Streamlining of Columbia Pike bus routes proposed
The 16 on on Columbia Pike by Braddock Road. The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) is proposing to streamline Metrobus service along Columbia Pike between Annandale and Pentagon City and between Skyline Center and Crystal City/Pentagon. The restructuring plan would simplify and consolidate the confusing array of bus lines and complicated timetables, which could discourage … Continued
How about a run around the park this Saturday?
Participants in the 2016 Mason District Running Festival. The Mason District Running Festival, Saturday, Sept. 23, offers a great opportunity to get some outdoor exercise, whether you’re new at running or havemany races under your belt. This free event offers several runs throughout the day, including a six-hour run at 8 a.m., a 5K at … Continued
Taste of Annandale: new details emerge
Check out the ad on a Fairfax Connector bus. With the Taste of Annandale just a few weeks away, we’ve got some updates to report, including new sponsors, food vendors, and entertainers. The Taste of Annandale is a free, family-friendly community festival on Saturday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., on Tom Davis Drive. That’s in … Continued
Senior housing planned for site of Northern Virginia Training Center
One of the 14 buildings on the site of the former Northern Virginia Training Center. Erickson Living, a developer specializing in retirement communities, plans to build a community for seniors on the site of the former Northern Virginia Training Center on Braddock Road in Fairfax, the company announced Sept. 18. Erickson Living has entered into … Continued
Woman arrested for stealing money from church
Cortes A volunteer at Queen of Apostles Catholic Church in Lincolnia has been arrested for stealing several thousand dollars from the weekly collection as she was counting donations from church members. Sandra Irene Cortes of Annandale, age 53, was charged with three counts of grand larceny, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. An employee from … Continued
Check out the Honey Pig at the Taste of Annandale
The first Honey Pig opened in Annandale 10 years ago. If you haven’t yet tried the authentic Korean barbecue at the Honey Pig, you’ll get your chance at the Taste of Annandale. The Honey Pig Korean BBQ Restaurant will be one of the key food vendors at the community festival. The Taste of Annandale, Oct. 14, 10 … Continued
NOVA invites public to 50th anniversary ceremony
The Pruitt farmhouse. Northern Virginia Community College invites NOVA alumni and the public to a Heritage Celebration Sept. 22, at 10:30 a.m., on the “Historic Site” on the Annandale Campus. That site, where the original Pruitt family farmhouse once stood, is next to the CM building. NOVA President Scott Ralls will dedicate interpretive signage at … Continued
Community members charged with voting for a new name for JEB Stuart High School select ‘Stuart’
The scene outside Stuart High School as people showed up to vote for a new name. The option for retaining the Stuart name for JEB Stuart High School got the most points in a voting exercise conducted by Fairfax County Public Schools Sept. 16. “Stuart/Stuart Raiders” got a total of 917 points, while Justice Thurgood … Continued
Annandale attorney helps desperate women attain asylum in the U.S.
Janet Smith’s law offices are in this building on Poplar Street, Annandale. When local immigrants want to stay in the United States to escape forced marriages or brutal husbands, they often turn to Annandale attorney Janet Smith. Smith, a sponsor of the Taste of Annandale, will be available to meet with the public at the … Continued
Don’t be fooled by phone scammers
If you’ve gotten a phone call from someone who says they’re from the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office saying that you have missed jury duty and must pay court costs, it’s a scam. The Fairfax County Police Department has seen an increase in these kinds of calls. The callers, claiming to be deputies, use unregistered phone … Continued
Play at 1st Stage explores the world of the incarcerated
Teresa Castracane and Louis Alberto Gonzalez. [Teresa Wood/1st Stage] By David Siegel With pounding performances from fiercely committed actors, audiences at 1st Stage witness the nightmare world of the incarcerated. It is a transfixing and unapologetic tale. The searing production is “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, appearing through … Continued
School news: Snowplows and robots
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School Principal Eric Johnson performs with students at the back-to-school assembly. An occasional series highlighting programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information and photos here are from Fairfax County Public Schools and individual schools. Voting at Stuart – People who live within the JEB Stuart High School … Continued
Stuart Tag Day is Sept. 16
The Stuart marching band. If you live in the JEB Stuart High School attendance area, members of the school’s music programs hope you will be generous when they knock on your door on Saturday asking for a donation. Your tax-deductible donation on Tag Day enables the Music Department to pay for uniforms, instruments, equipment, special … Continued
Fairfax County team in the Virgin Islands helping victims of Hurricane Irma
VA-TF1 team members rescue a hurricane Irma rescue a Hurricane Irma victim. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department’s Urban Search and Rescue Team (VA-TF1) rescued an elderly woman who was critically ill and trapped in her home, which had been damaged by Hurricane Irma, on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, The team … Continued
Art by Poe Middle School students featured at Bradlick Shopping Center
Art by Poe students Gabriela Fernandez and Danae Booker. Artworks by six Poe Middle School students were unveiled at Bradlick Shopping Center in Annandale Sept. 9 and will remain on display in the breezeway next to Gold’s Gym for two years. Poe student Elisha Han, Del. Kaye Kory, and Del. Vivian Watts at the unveiling at … Continued