School Board considers reducing the number of school holidays
The Fairfax County School Board will consider a motion at its April 9 meeting to make the following changes in the school calendar: Those changes would be the first steps in a longer-term effort to restructure the FCPS calendar, according to three school board members – Ricardy Anderson (Mason), Matteo Dunne (Mount Vernon), and Ilryong … Continued
Help beautify Annandale with native plants
The Greening the Greenway initiative will continue this Saturday at two new locations in Annandale. The project started last fall when a group of volunteers installed native plantings in front of the ACCA Child Development Center on Columbia Pike. The initiative is aimed at enhancing the Annandale Greenway, a five-mile trail that runs through the center … Continued
Celebrity Delly is a finalist for best sandwich spot
Celebrity Delly, a restaurant at the Graham Park Plaza shopping center on Arlington Boulevard, is up for a RAMMY Award in the category “Hottest Sandwich Spot of the Year.” It’s the only 2026 RAMMY finalist from the Annandale/Mason District area. The annual RAMMY awards, sponsored by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, honor “the exceptional ability … Continued
Underdog Coffee & Bread coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
Underdog Coffee & Bread, the café that opened on Columbia Pike in Annandale a year ago, is opening a second location on Carlin Springs Road in Bailey’s Crossroads next to REI. The new shop is expected to have the same menu – featuring specialty coffee drinks and sandwiches, as the Annandale location. It could open … Continued
Annandale restaurant rebranded as K Chicken
Restaurateur Eddie Ryu wants the public to know his restaurant has a new name, but the food has not changed. K Chicken, located at 6653-H Little River Turnpike in the Willow Run retail center in Annandale, was formerly known as Chi Mc. The restaurant still focuses on fried chicken – wings, drumsticks, and strips – … Continued
Viewpoint: Fairfax County’s trash fee stinks!
By Greg Crider Fairfax County has the highest trash collection fee in the area, which is proposed to go even higher starting July 1. After raising the fee 25 percent over the past two years, County Executive Bryan Hill proposes to raise the fee yet again from the current rate of $610 to $630 a … Continued
Virginia Sen. Salim launches congressional campaign
Sen. Saddam Salim (center) meets with members of the Falls Church chapter of Moms Demand Action, a group that promotes legislation to curb gun violence. Virginia Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim on April 6 announced his candidacy for the 7th Congressional District. Salim joins a crowded field of candidates from both parties. The Democratic Primary is … Continued
Mason Arts 250: Reimagining the ideas of the American Revolution
By James Albright, chair of the Mason Arts Council This summer, the Mason District Arts Council is sponsoring a community-wide commemoration of the Declaration of Independence. The Mason Arts 250 program is aimed at engaging the public through the arts based on the ideas at the heart of the American Revolution. Artists and community members … Continued
School board considers selling naming rights
The Fairfax County School Board unanimously approved a motion to consider selling naming rights for athletic facilities. The motion, proposed by school board members Kyle McDaniel (at-large) and Mateo Dunne (Mount Vernon), calls for the superintendent to draft a proposal on naming rights opportunities by July. “Pursuing naming rights is a very common approach for public … Continued
Fairfax County expands textile recycling
Fairfax County has expanded its textile recycling program to three new locations, including the West Springfield Government Center, at 6140 Rolling Road. Residents can drop off clothing, shoes, and household textiles in blue Helpsy bins. The bins are also located at the Jim Scott Community Center in Fairfax, the Sully Government Center in Chantilly, the … Continued
The Audrey Moore Rec Center to undergo a ‘transformative renovation’
The Fairfax County Park Authority is moving forward with the renovation of the Audrey Moore Rec Center. The community is invited to an informational meeting on the project on Saturday, May 2, at 2 p.m. at the Wakefield Forest Elementary School cafeteria, 4011 Iva Lane in Fairfax. “The 76,000-square-foot facility is undergoing a transformative renovation,” … Continued
Health & Wellness: Manage your health with a DEXA scan
By Rachel Martin Imagine watching a basketball game and someone tells you one statistic afterwards: “That team made 10 three-pointers tonight.” What does that actually tell you? Not much. You don’t know if they won or lost the game. You don’t know how well they played defense. You don’t know how many shots they attempted. … Continued
After a fire destroyed UMS Martial Arts, it resurfaced in the same retail strip
After UMS Martial Arts was destroyed by a fire on New Year’s Day, the studio has been operating in a temporary space at the same Barcroft Plaza shopping Center. UMS offers the same schedule of taekwondo classes for children and adults as before, says instructor Guizen Del Canto. They also host adult Hapkido classes, summer camps, … Continued
Spanberger signs bills aimed at affordability
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation passed by the General Assembly to make healthcare, housing, and energy more affordable and to keep children safe. “No Virginian should ever have to choose between seeing their doctor, paying their rent or mortgage, or keeping their lights on,” Spanberger said. “I am signing this legislation to respond to the … Continued
DHS urges Fairfax County to detain murder suspect
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a statement on March 31 urging Fairfax County not to release murder suspect Anibal Armando Chavarria Muy. Chavarria Muy was arrested by Fairfax County Police on March 29 for fatally stabbing a man in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads. He is being held at the Fairfax County … Continued