May 28, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

New York Times features ACCA Child Development Center in piece on childcare challenges during the pandemic

#Annandale, #children, #Covid, #education, #health
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ACCA Child Development Center Executive Director Maria-Isabel Ballivian speaks at the White House. At the left is Vice President Kamala Harris. [Doug Mills/The New York Times] A recent article in the New York Times on how childcare leaders are struggling to manage during the COVID pandemic includes a first-person account from Maria-Isabel Ballivian, executive director … Continued

Park authority to tear down house in Bren Mar Park

#parks

The Fairfax County Park Authority will demolish an old, vacant house in Bren Mar Park in late May or early June. The work is expected to take two weeks.  Bren Mar Park, at 5415 Colliers Lane, is off Edsall Road in the Alexandria area of Mason District, It has a playground, trails, a picnic area, … Continued

Parents invited to school boundary study meetings

#Justice High School, #school board, #schools
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Modular units handle the overflow at Glen Forest Elementary School. Fairfax County Public Schools is moving into the next phase of the boundary adjustment process for elementary schools in the Justice High School pyramid.  FCPS is considering changes to the attendance areas to accommodate overcrowding at Glen Forest Elementary School in Bailey’s Crossroads and address … Continued

Man arrested for reckless driving, child endangerment, weapons

#crime, #police

The Fairfax County Police Department’s weekly crime report includes an incident in Annandale involving a vehicle pursuit, weapons violation, and child endangerment. Officers noticed a 1996 Honda Accord being driven recklessly at about 2:30 a.m., April 12, on Backlick Road at Braddock Road. The driver refused to stop, resulting in a pursuit. 

Ill raccoon spotted near nature center

#animals, #parks, #wildlife

If you’re planning to walk near the Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Annandale, watch out for a potentially rabid raccoon.  A sign at the Nature Center urges people to watch out for a “raccoon displaying symptoms of illness seen near the trail and stream April 12 and 13.” That stream backs up to the Lafayette … Continued

More schools are offering free meal kits once a week

#food, #schools

FCPS has been providing free meals for pickup since the pandemic took hold. [FCPS] Now that Fairfax County schools have opened for four days of learning a week, many FCPS Grab & Go food distribution sites have switched from daily food pickup to weekly distribution of meal kits.  The kits contain seven days of breakfast, … Continued

‘Community Champions’ make Annandale a better place

#Board of Supervisors, #charity, #Taste of Annandale, #volunteers

 Bob Kahane (right) thanks elected leaders for their support at the 2019 Taste of Annandale. From the left: Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, Del. Vivian Watts, and then-chair of the Board of Supervisors Sharon Bulova. Among the Community Champions honored by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors April 13 are two volunteers who are making Annandale … Continued

Mason Task Force seeks major changes in Public Storage redevelopment proposal

#Annandale, #land use, #Mason District, #redevelopment
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Task force wants the Public Storage expansion project to incorporate the adjacent gas station property.   [Revised April 15] The Mason District Task Force agreed April 14 that a plan to expand the Public Storage facility in Annandale should not go forward unless the project includes the adjacent gas station property.  The Task Force was formed to … Continued