BoS funds sidewalk improvements for Carlin Springs Road
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved $25.4 million for a long list of active transportation improvement projects and infrastructure maintenance at its Aug. 25 meeting. The funding allocation includes $9.9 million to the Fairfax County Department of Transportation for 16 new projects. The only one in Mason District is $860,000 to construct approximately 200 … Continued
Viewpoint: Virginia’s powerful problem
By Paul Gilbert Data centers, global climate change, the merger of power companies, and corporate money in politics seem like different issues, but they are all connected – in some ways literally, through power lines, and in other ways through cause and effect. Let’s “think globally, and act locally.” Climate change is driven by too … Continued
Board of Supervisors dissolves the Tree Commission
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution on Aug. 25 on a 9-1 vote dissolving the Tree Commission and the Environmental Quality Advisory Council (EQAC) and transferring their functions to a new Environmental Commission. That effort – which would save the county $20,000 and 600 hours of staff time – is part of a comprehensive … Continued
Body cam footage shows police-involved shooting in Annandale
The Fairfax County Police Department on Aug. 26 released the body-worn camera footage from the non-fatal officer-involved shooting in Annandale last month. Watch the footage on YouTube. The video shows two officers looking for and capturing Nehemia Fuentes Banegas, 26, of Annandale, a suspect in a domestic violence incident, in a wooded area between Americana … Continued
Renovations planned for two playgrounds in Mason District
The Fairfax County Park Authority will begin renovating playgrounds at seven parks throughout the county this fall, including two in Mason District. Construction will begin on upgrades to the playgrounds at Bren Mar Park on Edsall Road and Lincolnia Park 6295 Eighth St., in September. The projects are expected to be completed in December. The … Continued
Vulcan proposes asphalt plant at Edsall facility
Vulcan Materials Co. is proposing to add an asphalt plant to its Edsall concrete production facility on Industrial Drive in the Springfield area of Mason District. The company plans to file an application with the county within the next few days. Vulcan is currently building a new scale for weighing concrete, a new quality control … Continued
Viewpoint: School rankings obscure Annandale HS’s success
By Shawn DeRose, principal of Annandale High School A member of the Annandale community recently asked me a tough question: Why do certain ranking websites rate Annandale High School low despite all of our recent success? That question made me think of the movie “Moneyball.” In it, Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) realizes baseball had been evaluating players … Continued
DeFlock Fairfax wants FCPD to take down the license plate readers
A new advocacy group is trying to get the Board of Supervisors to remove the police department’s Flock license plate readers that are popping up all over Fairfax County. DeFlock Fairfax is concerned that the automated cameras, which continually monitor all traffic, are eroding people’s privacy by creating an easily searchable history of a vehicle’s … Continued
Business spotlight: Sergio’s Hair Salon
Annandale Today has a new feature, “Business Spotlight,” offering brief posts about local businesses in the Annandale/Mason District area. If you would like to have your business highlighted, contact us at [email protected]. Sergio’s Hair Salon serves men, women, and children in a former single-family house at 6535 Little River Turnpike, Lincolnia. Services include haircuts, color, blowouts, barber … Continued
Jimenez condemns ICE agent’s intimidation of a U.S. citizen
Mason District Supervisor Andres Jimenez has issued a statement condemning the actions of an ICE officer who pointed a firearm at a U.S. citizen in Bailey’s Crossroads on Aug. 10. The ICE agents accused Carolina Molina of attempting to run them over with her vehicle. Video from her car’s dash cam shows that didn’t happen. … Continued
Police arrest snake thieves
Fairfax County Police have charged three suspects from Maryland with stealing reptiles from Petco stores in Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads, and Groveton, the FCPD reported on Aug. 12. On May 21, two suspects stole four pythons from the Petco at 6612 Richmond Highway, the FCPD reports. Similar reptile thefts took place on May 23 at the … Continued
Viewpoint: Bring back the purple bin
By Chris Delta During the July Fourth weekend, I attended a cookout in my neighborhood. In the course of various lively conversations, many topics came up, including the unpredictable weather, climate change, and what we can do to fight it. One neighbor mentioned he had been committed to recycling his glass bottles, but now with the … Continued
ICE agent pulls a gun on a U.S. citizen in Bailey’s Crossroads
A video taken by a woman who was pulled over by ICE in Bailey’s Crossroads on Aug. 10 is going viral. In the video posted by Carolina Molina on Instagram, an ICE agent with his face covered points a gun at her and yells, “You almost ran us over.” Molina, a U.S. citizen and mother, … Continued
Culmore families come together for Unity in the Community
Free toys for kids, resources for adults, and free food for everyone: that’s the concept of the Unity in the Community event in Culmore. George Mason University’s Place-Based Initiative and the Mason Police District sponsored the event, which took place on Aug. 10 just a few hours after an ICE raid in Culmore. The Unity … Continued
Thousands of Virginians will lose Medicaid coverage
The Trump administration’s cuts to the Medicaid program are expected to threaten healthcare coverage for some 300,000 Virginians. While the state government is taking steps to fill the gap, it won’t come close to making up the difference. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R. 1), passed by Congress in 2025, cuts the federal Medicaid program … Continued