Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club raffles off a classic car
Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club President Bill Strickland (left) presents a $20,000 check to Chris Karfs at the club’s Oct. 5 meeting. For the 33rd year in a row, the Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads raffled off a classic Ford Mustang to raise money for charities. The winner, Chris Karfs of Southampton, N.J., bought the lucky … Continued
Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Jewish Community Center
An image from the surveillance video shows the suspect. [FCPD] The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia was again vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Surveillance video captured images of a suspect spray-painting the building around 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 6. At around 8 a.m., staff discovered 19 swastikas painted on … Continued
Registration open for Taste of Annandale pet contest
Registration is now open for the best-dressed pet contest at the Taste of Annandale, a street festival Saturday, Oct. 13. The pet contest, sponsored by Chico’s Natural Pet Market of Barcroft Plaza, will take place at about 2 p.m. on the stage. All participants will receive a valuable gift bag from Chico’s. There is no … Continued
Sleepy Hollow sidewalk project revised
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation has made some revisions to the proposed Sleepy Hollow Road Walkway Project. When first announced earlier this year, the sidewalk proposal led to a groundswell of opposition among residents who had complained about losing part of their front yards and mature trees and the potential for declining … Continued
A woman takes revenge in Providence Players’ ‘Lovers and Executioners’
The cast includes (from the left): Jaclyn Robertson, Joshua McCreary, Emily-Grace Rowson, Chuck O’Toole, Chris Persil, Kirstin K. Apker, and Scotty Stofko. [Chip Gertzog/Providence Players] By David Siegel The Providence Players is bringing “Lovers and Executioners,” a blend of classic swashbuckling entertainment with a contemporary flair, to its 212-seat theater in the James Lee Community Center. … Continued
Improvements considered for dangerous intersection in Lincolnia
The N. Chambliss/N. Beauregard intersection. The Fairfax County Department of Transportation presented four scenarios to the community Oct. 3 for improvements to the intersection of N. Chambliss Street and N. Beauregard Street in Lincolnia. The project is aimed at improving pedestrian safety. It would not have an impact on traffic. The scenarios are somewhat similar, … Continued
Car tax payments due Friday
The customer service staff at the Department of Taxation. (Fairfax County government) The deadline for paying Fairfax County’s 2018 vehicle tax is Friday, Oct. 5. There are penalties for late payments. The easiest way to pay at this late date is online or by phone with a credit card, debit card, or checking account. You’ll need to … Continued
Taste of Annandale features diverse entertainers
The Shannon Dunne Dancers The entertainment lineup for the Taste of Annandale includes music, dance, martial arts, and fashion. The schedule is still being tweaked, but preliminary plans for the portable stage at the Oct. 13 street festival call for the Blue Book Value Band to kick things off at 10 a.m. The Han Chinese … Continued
Check out Kabobistan at the Taste of Annandale
Kabobistan, a new restaurant in the Bradlick Shopping Center in Annandale, specializes in kabobs (chicken, beef, lamb, fish, and shrimp), but also has other Afghan dishes, such as qaubili palau (lamb with rice and raisins) and bouranee baunjaun (fried eggplant with tandoori bread). You’ll have a chance to try some of these specialties at the … Continued
Sleepy Hollow Healthcare offers a home-like setting
Sleepy Hollow Health Care Center If your loved ones become too frail or ill to care for themselves, the Sleepy Hollow Healthcare Center offers a pleasant place for them to live right here on Columbia Pike between Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads. The center has signed on as a Silver-level sponsor of the Taste of Annandale, … Continued
Hidden Oaks celebrates 10 years of free play in nature
Nature Playce offers children a place to explore and play in a natural setting. Nature Playce, the outdoor play area at the Hidden Oaks Nature Center, gives children a chance to play and be creative outdoors with no rules. And that’s what they did at the 10th anniversary celebration of Nature Playce Sept. 29: They … Continued
Craft brewery opens in Mosaic
Caboose Commons, a three-story craft brewery in the Mosaic District, celebrated its grand opening Sept. 29. Caboose Commons, housed in a former warehouse at 2918 Eskridge Road, Fairfax, is an outgrowth of Caboose Brewing Company in Vienna. It serves as a coffeehouse, as well as a taproom, and serves breakfast every day, small pates, a … Continued
Daycare center proposed for Lincolnia church
Flor Brea, a former teacher in the Alexandria City Public Schools, is seeking a zoning special exception to open a bilingual daycare center in Lincolnia United Methodist Church. The proposal, presented to the Mason District Land Use Committee earlier this week, calls for a total of 25 children, ranging from 16 and-a-half-months old to age … Continued
Congressional School focuses on STEM
Congressional students work on a community garden. Congressional School, an independent, private school on Sleepy Hollow Road, is expanding its focus on education in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) this year, says Chris Pryor, assistant head for advancement. The school, a Silver-level sponsor of the Taste of Annandale, has a new full-time STEM educator, … Continued
Kaine and Stewart clash over Trump, Kavanagh, immigration, and much more
Corey Stewart (left) and Sen. Tim Kaine face off in a debate. [WAMU] When Corey Stewart, the Republican challenging Sen. Tim Kaine in the Nov. 6 election, blasted Kaine for “voting against everything Trump proposed” at a Sept. 26 debate, that line got some applause. “If the president proposes things that are bad, sure I’ll … Continued