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
Annandale homeowner can keep his chickens
Annandale homeowner Young Gee Kim can keep his chickens, the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) ruled Sept. 26. Kim needed a special permit because his property, at 3801 Annandale Road, is smaller than the two-acre minimum required for having chickens by right. Kim has five pet chickens in a coop on the side … Continued
Celebrate community at the Taste of Annandale
The 2017 Taste of Annandale drew a large crowd. Ready for some fun? The fourth annual Taste of Annandale is Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., along Tom Davis Drive in the heart of Annandale, Va. This family-friendly and pet-friendly event features live music and dance, a 5K race, a beer garden, best-dressed pet contest, a … Continued
Robbery suspects arrested
Bisrat [FCPD] A man walking along the 6100 block of Leesburg Pike at about 4:15 p.m. on Sept. 25 was robbed of a belt, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. A teenage boy brandishing a gun approached the man and demanded his belt, then got into a car waiting nearby. Police officers found the … Continued
Residents come out in force against 55+ housing development on Gallows Road
Residents of Holmes Run Acres and nearby communities oppose a housing development on Gallows Road. Residents of Holmes Run Acres and nearby communities packed a meeting of the Mason District Land Use Committee Sept. 25 to oppose a plan for a 72-unit housing development on Gallows Road. The biggest concern is traffic, but neighbors also … Continued
Running Festival takes over Mason District Park
Nearly 200 people turned out for the Mason District Running Festival, a full day of six races on the trails in Mason District Park Sept. 22. Organizer Bernard Pesjak of Get Up and Go Coaching has been hosting running events since 2012, including the Rise Run Shine Running Festival in Wakefield Park in March. His … Continued