Community invited to fifth annual Coach CJ Celebration
Fun times at the Coach CJ Celebration. The community is invited to enjoy food, music, dancing, and a silent auction at the fifth annual Coach CJ Celebration Saturday, March 2, 7-10 p.m., at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department’s social hall. This family-friendly, Mardi Gras-themed fundraiser for local youths offers a fun evening for people of … Continued
Casa Grande brings Central American food and music to Annandale
Casa Grande, a restaurant and bar featuring food and music from Central America at 7137 Little River Turnpike in central Annandale, celebrated its grand opening Feb. 22. Casa Grande hosts live music and dancing – cumbia, machata, meringue, and salsa – or a DJ and karaoke on weekend nights and focuses on family friendly dining … Continued
Police seek bank robber
The police are seeking tips on this man, caught on camera inside the Bailey’s Crossroads Safeway. [FCPD] Someone robbed the SunTrust Bank inside the Safeway at 5821 Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads just before 7 p.m. on Feb. 21. A man entered the bank, implied he had a weapon, and demanded money, the Fairfax County … Continued
Home-based assisted living facility seeks clients
Beverly Assisted Living. Beverly Assisted Living, the only state-licensed home-based assisted living facility for seniors in Annandale, has room for four more clients. The facility, located in an expanded single-family home at 3408 Beverly Drive, opened last May. A resident relaxes in one of the common areas. It has room for eight clients. But just … Continued
Robbery and assault in Annandale/Mason area
Recent crimes in Mason District involve assault and robbery, the Fairfax County Police Department states in its daily recap. Officers responded to a report of a fight at Walter Woods Drive and Lily Dhu Lane in the Lake Barcroft area at about 10 p.m. on Feb. 19. As a man was being arrested for disorderly … Continued
Temple honors the Goddess of Heaven
The Goddess of Heaven. The small Goddess of Heaven Temple on Magnolia Lane in Bailey’s Crossroads, approved by the Fairfax Board of Zoning Appeals last month, has a very long history. Unlike many Buddhist places of worship, this temple has no statues of Buddha. Instead, it’s dedicated to Matsu, the Chinese patron goddess who is … Continued
Interim park to open in Bailey’s Crossroads in June
The site design for a temporary park in Bailey’s Crossroads next to Radley Acura. Columbia Pike is at the top of the image. [OCR] Construction of phase 1 of Crossroads Interim Park in Bailey’s Crossroads is expected to start in late March or early April, and the park would open to the public in June. … Continued
County executive presents 2020 budget to supervisors
County Executive Bryan Hill addresses the Board of Supervisors Feb. 19. [Supervisor John Cook] You can expect another increase in real estate taxes. The fiscal year 2020 advertised budget presented by Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill to the Board of Supervisors Feb. 19 would retain the current real estate tax rate of $1.15 per $100 … Continued
Volunteers clean up Americana Drive
Most of these girls are students at Poe Middle School. If Americana Drive in Annandale looks lot nicer today, it’s because about 80 volunteers took part in a cleanup event on Presidents’ Day. They collected 352 bags of trash – beer bottles, coffee cups, diapers, fast food wrappers, and much more – and many large items, … Continued
Local entrepreneur busts a move with the Wizards
Members of the Wizdom dance team perform on WJLA. Theresa Cizmar is third from the left. Theresa Cizmar, the owner of the Auntie Te’s consignment shop, has found a new calling at the age of 64. She’s a dancer with Wizdom, the Washington Wizards’ hip-hop senior dance team that debuted in September. They perform at … Continued
Man shot in Annandale; two pedestrians struck
The scene of a shooting at Charles Thomson Lane in Annandale. [FCPD] Fairfax County Police are investigating a shooting in the 7900 block of Charles Thomson Lane at the Vistas of Annandale in the early morning of Feb. 17. The man who was shot was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, later reported as … Continued
AARP offers free tax help in Annandale
Don’t stress out over your taxes. Volunteers with the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program are providing free assistance. IRS-certified volunteers will help people fill out federal and state tax forms at the Mason Government Center on Columbia Pike 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; 1-8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. … Continued
Police arrest man for murdering wife
Laszlo Pentek [FCPD] Fairfax County Police detectives and SWAT officers arrested Laszlo Pentek, 55, Feb. 15 for the murder of his wife, Donna Pentek, two years ago in their home in the 9200 block of Okla Drive, Fairfax. There had been a double shooting on Jan. 6, 2017, at the Pentek’s home just west of … Continued
Annandale Stuff the Bus event nets more than a ton of food donations
Generous shoppers at the Annandale Giant on Feb. 9 donated 2,047 pounds of food to the food pantry operated by Annandale Christian Community for Action during the Stuff the Bus event on Feb. 9. Stuff the Bus, a collaboration of the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services, grocery stores, and nonprofit groups, is … Continued
Christopher Land proposal for 55+ community deferred indefinitely by Planning Commission
The site of a proposed independent living community along Gallows Road. The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Feb. 13 deferred indefinitely a decision on Christopher Land LLC’s application for a zoning special exception to allow a 72-unit housing development targeted to the 55+ population on Gallows Road. That’s a huge victory for nearby residents who … Continued