office buildings
The Silverline Center in Tysons [Hickok Cole Architects]Fairfax County needs to make it easier for developers to convert aging, underutilized office buildings to new, more profitable uses, states a...
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Lions Club selling citrus fruit on Saturday
The Falls Church – Annandale Lions Club will be selling fresh navel oranges, grapefruits, juice oranges, mandarin oranges, and other items Saturday, Dec. 17, in the parking lot at the Annandale Swim...
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Troop 150 shines in Scouting for Food campaign
Thanks to the generous donations by Annandale residents and hard work by scouts and parent volunteers, Boy Scout Troop 150 and Cub Scout Pack 105 collected the most food during the Scouting for Food...
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The Block almost ready to open
Snowcream Company is already open.The eateries in The Block are getting to ready to open, although one of them, the Snowcream Company, has had a “soft opening.”The Block, the new food court-like...
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Annandale house fire displaces five
Smoke consumes the rear of a house on Poplar Street. [FCFD]A two-alarm fire at a house in the 7200 block of Popular Street in Annandale Dec. 16 displaced five people and caused more than $161,200 in...
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Kids find gifts at Facets' Sibling Shop
The holidays came a little early for some young residents of the Wedgewood apartments in Annandale.More than 100 kids showed up at the Sibling Shop, a program set up by Facets at the Wedgewood...
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RadioShack is closing
The RadioShack/Sprint store at 7408 Little River Turnpike is closing – probably at the end of January or whenever the inventory is gone, says manager William Lopez. Meanwhile, everything is 20 to 50...
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Shooting by deputy was justified, commonwealth's attorney rules
Lt. Smith describes what's happening in a video of the incident. [FCPD]The Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney, Raymond Morrogh, has exonerated the sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Yovani Amaya...
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