May 27, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Annandale choral students perform a virtual concert featuring African-American composers

#Annandale High School, #arts, #entertainment, #youths
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The Annandale High School Choral Department hosted its first virtual concert, “Lift Every Voice,” featuring all five of the school’s choirs performing works of six living African-American composers with a focus on hope, equity, and unity.  The concert is available on YouTube.  Several choral members speak during the performance about what the songs mean to them.  The … Continued

Fairfax County school board considers revised proposals for TJ

#Brabrand, #education, #school board, #schools, #TJ

TJ students in the school’s robotics lab. [File photo] The Fairfax County School Board is considering two revised proposals for changing the admissions process to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.  The board has been discussing TJ admissions for months in response to concerns that the current system for the elite school discriminates … Continued

Explore a Park: Luria Park is a green oasis on the edge of Holmes Run Stream Valley Park

#history, #nature, #parks, #Recreation
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This is the third article in the Annandale Blog’s Explore a Park series. The previous stories were about Manassas Gap Park in Annandale and Lillian Carey Park in Bailey’s Crossroads. Luria Park is a 5.3-acre neighborhood park at 7624 Holmes Run Drive in the Holmes Run Acres neighborhood in the Falls Church area of Mason District. It’s … Continued

Annandale High School featured in TV news report on failing grades during pandemic

#Annandale, #Annandale High School, #coronavirus, #education, #health, #schools
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A screenshot from a “Good Morning America video, shows reporter Alex Presha interviewing Annandale High School teacher Catie Bishop in front of the school. Annandale High School was featured in a segment on “Good Morning America” Dec. 5 on how students across the nation are failing academically due to the challenges of online learning during the … Continued

Free virtual ‘Nutcracker’ presented by the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra and Fairfax Ballet Company

#arts, #entertainment, #holidays

Guest soloists Elina Miettinen and Sean Stewart, both American Ballet Theatre alumni, in the Fairfax Symphony and Fairfax Ballet Company production of “The Nutcracker.” [Fairfax Symphony Orchestra]  By David Siegel With performing arts venues and concert halls closed for live entertainment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, three Fairfax County institutions have developed a solution for … Continued

Police step up patrols in crime hotspots in Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads

#Annandale, #assault, #crime, #Culmore, #gangs, #police, #youths
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Vista Drive in Culmore, the site of several assaults in recent months. In response to the continuing problem of assaults and robberies in Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department has increased its presence in certain areas.   For the Mason Police District, the hot spots are Fairmont Gardens in Annandale and Culmore in … Continued

Planning Commission endorses a revised redevelopment plan for western Annandale

#Annandale, #housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #retail, #revitalization, #Seven Corners
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The site of a proposed redevelopment project on Little River Turnpike in Annandale.  The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed that a major redevelopment project in Annandale’s west end should be included in the county’s Comprehensive Plan work program for 2021 – with two major changes.  That project calls for 575 multifamily residential units, 156,000 square … Continued