May 19, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Community members explore the future Annandale Greenway

#Annandale, #Annandale Greenway, #nature, #parks, #trails
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Loki leads the way as participants in the Annandale Greenway Inaugural Walk leave Green Spring Gardens and head toward Braddock Road. About 30 people went on the Annandale Greenway Inaugural Walk Oct. 24, a four-mile trek along existing trails and sidewalks between Green Spring Gardens and Annandale Community Park.  The Annandale Greenway Alliance, an informal … Continued

To meet local climate goals, we need a national price on carbon

#climate, #Connolly, #energy, #environment, #volunteers, #Warner
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The authors (left and third from left) and other Citizens’ Climate Lobby volunteers meet with Rep. Gerry Connolly (right) in 2018. By Sarah Karush and George Kralovec Fairfax County recently developed a blueprint to cut local greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Now there are signs that Congress is … Continued

Early voting underway at more locations

#elections, #voting

People line up to vote at the Mason Government Center Oct. 21. Early voting in Fairfax County is now available at an additional 13 locations as of Oct. 21, including the Mason District Government Center and Thomas Jefferson Library.  Those locations are open for voting noon-7 p.m. on weekdays; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturdays, Oct. … Continued

Conservation group wants to prevent development of vacant Annandale properties

#Annandale, #community organizations, #development, #environment, #land use, #nature, #parks
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The Annandale properties up for auction are outlined in yellow. Fairfax County has put seven adjoining properties totaling 6.7 acres in Mason District up for auction. The land is adjacent to Accotink Creek, and the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) is scrambling to acquire the land so it can’t be developed. The seven parcels are … Continued

Stacey Abrams joins statewide Democratic candidates at campaign stop in Merrifield

#elections, #McAuliffe, #politics, #voting
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Terry McAuliffe and Stacy Abrams. Candidate for governor Terry McAuliffe “will stand up for justice, for women’s rights, for human rights,” voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams told the crowd at a Democratic rally in Merrifield Oct. 17.  Candidate for lieutenant governor Hala Ayala and Mark Herring, the state’s attorney general who’s running for re-election, also … Continued

Haven of Northern Virginia reopens for in-person grief counseling

#Annandale, #nonprofits, #social services, #volunteers

Haven is based in a former farmhouse that is more than 100 years old. Haven of Northern Virginia, a nonprofit based in Annandale that helps people deal with grief, has reopened for in-person counseling.   Haven offers emotional support to the bereaved and their families and friends through one-on-one counseling and support groups led by well-trained … Continued