Tobacco shop to open in Annandale
Annandale is getting another tobacco shop. Tobacco Max is “coming soon,” says a sign on a storefront on Columbia Pike next to the Juke Box Diner. That space was formerly occupied by Annandale Florist. The flower shop moved a few feet down the road to a standalone building at 7025 Columbia Pike in August 2020.
Survey seeks input on parking lot in Justice Park – even though that proposal is dead
Justice Park with Justice High School in the background. A survey from Mason school board member Ricardy Anderson revisits the controversy over whether a parking lot should be created in Justice Park to accommodate a forthcoming addition for Justice High School – even though Fairfax County Public Schools and the Park Authority both rejected the parking lot … Continued
Unattended pot on a stove causes house fire
House fire started in the kitchen. [FCFRD] A house fire in the 3200 block of Nealon Drive in the Falls Church area of Mason District Nov. 30 was caused by the ignition of cooking oil from an unattended pan left on the stove, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. When fire units from … Continued
Community feedback sought on Audrey Moore Rec Center
The Fairfax County Park Authority has put out a survey seeking community feedback on how people use the Audrey Moore Rec Center and what new features and improvements they want. Access the survey here.
Free Covid test kits will be available at libraries
Fairfax County public libraries will distribute free Covid-19 rapid antigen at-home test kits beginning Friday, Dec. 3. BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Card test kits will be available at 21 libraries, including George Mason Regional Library in Annandale and Thomas Jefferson Library in Falls Church.
Falls Church considers improvements at the Eden Center
The Eden Center focuses on Vietnamese restaurants. The City of Falls Church has started a planning study for the city’s East End, which includes the Eden Center and the surrounding area adjacent to Seven Corners. The East End Small Area Plan would establish a conceptual framework for future development. However, no developers have come forward … Continued
Volunteers and organizations recognized for supporting parks
Volunteers with Friends of Accotink Creek collect litter from the stream. [FACC] The Fairfax County Park Authority has honored the Friends of Accotink Creek (FACC) with an Elly Doyle Park Service Award. FACC volunteers protect the watershed by removing trash, replacing invasive plants with native species, monitoring wildlife populations, and educating the public about preserving … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club brings 60 Thanksgiving meals to Culmore residents
Rotary Club members buy ingredients for Thanksgiving dinners. [Photos: BXRC] More than 20 members of the Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads participated in the club’s decades-long signature project – delivering Thanksgiving dinners to families in the Culmore area.
Police make an arrest in Food Star shooting
Fairfax County police arrested a man for a shooting inside the Food Star grocery store on Route 7 in Bailey’s Crossroads. Harvey Coleman, 33, of Arlington was charged with two felonies.
Santa’s Ride toy collection event scheduled for Dec. 14
Santa’s Ride in Annandale. [File photo] Every year, since 1988, the Fairfax County Police Motor Squad – with help from other local law enforcement agencies – has been collecting toys for children in the hospital.
New Middle Eastern carryout spot opens in Annandale
A Middle Eastern place, called Basil, has moved into the old New York Pizza Factory Plus space at 7254 Columbia Pike in Annandale. Basil had a soft opening last week, and owner Khalil Dib anticipates a grand opening in December.
FCPS reinstates books challenged by parents
Two books that had been subject to a formal challenge have been reinstated in Fairfax County Public School libraries. The books – Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe and Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison – had been temporarily removed following a complaint in September. Parents had charged the books were inappropriate in schools because of claims … Continued
Inova forms partnership with DispatchHealth to bring healthcare to patients’ homes
Medical house calls are coming back to Northern Virginia residents. Inova has formed a partnership with DispatchHealth, which sends healthcare providers to patients’ homes for urgent illnesses and injuries that aren’t severe enough for an emergency room visit.
Annandale-based Korean American advocacy organization rebrands itself
Hamkae Center staff at the open house. [Korea Times] The Virginia branch of the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) has rebranded itself as the Hamkae Center. The organization celebrated its new name and expanded mission at an open house Nov. 18 at its new headquarters, at 6715 Little River Turnpike, Annandale.
School board member seeks feedback on Justice HS addition
A rendering of the Justice High School addition. [FCPS] School board member Ricardy Anderson (Mason) plans to put out a survey on Monday, Nov. 22, on Fairfax County Public Schools’ plan for the Justice High School addition project. Anderson announced the forthcoming survey in a Nov. 19 newsletter, which is sent to people who subscribe … Continued