Culmore and Lake Barcroft: A study in contrasts
A food donation program in Culmore. The Center on Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University released a report Nov. 28 that highlights the large disparity between the adjacent Culmore and Lake Barcroft communities. Culmore is one of 15 “islands of disadvantage” in Northern Virginia, the report states, “where people face multiple, serious challenges interspersed … Continued
Redevelopment considered for Landmark Plaza
The Plaza at Landmark on Little River Turnpike. The Lincolnia Planning District Study Task Force’s recommendation to designate an area surrounding the Little River Turnpike/N. Beauregard intersection as a Community Business Center (CBC) was presented to the Mason District Land Use Committee Nov. 28. The task force also proposes a Revitalization Area within the CBC … Continued
Motorcyclist killed in crash
A collision in the Falls Church area of Mason District has resulted in the death of a motorcyclist, Mark Green-Smith, age 20, of Falls Church, the Fairfax County Police Department states. Officers were called to the intersection of Arlington Boulevard and South Street around 4 p.m. on Nov. 27 after a 2011 Nissan Versa and … Continued
Markham Street Cafe: bistro fare in a rustic setting
The Markham Street Café isn’t like anything else in Annandale. It’s a large space with great food, coffee, and tea – and welcomes guests who want to hang out and work or study. The café, at 4316 Markham Street, opened earlier this month. It’s in a long-vacant space that was formerly an Asian grocery store … Continued
‘Warning shot’ fired in Annandale
Brown The Fairfax County Police Department reports there was a “reckless discharge of a firearm” in the parking lot of the Tandoori Nights restaurant at 7137 Little River Turnpike around midnight on Nov. 23. “A dispute over a tab became physical and someone fired a ‘warning shot’ in the parking lot to scare the group … Continued
Stuart students can start thinking about a new mascot
JEB Stuart High School students and eighth-graders at Glasgow Middle School will be involved in the process to select a new mascot for Stuart. The Fairfax County School Board voted on Oct. 26 to rename the school Justice High School. At the same time, the board directed Superintendent Scott Brabrand to propose a plan for … Continued
Park Authority will seek a resident curator to care for the White Gardens
The house on the White Gardens property. Want to live free in a historic property in exchange for doing some rehabilitation and maintenance work? Fairfax County’s resident curator program could be for you. The program, authorized by the Board of Supervisors in 2014, is aimed at ensuring little-used, publicly owned historic properties are preserved for … Continued
School news: a Belvedere success story
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
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
Police officers in Mason District selected for a body camera pilot program
An Axon body camera. [CNN Money] Beginning this spring, patrol officers from the Mason and Mount Vernon police districts will begin wearing body cameras under a pilot program approved by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Nov 21. The program is designed to give the Fairfax County Police Department an “opportunity to review police-community member … Continued
Two local “Dreamers” file suit against abrupt change in federal immigration policy
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
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
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
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
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