Craft brewery opens in Falls Church
Audacious Aleworks is a popular gathering spot in Falls Church. Five years ago, Annandale resident Brian Reinoehl walked into the Bad Wolf Brewery in Manassas and had a thought, “I want to do this.” Reinoehl and his business partner Mike Frizzell opened their own brewery, Audacious Aleworks at 110 E. Fairfax St., Falls Church, in May. … Continued
Summer concert series opens with dance from Taiwan
Young members of the Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe perform a dance called Little Dolls. The free outdoor Spotlight by Starlight summer concert series is in full swing. The shows at Ossian Hall Park got started Saturday, June 16, with Taiwanese Cultural Heritage Night, as a large crowd gathered on the lawn to enjoy several dance … Continued
Afterschool groups build leadership skills among local Asian-American youths
AALEAD members work on a stream cleanup project. [Photos: AALEAD] Lower-income Asian-American students at Holmes and Poe middle schools and Annandale High School are learning leadership skills and setting goals for academic success through a regional organization called Asian American Youth Leadership Empowerment and Development (AALEAD). After-school groups in those schools provide a variety of … Continued
CVS installs boxes for safe opioid disposal
CVS Health is installing medication disposal units in 32 of its pharmacies in Virginia in an effort to prevent opioids from getting into the hands of addicts. Local CVC pharmacies on the list include stores at 7205 Little River Turnpike in central Annandale and 8124 Arlington Blvd. in the Yorktown Center in Falls Church. “This … Continued
Library Friends groups are fighting county eviction threat
A library book sale organized by the Friends of George Mason Library. Library Friends groups are engaged in a bitter dispute with the administrators of the Fairfax County Public Libraries (FCPL), who they say are trying to control their finances and are threatening to kick them out of the library if they don’t sign a … Continued
Vulcan’s expansion proposal goes forward – without asphalt plant
The Vulcan plant is in an industrial area near Interstate 395, the beltway, and Edsall Road. The Fairfax County Planning Commission passed motions June 14 calling for the Board of Supervisors approve rezoning and special exception applications from Vulcan Materials that would allow the company to reconfigure and expand its concrete batching plant on Industrial … Continued
Lincolnia task force reviews transportation improvement options
Traffic on N. Beauregard Street near Little River Turnpike. The community task force charged with making recommendations on the redevelopment of Lincolnia has called for Fairfax County planners to study two alternatives for improving traffic flow around the intersection of N. Beauregard Street and Little River Turnpike. Traffic congestion is one of the major impediments … Continued
Hobby Lobby coming to Lincolnia
A Hobby Lobby store opened in Gainesville, Va., in January. A large Hobby Lobby store will move into the vacant upper-level space at the Plaza at Landmark, reports Fred Cornett of HHH Properties Corp., which manages the shopping center. The 65,000-square-foot space has been vacant since D Furniture closed in the middle of 2017. The … Continued
Fundraising campaign under way to purchase building for Korean community center
The Korean Community Center Organizing Committee launched a fundraising effort at the Fairfax County Government Center in November 2014. After a search of more than five years, members of the Korean community have found a suitable building for a community center and are engaged in an urgent fundraising effort so they can purchase it. The … Continued
Pinecrest team shows off investing skills
Pinecrest teacher Cindy Mitlo, Head of School Nicole McDermott, and the Stock Market Game team. It’s a bull market for Pinecrest School, a progressive, private preK-6 school in Annandale. The Virginia Council on Economic Education awarded the Pinecrest team a regional second-place prize in its 2017-18 Stock Market Game. Pinecrest School’s team, consisting of a … Continued
Donors support Justice High School
The design for the new gym floor features the Justice High School Wolves. A one-day fundraising effort to help Fairfax County Public Schools cover the costs associated with the renaming of JEB Stuart High School to Justice High School yielded $11,589 in donations from 105 people. The name change will take effect for the start … Continued
St. James sports complex set to open Sept. 1
The field house at the St. James could be used for soccer, lacrosse, and other sports. The huge St. James sports complex under construction on Industrial Drive in Springfield is scheduled to open Sept. 1. Much work still needs to be done, as we saw on a hard-hat tour June 6. The facility will have … Continued
Paws for pets: ‘Toothless’ was rescued from Thailand
This is the first in a new series focusing on readers’ pets. If you would like us to post a story about your pet, send us a few sentences about your dog, cat, bird, snake, or whatever you have and a photo. Contact [email protected] for more information. “Toothless,” a brown and white cat from Thailand, actually has three … Continued
Keesha Jackson-Muir of Braddock Elementary named FCPS 2018 Outstanding Principal
Jackson-Muir [FCPS] Two of the top three awards announced at the Fairfax County Public Schools honors ceremony went to educators in the Annandale/Mason District Area. Braddock Elementary School Principal Keesha Jackson-Muir was named Fairfax County Public Schools 2018 Outstanding Principal, and Alissa Oginsky, a sixth-grade teacher at Holmes Middle School was named 2018 Outstanding Secondary … Continued
Police unit aids crime victims
Victim services specialist Kristen Sanders (left) and Det. Amanda Paris speak at a community meeting at the Mason Government Center. Victims of domestic violence, assault, and other crimes are entitled to assistance from the Victim Services Unit (VSU), an office within the Fairfax County Police Department staffed by civilians. Kristen Sanders, a member of the … Continued