May 23, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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School news: a Belvedere success story

#Board of Supervisors, #education, #employment, #school board, #schools
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Assistant Superintendent Fabio Zuluaga and Belvedere Principal Cecilia Vanderhye.  An occasional series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area and other school news. The information and photos here are from Fairfax County Public Schools and individual schools. A Title I winner –  Belvedere Elementary School has been named a National Title 1 … Continued

Bryan Hill appointed Fairfax County executive

#Board of Supervisors, #people

Hill The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed Bryan Hill as county executive, effective Jan. 2. Hill has been the administrator and clerk to the Board of Supervisors of James City County, Va., since 2014. Previously, he spent seven years as deputy county administrator for Beaufort County, S.C. He replaces Edward L. Long, who retired … Continued

Two local “Dreamers” file suit against abrupt change in federal immigration policy

#community organizations, #courts, #immigration
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These advocates with the Annandale-based National Korean American Service & Education Consortium urge Congress to extend the Dream Act to protect immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. [NAKASEC] Nurimaro Park of Fairfax and Jonathan Alvarenga Recinos of Alexandria suddenly lost their status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, when the … Continued

‘Crazy for You’: Irresistible fun at Signature

#arts, #entertainment
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Danny Gardner as Bobby Child and Ashley Spencer as Polly Baker in “Crazy for You.” [C. Stanley Photography] By David Siegel What a giddy, joyful afterimage of mouthwatering kinetic alchemy. Under the confident direction of chemistry-setter Mathew Gardiner, Signature Theatre has produced an irresistible “Crazy for You.” It is a musical built upon an enduring … Continued

New restaurant in the works

#businesses, #restaurants
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A restaurant/carryout place called Pelicana Chicken is planned for the vacant storefront at 4219 John Marr Drive, Annandale, in between The Block and a wonderful little gem of a Korean bakery. Pelicana is a Korea-based fried chicken franchise company, with two locations in New York, one in New Jersey and many in Korea, China, and … Continued

School aids needy for Thanksgiving

#holidays, #schools, #volunteers

Congressional students bring donated food to Culmore families. This is the 10th year the Congressional School has helped needy families in the Culmore area enjoy Thanksgiving. Students and teachers delivered more than 1,000 food items to the Culmore Family Resource Center in Bailey’s Crossroads Nov. 20.  “Less than two miles from our campus, there are families living in poverty,” … Continued

Man stabs woman in Seven Corners

#assault, #crime, #Seven Corners
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Two Seven Corners residents are hospitalized in “serious but stable condition” following a domestic-related stabbing early this morning in the 6200 block of Wilson Boulevard, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. When police arrived at around 1:15 a.m., they discovered a 40-year-old woman had been stabbed in the upper body by her boyfriend. The 45-year-old … Continued

Donate socks for the homeless

#homeless, #volunteers

Sock and food collection boxes at PR Performance Fitness. When it comes to donating for the homeless, the most needed but least donated item is socks. You can close that gap by contributing to the sock drive organized by Annandale real estate agents Vivianne Couts and Jenny Arias of Coldwell Banker. Brand-new socks can be … Continued

Eakin Park gets a picnic shelter

#parks

Work is expected to begin soon on a new picnic shelter at Eakin Community Park in Annandale. The project includes four picnic tables, a grill, and an accessible trail, as well as a 20 by 24-foot pavilion near the Tobin Road entrance. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of December. Construction hours … Continued

Utility phone scams on the rise

#crime, #Dominion Power, #utilities

Utility scams are on the rise again in Virginia and across the country, Dominion Energy says. Reports of scammers calling Dominion customers and threatening to disconnect their electricity in exchange for immediate payment has increased by 49 percent since last year. The scammers ask people to pay via a prepaid debit card or credit card … Continued

Task force to advise county on plan for Northern Virginia Training Center site

#Braddock District, #Cook, #land use, #redevelopment, #seniors

This site along Braddock Road could become a community for seniors. Braddock Supervisor John Cook is creating a citizen task force to advise county officials as they develop a Comprehensive Plan for the site formerly occupied by the Northern Virginia Training Center (NVTC). In September, Erickson Living, a developer specializing in retirement communities, announced plans to … Continued

Realtor hosts coat drive to help the needy

#businesses, #charity

Do you have some old, unneeded coats taking up space in your closet? Realtor Steve McIlvaine of Annandale is collecting donations of coats and other winter wear, like gloves and hats, for the those in need in the community. McIlvain, of the McIlvaine Home Team which is associated with Keller Williams Realty, is participating the One … Continued