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New apartment building on Route 50 in Seven Corners could open this spring
The Loren as seen from Arlington Boulevard. [Photos: Weinberg & Harris]“The Loren,” the apartment building under construction on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners next to the new Hampton Inn...
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Café/hookah bar coming to Annandale
A Lebanese restaurant and hookah bar called Café Fumeé is set to open at 7250 Columbia Pike in central Annandale. The co-owners, Khali Dib and Hussein Zein, hope the place could open by April 1,...
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Students are building a house in Annandale
The construction site on Holyoke Drive, Annandale. Students with special needs have started construction on a new house in Annandale. The students are in the Building Futures program at schools run by...
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ICE raids brings fear to local immigrant communities
ICE picked up residents from the top floor of this building in Fairmont Gardens.Residents of the Fairmont Gardens apartments in Annandale are living in fear after two raids last week by U.S....
View ArticleMan assaulted in Annandale
The latest crime reports from the Fairfax County Police Department include three incidents in the Annandale/Mason District area.Three men assaulted a 45-year-old man when he was taking out his trash at...
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When someone goes missing, police search and rescue unit steps in
2nd Lt. Richard Theal demonstrates equipment used in search and rescue operations. When someone with dementia or autism goes missing, like the time a young man with special needs ran away while his...
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Missing teen could be in danger
Fairfax County Police detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old, Venus Lorena Romero Iraheta, 17, of Beauregard Street in Alexandria.Venus left her home voluntarily on...
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Ralph Northam reaches out to veterans
Ralph Northam meets with veterans and service members. The upcoming elections have “tremendous implications,” said Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, who’s running for governor. The direction the country...
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Local activists present valentines to Beyer to thank him for resisting Trump...
Members of Indivisible thank Rep. Don Beyer with valentines. Northern Virginia members of Indivisible, a nationwide movement to harness constituent advocacy in Congress and resist the Trump agenda,...
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Jersey Mike's Subs to open at Ravensworth center
A Jersey Mike’s sub shop is excepted to open at Ravensworth Shopping Center in mid-March, reports a company spokesperson.It will offer the same menu as the other Jersey Mike’s franchises. The...
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‘Blues in the Night’ at Creative Cauldron
The cast of "Blues in the Night." [Keith Waters/Kx Photography]By David SiegelReady for top-notch singing talent that brings the blues to vibrant, spicy life? Then high-tail it to Creative Cauldron in...
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Nonprofit helps military translators resettle in the U.S.
A welcoming party at the airport. [No One Left Behind]Two refugee families from Afghanistan moved into furnished apartments in Alexandria this weekend with support from an organization called No One...
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Five suspects charged with brutal, gang-related murder of 15-year-old girl
Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler speaks at a news conference on the murder of Damaris Alexandra Reyes Rivas with law enforcement leaders from other jurisdictions. [FCPD]The murder of...
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Montessori school in Annandale expanded
The new addition at the Montessori School of Northern Virginia. The Montessori School of Northern Virginia is bigger and better now that a renovation and expansion of the Hillbrook campus at 6820...
View ArticleFCPS says schools are safe in wake of ICE raids
A newsletter from Woodburn Elementary School ensures parents that “schools are safe” and aren’t expected to be targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.Children who live in the...
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Three alarm fire at apartment in Lincolnia
Two people were hospitalized following a three-alarm fire at the Morningside Apartments on Beauregard Street in the Lincolnia area Friday afternoon. One of the injured adults has a “moderate injury,”...
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In the Moment: the Jewish Plays Project at the JCC
Sarah Berry [JPP]By David SiegelWe in the D.C. theater community are constantly on the prowl for new voices with diverse mindsets and new plays on emerging issues.There are many ongoing efforts to...
View ArticleHome assessments are up 1.3 percent in Annandale
Real estate assessments rose an average of 0.68 percent from 2016 to 2017 for residential homes in Fairfax County. The average home is assessed at $533,168. Residential assessments in Annandale rose an...
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Neighbors reach out to victims of hate, public officials at postcard-writing...
Local residents send messages of support, gratitude, and advocacy. A few dozen local residents gathered on Friday evening for a postcard-writing party to commemorate Random Acts of Kindness Day. They...
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The soundscape of MetroStage’s ‘The Gin Game’ Rocks!
Fonsia (Roz White) and Weller (Doug Brown). [Photo by Christopher Banks]By David SiegelI love being surprised when I go to the theater. Recently, I went to a play, “The Gin Game” (at MetroStage in...
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