All frontline essential workers can now register for a COVID vaccination
Beginning today, March 30, the Fairfax County Health Department is allowing everyone in Phase 1b to register for a COVID-19 vaccination. The latest subgroups in the 1b frontline essential workers group who can now get vaccinated include officials needed to maintain continuity of government, clergy and faith leaders, and janitorial and cleaning staff.
New Virginia program offers free community college tuition to lower-income students
Northam signs legislation enacting the G3 program. Students from low and middle-income households in Virginia are now eligible for free tuition at community colleges in certain high-demand fields. Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation March 29 at the Alexandria campus of Northern Virginia Community College creating the “Get Skilled, Get a Job, Give Back” (G3) initiative.
Fire damages Annandale store
Fairfax County firefighters extinguished a fire March 29 at the Dollar Plus store at 7875 Heritage Drive in Heritage Mall in Annandale. Some smoke, but no fire, spread to nearby stores. There were no injuries.
Fire damages Broyhill Crest home
A house fire started in the attic of this Annandale home. [Photos by FCFRD] A fire damaged a house in the 7400 block of Valleycrest Boulevard in Annandale March 29, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. When firefighters arrived shortly after 6:30 a.m., fire was showing from the roof of the one-story, single-family … Continued
The Taste of Annandale is on for October 2021
Crowds enjoy the show at the 2019 Taste of Annandale. The Taste of Annandale will be back this fall – bigger and better than ever. The 2021 festival will be Oct. 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., on Tom Davis Drive.
New DMV center planned for Braddock Road
An illustration of the new DMV center planned for Braddock Road. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is planning to build a new DMV Customer Service Center at 9911 Braddock Road in Fairfax, Braddock Supervisor James Walkinshaw announced. The structure will replace a facility currently used for motorcycle training. The DMV purchased the property in … Continued
Man attacks people at senior center
The Lincolnia Senior Center The Fairfax County Police Department reports the following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area: A man entered a building at the Lincolnia Senior Center being used as a hypothermia shelter (4710 N. Chambliss St.) shortly before 7 a.m. on March 20 and began assaulting several people.
VDOT will repave dozens of roads in Annandale and Seven Corners
The roads in red will be repaved in 2021. The Virginia Department of Transportation will repave hundreds of roads in Fairfax County between April and November. Roads on VDOT’s repaving agenda in the Annandale/Mason District area are concentrated in these neighborhoods: Holmes Run Acres, Masonville, Sleepy Hollow, Lee Boulevard Heights, Mantua, and Strathmeade Springs. Access … Continued
Construction to start this spring on Rt. 50 townhouses
An illustration of the townhouse project at Graham Park Plaza. [EYA] The townhouse development at Graham Park Plaza on Route 50 is moving forward. EYA Development LLC has acquired roughly half of the shopping center property from Federal Realty Investment Trust for $20.25 million, the Washington Business Journal reports.
Bailey’s Crossroads car dealership plans major expansion
Radley Acura as seen from Columbia Pike. Radley Acura, the car dealership at 5823 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, has big expansion plans. Radley is seeking approval from Fairfax County to constructa 5,400-square foot addition behind the new-car showroom with a waiting room and drive-through lanewhere customers can drop off their cars for … Continued
Northam signs legislation abolishing the death penalty
Northam (right) visits the execution chamber at the Greensville Correctional Center. Virginia Gov. Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation March 23 abolishing the death penalty. Virginia is the 23rd state, and the first in the South, to ban executions.
Board of Supervisors condemns anti-Asian racism and violence
A participant at an event in Annandale March 22 denouncing violence against Asian-Americans. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution March 23 condemning anti-Asian racism and violence. That vote comes a week after six Asian-Americans were murdered in Georgia and the day after a vigil in Annandale to mourn those victims and protest … Continued
Board of Supervisors approves zMOD
An accessory living unit in a basement with a separate entrance. [Sightline Institute] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on March 23 approved a huge modernization and revision of the zoning ordinance. The two most controversial components of the multiyear effort known as zMOD make it easier for homeowners to have a home-based business and … Continued
Governor eases some COVID restrictions
People check in at the Inova Vaccination Center. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced certain restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of COVID will be lifted on April 1. The changes are possible due to the increase in the number of people getting vaccinated. Approximately one in four people in Virginia have received at least one … Continued
Bus drivers and mail carriers eligible for COVID vaccinations
Gail Zukosky, a school public health nurse, serves as a COVID-19 vaccinator on weekends. [Fairfax County Health Department] Two new groups in Phase 1b – transit workers and mail carriers – can now register for COVID-19 vaccinations through the Fairfax County Health Department. Fairfax County is receiving more vaccine doses, although still not enough to … Continued