May 25, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Signs are up announcing new Lidl store

#businesses, #food, #retail
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Lidl signs posted on former Staples store, which had previously been a Whole Foods. [David Siegel] It’s official: A Lidl grocery store is going into the former Staples storefront in Pinecrest Plaza on Little River Turnpike, as we announced in July. Lidl (rhymes with needle) offers low-prices and minimal services, much like Aldi, another grocery … Continued

Signature event builds community in many ways

#charity, #community events, #community organizations, #Justice High School, #Lake Barcroft

Crowds gather for the 2018 Bands at the Beach event. By Tara Rethore  How does a community organization working to make college dreams a reality raise funds and spread the word about their mission? By hosting a community-building event, of course! For each of the last three years, the Justice High School Scholarship Fund (JHS … Continued

Bitcoin ATM now at Annandale gas station

#businesses
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The Bitcoin ATM at an Annandale Exxon station.  You can now buy Bitcoins from an ATM recently installed in the Exxon service station at 7336 Little River Turnpike in Annandale. It’s one of six cryptocurrency ATMs in Northern Virginia operated by Black Frog, a company based in Maryland. Black Frog has installed 82 ATMS in … Continued

School board candidate focuses solely on denying rights to transgender students

#elections, #health, #Mason District, #politics, #school board
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Tom Pafford Tom Pafford, a candidate to represent Mason District on the Fairfax County School Board, is laser-focused on one issue: He wants the school board to back away from promoting pro-transgender policies, such as allowing students to use the bathroom according to their gender identity. At a recent meeting with the Annandale blogger, Pafford … Continued

Renovations under way at the Parkwood

#Culmore, #housing, #revitalization
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The Parkwood no longer pink. The Parkwood apartments in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads are being renovated with support from the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority, with the goal of keeping the complex affordable for lower-income people. The project is funded by $30 million in tax-exempt bonds approved by the FCRHA plus $2.5 … Continued

Azalea Park gets a makeover

#parks

Play time at Azalea Park. Residents of the Hillwood neighborhood and Fairfax County officials celebrated the makeover of Azalea Park Sept. 14 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a block party. Park Authority Executive Director Kirk Kincannon speaks at the ribbon-cutting. The park, in the Providence District between Seven Corners and the City of Falls … Continued

Scout seeks volunteers for park cleanup project

#parks, #volunteers
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Nathan Reinoehl Boy Scout Nathan Reinoehl seeks volunteers for an Eagle Scout project to clean up Manassas Gap Railroad Park in Annandale on Sept. 21. The park has ruins from the unfinished Manassas Gap Railroad. Many residents don’t know this park exists, so one of the goals of Nathan’s project is to get more recognition … Continued

Two Mason District park projects honored

#nature, #parks, #sports

The White Gardens Two Fairfax County parks were honored by the Virginia Recreation and Park Society, and both of them are in Mason District. The Indoor Valis Family Learning Center at the Pinecrest Golf Course was honored as the Best New Renovation/Addition in the Bricks and Mortar category for a population area greater than 200,000. … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Merrifield development

#housing, #Inova, #land use, #Merrifield, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #revitalization

Merrifield Suburban Center Task Force Chair Charlie Hall speaks at the Planning Commission hearing. After a lengthy hearing on a proposed plan amendment to allow extensive development at the Inova site on Gallows Road and at Fairview Park, the Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision to Sept. 19. The proposal, agreed to by county … Continued