Seven Corners Shoppers will close Sept. 1
The Shoppers at Seven Corners. The Shoppers grocery store in the Seven Corners shopping center will close Sept. 1, the Washington Business Journal reports. That store, at 6360 Seven Corners Center, has been sold to Giant, which will begin a $750,000 renovation later in September. It’s one of several stores in the Shoppers chain that … Continued
KORUS is coming back to Annandale
Entertainment at a previous KORUS festival. [Korean American Association of Metropolitan Washington] The annual Korean-American festival known as KORUS is coming back to Annandale. It’s going to be at the Kmart parking lot Sept. 28-29, one week before the Taste of Annandale. Both fall events – KORUS and the Taste of Annandale – will shine … Continued
Annandale house fire caused by improperly disposed of used fireworks
Improperly disposed of used fireworks caused a house fire in the 4100 block of Watkins Trail in Annandale at about 1 a.m. on July 5, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The fire started in the carport area of the two-story single-family house between Columbia Pike and Old Columbia Pike. No one was … Continued
New laws now in effect
A long list of laws enacted by the Virginia General Assembly took effect on July 1. The following summary is from WTOP: TRANSPORTATION Drivers’ licenses – Drivers will no longer have their licenses suspended for unrelated unpaid court fines. If your license has been suspended for this reason, you can apply for a new license … Continued
Police identify officer involved in dog shooting
The Fairfax County Police Department identified the officer who shot a dog at Green Spring Gardens as Police Officer First Class Yousuf Ashraf of the Mason Police District. Officers had initially responded to the park June 25 for a report of two dogs running loose. One of the dogs, a German Shepherd, bit two visitors. … Continued
Happy birthday, America!
We hope everyone has their power restored and cleaned up after the storm and is having a fantastic Fourth of July. Have fun and be safe! [The photo is from our files.]
Annandale hit hard by storm
Broyhill Crest [Cyra Doty] There are downed trees and power lines all over the Annandale area following a storm last night with heavy rains, strong winds, and hail. Lockwood Lane at Larchmont Drive More than 4,300 homes are still without power in Northern Virginia, according to Dominion Virginia Power. Larchmont Drive. The Fairfax County Police … Continued
Make way for e-scooters
E-scooters spotted in Seven Corners several month ago. You can expect to see a lot more electric scooters in Fairfax County, as the City of Fairfax has recently launched a pilot program allowing app-based dockless e-scooters, along with other “shared mobility devices” like bicycles. The City of Fairfax authorized the Lime, Bird, and Spin e-scooter … Continued
‘Blackbeard’: a lively high-seas adventure at Signature
From the left: Awa Sal Secka, Kevin McCallister, Chris Hoch, Christopher Mueller, and Lawrence Redmond in “Blackbeard” at Signature Theatre. [Christopher Mueller] By David Siegel I have no idea who the “real” Blackbeard might have been. But I raise a cup (and maybe a cutlass) to Signature Theatre’s epic, cheeky vision of the dude and … Continued
Weekend crimes: unlawful entry, assault, robbery
A woman returning to her home in the 7500 block of Camp Alger Avenue on June 30 at about 9:20 p.m. found her front door had been damaged and an unknown man leaving her house and walking down the street to another house, the Fairfax County Police Department states. Police went in with guns and … Continued
New ‘pop-up park’ brings the community together
Master Gardeners from the Virginia Cooperative Extension hand out free tomato plants. Annandale’s newest park, a small “pop-up park” on Columbia Pike between the fire station and the ACCA Child Development Center, opened for the public June 29 for the first of several scheduled events. Kevin Holland of the Hidden Oaks Nature Center brought a … Continued
Ravensworth principal is leaving
Salata Ravensworth Elementary School Principal Roxanne Salata is moving on. In a June 28 message to Ravenworth staff and families, Salata announced she has accepted the position of principal at Clermont Elementary School in Alexandria, effective July 15. The Region 4 leadership team will work with the staff and the community to find the next … Continued
Planning Commission defers decision on Lincolnia
The Plaza at Landmark on Little River Turnpike. Members of the Fairfax County Planning Commission expressed some concerns about the final report on Phase 3 of the Lincolnia Planning District Study, which was presented at a hearing June 26. Specifically, commissioners said the plan should have stronger language on affordable housing and questioned why the … Continued
Planning Commission endorses huge senior housing project on Braddock Road
An illustration of the entrance of one of the Erickson buildings planned for Braddock Road. The Fairfax County Planning Commission on June 26 recommended approval of a massive senior housing development to be built by Erickson Living on Braddock Road on the site of the former Northern Virginia Training Center. The Board of Supervisors hearing on the … Continued
Supervisors approve front-yard gardens
Corn and zucchini are thriving on this front yard in Annandale. Homeowners can now legally have gardens in their front yards. That is part of a change in the zoning ordinance approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors June 25, along with changes to encourage more community gardens and farmers’ markets. The amendment is … Continued