August 21, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Culmore Clinic will relocate

#churches, #Culmore, #health, #volunteers

Nurse Juan Ramirez at the Culmore Clinic The Culmore Clinic, which provides free basic healthcare to lower-income residents of the Culmore community, is losing its space at Columbia Baptist Church. The church, on Glen Carlyn Road in Bailey’s Crossroads, is reclaiming the clinic’s space so it can expand its early childhood development center. The Culmore … Continued

Neighbors launch letter-writing campaign against Gallows Road development

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #zoning
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Dozens of people turn out for meeting on a high-density development in their community.  Residents of Holmes Run Acres, Windy Ridge, Lafayette Village, and Raintree are urging county leaders to reject plans for a 55+ housing development on Gallows Road across from Woodburn Elementary School. About 40 neighbors gathered at the school Nov. 8 for … Continued

Volunteers needed for Ossian Hall Park cleanup

#parks, #volunteers

The playground at Ossian Hall Park.  The Fairfax County Park Authority invites the community to join a “fall blitz” to spruce up Ossian Hall Park in Annandale Saturday, Nov. 10, 8 a.m.-noon. Volunteers are needed to help spread mulch in the landscaping beds, spread tot lot chips in the playground, prune vegetation, and pick up … Continued

Virginia voters reject Trump agenda

#elections, #politics
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Sen. Tim Kaine speaks to supporters after easily winning re-election.  Voters in Virginia solidly rejected the Trump agenda by re-electing key Democrats to Congress, including Sen. Tim Kaine, Reps. Gerry Connolly and Don Beyer, and in a closely watched Northern Virginia race that got national attention, replacing Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock with Democratic challenger Jennifer … Continued

Annandale man arrested for reckless driving

#crime, #police
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Amaya-Amaya [FCPD] A 21-year-old Annandale man, Eusebio Amaya-Amaya, was arrested Nov. 2 for speed to elude, child endangerment, driving without a license, and reckless driving following a police pursuit, the Fairfax County Police Department states in its weekend crime report. The incident happened at about 8:20 p.m. on Commons Drive, Annandale, when a police officer heard … Continued

Police identify bomb threat suspect

#crime, #police
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Velasquez [FCPD] Fairfax County Police Department announced the suspect responsible for a bomb threat at the Starbucks in the Yorktown Shopping Center Nov. 3 is David Velasquez, age 28, of Fairfax. Velasquez was drunk and passed out inside the Starbucks, at 8104 Arlington Blvd, when an employee woke him and asked him to leave, the … Continued

Man arrested after bomb threat at Starbucks

#crime, #police
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Police investigate bomb threat at s Starbucks. [Photos by Alexander Gutierrez] Fairfax County Police arrested a man at the Starbucks at 8104 Arlington Blvd., in Merrifield, after he allegedly made a bomb threat at about 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 3. A tweet from FCPS said officers were on the scene and believe the man who … Continued

School news: a Parklawn success story

#education, #schools, #sports
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On Halloween, Annandale High School faculty dressed up as minions and Principal Tim Thomas was Gru from “Despicable Me.” “School news”is an occasional series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information and photos here are from Fairfax County Public Schools and individual schools. Excellence at Parklawn – The National … Continued

County will repave part of Cross County Trail

#nature, #parks, #trails
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The Cross County Trail The Fairfax County Park Authority will begin construction to improve the surface of the Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail between King Arthur Road and Woodburn Road in Annandale this month. The trail will be repaved with asphalt and concrete, and several culverts will be replaced. The project is expected to be … Continued

Blame the weird weather for the #FallFail

#nature, #weather
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Fall foliage in Seven Corners on Nov. 1, 2018. October has come and gone and we still haven’t seen the blaze of color in our trees that make the fall landscape in Northern Virginia so dramatic. Don’t hold your breath. While a few trees have turned yellow, “fall color is not going to be great … Continued

Denny’s is coming to Bailey’s Crossroads

#businesses, #restaurants
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The future site of a Denny’s restaurant. A Denny’s restaurant will open at 5501 Leesburg Pike, Bailey’s Crossroads, in the spot formerly occupied by Chili’s. The new restaurant is scheduled to open in February 2019, reports Denny’s spokesperson Jillian Hutwagner, but adds, “these dates do change frequently.” It doesn’t look like any renovations have begun … Continued