Amazon Go Grocery store expected to open in former Bailey’s Crossroads Safeway
The Safeway at the Crossroads Center closed in June 2019. The shuttered Safeway at Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads is expected to be converted to an Amazon Go Grocery store. Neither Amazon nor the owner or leasing agent for the shopping center confirmed that plan but the Washington Business Journal obtained documents from Construction Journal indicating … Continued
Explore a Park: Hogge Park get an upgrade
This article is part of Annandale Today’s Explore a Park series. Previous parks in the series include Manassas Gap Park, Luria Park, and Fitzhugh Park in Annandale and Lillian Carey Park in Bailey’s Crossroads. Updated June 3, 2023: The 6-acre Boyd A. and Charlotte M. Hogge Park, at 3139 Glen Carlyn Road in Bailey’s Crossroads, … Continued
Many candidates are vying for governor of Virginia and other statewide offices
Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (right) celebrates his 2013 victory with Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Ralph Northam, who was then elected lieutenant governor. McAuliffe is running again in 2021. There’s a crowded field of candidates seeking their party’s nomination for statewide offices in Virginia. Voters will select a governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general on … Continued
Holding a phone while driving is now illegal
Distracted driving causes accidents. [Vancouver Courier] As of Jan. 1, it’s illegal to hold a cellphone while driving in Virginia. The penalty is a $125 fine for a first offense or using a phone in a highway work zone and $250 for additional offenses. If using headphones for talking on a phone hands-free, you can … Continued
Construction of supermarket underway in Annandale
Construction of the K Supermarket is moving along pretty quickly. The store will reportedly offer a wide selection of Asian and Latino items. It’s located at 4239 John Marr Drive, Annandale, in the former Kmart building. The K Supermarket is the anchor of a new shopping center. A thrift store opened recently, and a couple … Continued
Drive-by parade in Annandale will honor WWII veteran on her 100th birthday
A display of veterans at the Mission BBQ restaurant in Chantilly features George and Genevieve Desmarais. Members of the community are invited to join a drive-by salute on Jan. 3 in Annandale in honor of Genevieve Desmarais’ 100th birthday. Desmarais, a World War 11 veteran, lives at Brightview Senior Living on Gallows Road with her … Continued
Annandale Healthcare Center staff and residents get COVID vaccines
Fairfax County Fire Chief John Butler gets a COVID vaccine. [FCFRD] Residents and staff at the Annandale Healthcare Center received COVID-19 vaccines Dec. 30 and 31 from CVS pharmacists. Everyone who wanted a vaccination got it, says AHC Executive Director Marie Nadora. Afterward, “everybody seemed to be okay.” The pharmacists brought trays of Pfizer vaccines … Continued
Bailey’s Shelter wins a design award
Bailey’s Shelter [NAIOP] Bailey’s Shelter and Supportive Housing in Bailey’s Crossroads won a design award from NAIOP Northern Virginia, a chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services won the award for the Bailey’s Shelter in the “Build-to Suit Institutional Award” category. The shelter … Continued
School board to consider school renovation needs
The design for Falls Church High School. [Perkins Eastman/FCPS] Fairfax County Public Schools’ Capital Improvement Program for 2022-28 outlines projects at six schools in the Mason District/Annandale area. The school board is holding a work session on the CIP on Jan. 5 and a public hearing on Jan. 7. The school board is scheduled to … Continued
Loyal customers of Anthony’s are contributing funds to keep the restaurant afloat
Like so many businesses during the COVID pandemic, Anthony’s Restaurant on Annandale Road is struggling to survive. “It’s been a very difficult year. Business has declined tremendously,” says Ted Yiannarakis, the son of owners Anthony and Faye Yiannarakis, who founded the Italian/Greek restaurant nearly 50 years ago. “We have some wonderful customers who are very … Continued
Alexandria celebrates ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ – Landmark Mall never looked so good
Wonder Woman kicks butt at Landmark Mall. A special treat for Northern Virginians watching “Wonder Woman 1984” are the scenes filmed at Landmark Mall. The City of Alexandria is celebrating the release of the movie with a display featuring a prop from the mall scene and other WW84 special promotions. The seven-foot-tall drum with the … Continued
2020: What opened, what closed
Lidl opens in Pinecrest Plaza. Many of the restaurants and other businesses that closed during 2020 couldn’t survive under the restrictions to stop the spread of COVID. Meanwhile, a fair number of businesses opened this year in spite of the pandemic. Here’s a rundown of the restaurants and other business that opened and closed in … Continued
Giant to add labels indicating products are from a minority-owned company
The Giant on Columbia Pike in Annandale. Giant Food will introduce new shelf labels in January for about 3,100 products sold in its stores that come from minority-owned businesses, the company announced last week. The labels will let shoppers know certain products are from women, black, Asian-Indian, Hispanic, LGBT, or veteran-owned businesses. There are 218 … Continued
New sushi restaurant will offer Thai cuisine
Akeno is moving into the vacant space between Taco Rock and T-Mobile. Akeno Sushi Bar & Restaurant, under construction in Pinecrest Plaza, will serve sushi with a taste of Thailand. The co-owners Eakachai (Sean) Promsiri and Anawat Jaithum are both originally from Thailand. In addition to traditional Japanese sushi, they are planning creative sushi varieties … Continued
2020: The most-viewed stories of the year
The following Annandale Blog stories published in 2020, listed in descending order, drew the most readers: Annandale loses a beloved doctor: Farewell Steve Perez (May 12) Dr. Perez, a long-time Annandale doctor who died from COVID-19, is fondly remembered by his many patients. Virginia nursing home with the biggest COVID outbreak is in Annandale (June 20) The Annandale Healthcare … Continued