Burke & Herbert Bank supports Taste of Annandale
The Burke & Herbert table at the 2017 Taste of Annandale. The Annandale branch of the Burke & Herbert Bank agreed to be a Gold-level sponsor of the Taste of Annandale, because “we’re a community bank, and we like to participate in community events,” says branch manager Marina Lubbers. The Taste of Annandale is a … Continued
Missing teen last seen in Lincolnia
Ana Palacios-Galdamez [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have put out an alert for a missing juvenile. Ana Palacios-Galdamez, age 14, was last seen Aug. 13 in the 4900 block of Beauregard Street in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County. Ana is 5 feet four inches, 120 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. Call 703-691-2131 … Continued
Man attacks police with gas pump nozzles
Davis [FCPD] The Fairfax County Police Department’s weekend crime report includes an incident of malicious wounding of a law enforcement officer. It happened on Columbia Pike near Lacy Boulevard in Bailey’s Crossroads shortly before 12:24 p.m. on Sept. 2. An officer from the Mason Police District saw Reno Davis, 33, of Falls Church, who had … Continued
A quiet, rural Lincolnia is remembered by a long-time resident
The old Carter store. Few Lincolnia residents know what their community was like when it was still a rural enclave, before it became choked with strip malls, subdivisions, and traffic. Third-generation Lincolnia resident Jill Gerald, 79, remembers. At a presentation on Lincolnia in the Olden Days at the Mason Government Center in August, Gerald spoke … Continued
Fatal pedestrian accident on Route 50
A 36-year-old woman was struck and killed while attempting to walk across Arlington Boulevard near Graham Road shortly after 2 a.m. on Sept. 3, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The pedestrian was outside of a marked crosswalk. The driver was traveling westbound on Arlington Boulevard. He stayed at the scene and is cooperating with … Continued
Grace Christian Academy invites community to Truck & Toss event
Grace Christian Academy invites the community to the Truck & Toss festival Sept. 8, featuring food trucks, cornhole, and craft beer tasting. The festival will be on the grounds of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church and Grace Christian Academy, 3233 Annandale Road, Falls Church, 5-9 p.m. Check out the classic Corvettes from the Old Dominion Corvette Club … Continued
For new pastor at Annandale United, community engagement is a priority
Rev. Micheli Rev. Jason Micheli, the pastor at Annandale United Methodist Church, plans to carry on the spirit of community engagement embraced by the former pastor, Rev. Clarence Brown, who left in June after serving at AUMC for 10 years. Brown was reassigned to a church in Yorktown, Va. Brown is a former chair of … Continued
The Taste of Annandale is just one of many Rotary Club service projects
Volunteers hard at work at the Annandale Rotary Club’s food-packaging event. The Annandale Rotary Club has been serving the community and providing networking opportunities for the past 53 years. One big way the service organization is showing its community support is by signing on as a Gold-level sponsor of the Taste of Annandale. The club’s … Continued
Resident arrested for animal cruelty
A witness called the police Aug. 29 about 10 a.m. to report a dog left in the rear of a pickup truck in full sunlight with no water at the Home Depot at 6555 Little River Turnpike, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. Animal Protection Police arrived and monitored the dog for over an hour. … Continued
Thousands of Northern Virginia homeowners face higher taxes
Northern Virginia homeowners will pay more in taxes this year as a result of the tax law signed into law by President Trump in 2017, says Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democratic member of the House of Representatives whose district includes much of the Annandale/Mason area. A report by the Democratic staff of the House Oversight … Continued
Robbery, malicious wounding incidents reported
Among recent crime reports from the Fairfax County Police Department: A man was robbed at the Bradlick Shopping Center on Aug. 29 between 3 and 3:30 a.m. The victim got into a car believing it was his Uber. The two men in the car drove him to Braddock Road, told him to get out of … Continued
Signature Theatre goes deep with ‘Passion’
Claybourne Elder (Giorgio) and Natascia Diaz (Fosca) in “Passion” at Signature Theatre. [Margot Schulman] By David Siegel Leaving Stephen Sondheim’s “Passion,” directed by Matthew Gardiner, I found one word to describe my reaction: Believable. Yes, believable. This Signature Theatre production of “Passion” took me inside its characters in ways previous productions had not. It has honesty and openness and a … Continued
Kmart is closing
The Annandale Kmart, 4251 John Marr Drive, is closing for good, employees were told Aug. 28. The last day is Nov. 18. Liquidation sales are anticipated. An Aug. 24 announcement by Sears Holding, the owner of the Kmart chain, that 46 unprofitable Kmart and Sears stores will be closing in November does not list the … Continued
More complaints hit Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads
The Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads will have a CVS, Sardi’s restaurant, Next Day Blinds, T-Mobile, Burger 7, and Pita Pouch. More complaints have been leveled against the Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads, a retail center nearing completion on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, and representatives of the developer and Fairfax County government say the problems are … Continued
Korean chicken restaurant coming to Annandale
A new Korean chicken restaurant called Choong Man Chicken is set to open in Annandale the first or second week of September at 7133B Tom Davis Drive, in the space formerly occupied by Pho Loc. The menu includes crispy fried chicken topped with onions and fried then baked chicken called “tikkudak” with garlic … Continued