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
Extra special: Annandale resident moonlights as a background actor
Bob Kovacs in “Turn.” By Bob Kovacs Do you ever take a moment to look at the people in the background in your favorite movies and TV shows? I could be one of them. Well, probably not if your show or movie is more than a couple years old, but I have worked as a … Continued
Man arrested for indecent exposure
Affourtit [FCPD] The Fairfax County Police Department reports an indecent exposure and assault on a police officer arrest June 5 at about 6 a.m. at the Ann Fitz Hugh Drive/Charles Hawkins Way intersection in the Truro community in Annandale. Officers responded several calls about a naked man on Guinea Road. He resisted arrest and kicked … Continued
Police investigating shooting threat at Stuart
Stuart High School will be open as usual on Friday, June 8, despite a threat about a school shooting. A message was discovered in a school bathroom stating: “SHCOOL [sic] SHOOTING ON FRIDAY 8TH OF JUNE PREPARE.” Someone posted a screen shot of the message on Snapchat, and student Alexzandr Saleh reposted it on Twitter. According … Continued
So you are engaged – Now what? Find a wedding venue
This is the first of a new Annandale Blog series on wedding planning. The gazebo at Green Spring Gardens [Tania Hossain Photography] By Tania Hossain One of the most exciting times during your wedding planning will come as you set out to search for your wedding venue – that one special place where you have … Continued
Students speak out on gun violence
From the left: Fred Hagen-Gates of Woodbridge High School and Youth for National Action; Lena Ebadi of Stuart High School; Mayada Hassan of Stuart; Dolly Lebow of Falls Church High School, student school board member Niharika Vattikonda; school board member Sandy Evans; and Del. Kaye Kory. Students alarmed by the increasing number of school shootings are frustrated … Continued
Woodburn gets a new principal
Richman Woodburn Elementary School has a new principal. Katy Richman, the assistant principal at Parklawn Elementary School since 2016, starts the job July 2, Fairfax County Public Schools announced. Richman, a graduate of Falls Church High School, started her career with FCPS teaching fourth and fifth-graders at Belvedere Elementary School. She subsequently worked at London … Continued
Racial issues explored in musical at Signature
The cast of “The Scottsboro Boys” at Signature Theatre. [C Stanley Photography] By David Siegel “Strip me naked. Take my name. Make me an animal. So you can kill me. Then forget all about me. Like I never happened. Like I don’t matter.” No, those unsettling words are not reactions to a racially charged recent … Continued