Annandale resident raises funds for water project in African village
Annandale resident Lassine Doumbia is one of the few people from a remote village in the West African nation of Mali to emigrate to the U.S. and find success working for the federal government. Rather than simply focus on creating a new life here, he has been working tirelessly on making life better for the … Continued
Annandale Chick-fil-A opens Thursday
Chick-fil-A will open Thursday, April 7, at 7130 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. Customers will be able to dine inside, order meals at the drive-through option, order online, or use the Chick-fil-A app. Chick-fil-A specializes in chicken sandwiches. It uses chickens raised without antibiotics. Salads are made with fresh ingredients. The restaurant will be open 6 … Continued
NOVA offers free classes to HS graduates
Northern Virginia Community College is offering free summer classes for graduating seniors who are considering enrolling in NOVA. The JumpStart2NOVA program allows high school graduates to take one three-credit course and NOVA’s one-credit College Success Skills course with no tuition cost. Twelve three-credit courses are available, including art appreciation, quantitative reasoning, principles of psychology, and … Continued
Discounts offered for solar energy
The annual Solarize NOVA program is underway, providing bulk discounts on solar systems for homes and businesses. The Solarize campaign is offered in partnership with the Local Energy Alliance Program and the Northern Virginia Regional Commission. The campaign runs from April 1 through June 30. The program includes a free assessment of the property to … Continued
Celebrate Earth Day on the Greenway
The community is invited to celebrate Earth Day on April 23 at an event hosted by the Annandale Greenway Alliance. The family-friendly celebration will be held at the future Annandale Civic Space, 7200 Columbia Pike, 12-4 p.m. There will be an opportunity to explore the Annandale Greenway, a four-mile pathway that connects neighborhoods and parks … Continued
Recent crimes: weapons violation, robbery
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in Mason District: After waking up, a man found a bullet hole through his curtain and window at about 9 a.m. on March 26. Police recovered a bullet inside the residence in the 6000 block of Knollwood Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. Two men robbed the … Continued
Appeals court grants stay in TJ case
Fairfax County Public Schools can continue to use the current admissions process for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology for the time being. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on March 31 granted a stay pending an appeal requested by the Fairfax County School Board. That means FCPS can continue … Continued
Ethiopian restaurant opens in Bailey’s Xroads
There’s a new Ethiopian restaurant in Bailey’s Crossroads. Yeshi Kitfo opened March 25 at 3400-D Washington Drive in the space formerly held by Nour Resto. Yeshi Kitfo will offer Italian dishes and pizza, as well as Ethiopian fare, such as shiro, gomen, firfir, and skelka tibs, says, owner/manager Andy Munga. The specialty, though, is kitfo, … Continued
More details emerge on the resident curator applicant for the White Gardens
Resident curator applicant Meg Stout revealed more details about her plans for the White Gardens at a March 29 meeting with the evaluation team. If selected as the resident curator, Stout and her husband Bryan would live in and restore the house built by Margaret and John C. (JC) White in 1939. The White Gardens … Continued
Massage therapist dies in jail
The massage therapist who was arrested in Annandale March 25 for fondling a patient was found dead at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, the Police Department reports. Kyung Pil Chang, 55, of Haymarket, was found unresponsive in his cell at about 4:40 p.m. on March 29. He was pronounced deceased by Fire and Rescue … Continued
FCPS completes parent meetings on middle school configuration
Fairfax County Public Schools has completed the parent engagement process to determine whether Glasgow, Holmes, and Poe middle schools should be reconfigured to serve just grades 7 and 8. According to a FAQ issued by FCPS, the only reason for making the change is for consistency. The schools in Mason District are the only ones … Continued
School news roundup
Glasgow on TV – CBS News came to Glasgow Middle School to film teacher Julie Kouril’s sixth-grade history class. The story will be be aired on March 29 for a segment on Women’s History Month. The news story features Kouril teaching the class about women’s rights and empowerment developed by Women for Education, Advocacy & … Continued
Health facility coming to Bradlick
This vacant stand-alone building at the Bradlick Shopping Center in Annandale is going to be a Commonwealth Medical Center. That was confirmed by Jon Stollberg, acting director of marketing at Combined Properties. the owner of the shopping center. The building was formerly occupied by a Capital One Bank branch. The new health facility will offer … Continued
Explore a Park: Green Spring Gardens
This article is part of our series on parks in the Annandale/Mason District area. The last piece explored Eakin Park in Annandale. See other stories in the series on the Parks page. Green Spring Gardens is wonderful all year but is especially nice in spring when the flowers and trees come alive with colorful blossoms. … Continued
Recent crimes: assault, drugs, auto theft
The following crimes in the Mason District area were reported by the Fairfax County Police Department: A 21-year-old man from Falls Church was charged with two counts of malicious wounding after a stabbing incident at Arlington Boulevard and Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners at about 3 p.m. on March, 24. When officers arrived in … Continued