October 15, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

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

Westlawn Elementary School has a new principal

#Falls Church, #schools

Christoph Hill [FCPS] Christoph Hill, the former assistant principal at Westlawn Elementary School in the Falls Church area of Mason District, took over as principal of Westlawn on Nov. 30.  Hill has previously worked in other Mason District schools. He was a reading specialist at Parklawn Elementary School in Lincolnia and instructional coach and assistant … Continued

Laws protecting nursing homes from COVID-related liability needn’t stop suits against Annandale Healthcare Center

#Annandale, #coronavirus, #General Assembly, #health, #law, #Marsden, #state government
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Chris Duncan holds a portrait of his mother at an event at the Washington monument in September honoring the lives lost to COVID-19 and protesting the lack of a national policy to contain the pandemic. Constance Duncan contracted COVID at the Annandale Healthcare Center. Legislation approved by the Virginia General Assembly during the special session … Continued

Virginia working group identifies issues for marijuana legalization

#businesses, #drugs, #health, #marijuana, #Northam, #state government, #taxes
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A working group appointed by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has outlined a series of issues that need to be addressed if the state legalizes marijuana.  The Virginia Marijuana Legalization Work Group was mandated by legislation decriminalizing marijuana enacted earlier this year. In November, Northam said he supports legislation in the upcoming General Assembly to legalize … Continued

Latin American restaurant to open in central Annandale

#Annandale, #bars, #businesses, #restaurants
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Blue Moon is replacing Magill’s on Little River Turnpike. A new restaurant/nightclub called Blue Moon, featuring international cuisine focusing on Latin America, is opening at 7201 Little River Turnpike in Annandale. The restaurant is taking over the building next to the Diamond Lounge that formerly housed Magill’s Famous Pizza & Buffet. Magill’s closed in July, … Continued

Medical cannabis dispensary serving Northern Virginia opens this week in Manassas

#businesses, #drugs, #health, #marijuana
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Northern Virginia’s cannabis dispensary is at 8100 Albertstone Circle, Manassas. [Beyond/Hello] Beyond/Hello, the medical marijuana dispensary approved by the commonwealth of Virginia to serve Northern Virginia will open on Tuesday, Dec. 1, in Manassas. Members of the public must first get official authorization before they can purchase medical cannabis, and Beyond/Hello requires online appointments. The … Continued

Explore a Park: Lillian Carey Park

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Bailey's Elementary School, #history, #parks, #Recreation
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This is the second piece in our series on parks in the Annandale/Mason District area. The first one was about Manassas Gap Park. Lillian Carey Park is a 13-acre, wooded park at 5921 Summers Lane, in Bailey’s Crossroads. It is adjacent to Holmes Run Park. Features – Tennis/pickleball courts, a picnic shelter, and a playground. Access – The best … Continued

Pedestrian struck and killed on Backlick Road

#accidents, #pedestrians
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A man was killed by a hit-and-run driver Nov. 25 near the intersection of Backlick Road and Edsall Road in the Springfield area of Mason District, the Fairfax County Police Department reports.  Daniel McKay, 63, of Springfield, was crossing Backlick Road at about 6:30 p.m. when he was struck by a driver traveling south on … Continued

Community members speak out against redevelopment proposals in Annandale and Seven Corners

#Annandale, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners
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The Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center on Row Street in Seven Corners wants to develop a community center. Local residents spoke out against most of the six nominations for redevelopment projects in Mason District at a Planning Commission hearing last week. The projects have been nominated for inclusion in Fairfax County’s Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program for … Continued

Some Fairfax County students who had returned to school are back to all-virtual learning

#coronavirus, #education, #health, #schools

Veterinary sciences students at the Edison Academy returned for in-person learning briefly and are now back to all-virtual instruction. [FCPS] Just four weeks after Group 4 students returned to school for in-person instruction, they went back to all-virtual learning on Nov. 23 because of the rise in COVID-19 cases.  Fairfax County reported a record-setting 455 new … Continued