June 7, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Financial aid available for small businesses hurt by pandemic – apply now before the money runs out

#Annandale va, #businesses, #coronavirus, #funding, #government services, #health
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If you own a small business that’s facing economic hardships due to the coronavirus pandemic, several new federal programs could provide a lifeline. The office of Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) has prepared a guide on the assistance available to small business under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and other sources. These … Continued

Metro board saves 3A and 29W bus routes, but more funding cuts likely due to coronavirus pandemic

#Annandale, #budget, #bus, #coronavirus, #health, #Metro, #transit
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The 3A bus on Annandale Road. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s budget, approved by the board on April 2, would not eliminate the 3A and 29W Metrobus routes that traverse the Annandale area. However, the budget for the year beginning July 1 will be re-evaluated as more details emerge in the coming weeks on … Continued

NOVA grad donates $1 million to the NOVA Foundation

#Annandale, #charity, #coronavirus, #health, #higher education, #NOVA, #youths
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Howe When Debra Coffman Howe was a nursing student at Northern Virginia Community College and struggling to afford the tuition, she was helped by an anonymous donor. Now she’s a healthcare executive and committed $1 million to the college, the NOVA Foundation announced April 2. Howe’s gift supplements her existing endowed scholarship fund for NOVA … Continued

Annandale food pantry needs donations

#Annandale, #charity, #churches, #community organizations, #coronavirus, #food, #health, #volunteers

The ACCA food pantry – before it started running out of food. The food pantry operated by the Annandale Christian Community for Action is quickly running out of non-perishable food items and is asking the community for donations. Since the coronavirus pandemic swept the area – and a growing number of people are out of work –requests for … Continued

Fairfax County expects huge revenue losses due to coronavirus

#Annandale, #Board of Supervisors, #budget, #coronavirus, #health, #taxes
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The Budget Committee meeting on March 31. Board members Penny Gross (Mason) and Dalia Palchik (Providence) participated remotely.  The advertised budget for FY 2021 presented to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors in February is outdated due to a decline in revenue and increased expenses projected for dealing with the coronavirus crisis. A revised draft … Continued

Three more COVID-19 deaths

#Annandale, #coronavirus, #health

The Fairfax County Health Department reports three additional deaths due to complications of COVID-19. The victims are a man in his 60s, a man in his 80s, and a man in his 90s. All three were hospitalized. Their deaths bring the total to five deaths in the Fairfax Health District, which includes the cities of … Continued

Fire at the Parliaments started in an apartment kitchen

#Annandale, #fires

This is the second fire at the Parliaments in five months. [FCFRD] A two-alarm fire at the Parliaments high-rise apartment building at about 12:30 p.m. March 30 started in a kitchen on the sixth floor, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The nine-story building is on Eastmoreland Road in Annandale. Fire investigators determined … Continued