June 2, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Ryan Zimmerman creates Pros for Heroes fund for healthcare workers

#Annandale, #charity, #coronavirus, #health, #Inova

Ryan Zimmerman appears on the Today Show from his home in Great Falls. With COVID-19 ravaging the community, and healthcare workers are battling the disease with less-than adequate supplies, Washington National star Ryan Zimmerman stepped up to the plate. Zimmerman and his wife Heather founded the Pros for Heroes campaign to raise money for hospital … Continued

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FCPS apologizes for distance learning failure

#Anderson, #Annandale, #Brabrand, #education, #school board, #schools
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Superintendent Scott Brabrand says distance learning will work properly this week. [FCPS] When distance learning starts up again Monday, April 20, Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand assured the community and school board that the problems have been fixed. Distance learning initially started last Tuesday, but FCPS briefly suspended the program, then canceled it … Continued

County is providing space at hotels for homeless people with coronavirus

#Annandale, #Bailey's Crossroads, #coronavirus, #health, #homeless

The Bailey’s Shelter and Supportive Housing facility opened in November 2019 in Bailey’s Crossroads. Fairfax County has secured three hotels for homeless people who tested positive for COVID-19, have COVID-19 symptoms, or have been exposed to someone who tested positive, reports Board of Supervisors Chair Jeffrey McKay. These hotels have a total of 223 rooms … Continued

World Central Kitchen gives out thousands of meals a week in Annandale and Culmore

#Annandale, #Bailey's Crossroads, #charity, #community organizations, #coronavirus, #Culmore, #food, #health
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Cultmore residents pick up free meals at the Woodrow Wilson Library April 16. Chef and restaurateur José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen, the Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP) Foundation, and the Legal Aid Justice Center are teaming up to feed families in Bailey’s Crossroads and Annandale during the coronavirus crisis. The program provides nearly 2,000 … Continued

Supervisors approve electronic meetings with limited public participation

#Annandale, #Board of Supervisors, #coronavirus, #health, #land use

The Board of Supervisors, including Mason Supervisor Penny Gross (top), participates in in the April 14 meeting virtually. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ approval of an ordinance allowing county governmental entities to meet electronically during the COVID-19 emergency is being challenged by those who believe it will reduce opportunities for public participation on land … Continued

Restaurants, theaters won’t reopen until May 8

#Annandale, #businesses, #children, #coronavirus, #health, #Northam

Northam speaks at a coronavirus briefing April 15.  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is extending Executive Order 53 for two more weeks. That directive requires the closure of restaurants, gyms, theaters, barber shops, hair salons, schools, and all entertainment and recreational businesses. That order now will expire May 8, instead of April 23, Northam announced at … Continued

Inova seeks plasma from people who recovered from COVID-19 for research study

#Annandale, #coronavirus, #health, #Inova

Inova Fairfax Hospital If you’ve had COVID-19 and recovered, Inova Health System wants to study your blood. Actually, what Inova wants is your plasma, the colorless fluid part of blood, which contains immunoglobulins (immune protection), and could be used by researchers working on treatments for patients currently sick with COVID-19we. To qualify for plasma donation, … Continued

Fairfax County schools went digital – with a few glitches

#Annandale, #Brabrand, #education, #schools, #technology
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Teachers at Braddock Elementary School in Annandale were ready for online learning. Updated, April 15: FCPS announced “due to ongoing technical issues with the Blackboard 24/7 system, teacher-led instruction is canceled for the remainder of today, April 15. FCPS is working closely with the Blackboard technical team to address these issues. The first day of … Continued

Long list of new laws signed by Northam

#Annandale, #crime, #Dominion, #drugs, #employment, #environment, #Northam, #state government, #utilities, #voting

Northam Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed dozens of bills into law in recent days, on criminal justice, marijuana decriminalization, voting, energy, Confederate monuments, discrimination, clean energy, workers’ rights, and more. The bills take effect July 1. The General Assembly plans to reconvene on April 22 to consider Northam’s amendments to some of the bills. Northam … Continued

Fairfax County proposes more flexibility for home-based businesses and accessory dwellings

#Annandale, #businesses, #housing, #land use, #zoning
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A photo of an illegal accessory dwelling in Arlington published by Greater Greater Washington. (Radcliffe Dacanay licensed under Creative Commons) Fairfax County is proposing to loosen the zoning rules for accessory dwellings and home-based businesses. The changes are part of the Department of Planning and Development’s multiyear effort, known as zMOD, to rewrite the county’s … Continued

Revised school budget reflects impact of COVID-19

#Annandale, #Brabrand, #budget, #coronavirus, #health, #school board, #schools

A screen shot from a virtual school board work session April 9. From the left: school board chair Karen Corbett Sanders (Mount Vernon), Tamara Derenak Kaufax (Lee), Megan McLaughlin (Braddock), and Superintendent Scott Brabrand. Fairfax County Public Schools will have far less revenue and more expenses than previously anticipated, due to the coronavirus pandemic. As … Continued