June 29, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Public invited to multimedia drama presented by Bangladeshi community

#arts, #culture, #entertainment

A green screen rehearsal for “Palki.” The board of directors of the Bangladesh Association of America Inc. (BAAI) invites the public to a unique “cinematic stage drama” Aug. 19 and 20 at the Ernst Cultural Center at the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College. The show, titled “Palki,” is a technologically dependent musical drama fusing … Continued

Prepare for the eclipse

#community events, #parks
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A partial solar eclipse will be visible in Fairfax County on Aug. 21 beginning at 1:17 p.m., peaking at 2:42 p.m., and ending at 4:01 p.m. Although we are about 500 miles from the zone of totality (stretching from Lincoln Beach, Ore., to Charleston, S.C.), our area will experience a partial eclipse as the moon will … Continued

Stuart pyramid families get a jump start on school at School Resource Fair

#children, #community events, #community organizations, #families, #government services, #schools, #Stuart High School

JEB Stuart High School was full of students and their families Thursday afternoon as they dropped in to pick school supplies and books and get health screenings and haircuts. All of it was free of charge. Belvedere Elementary School Assistant Principal Kevin Sami (left) with other Belvedere staff. Everyone in the Stuart High School pyramid … Continued

Kitchen fire damages house in Lincolnia area

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Fairfax County firefighters respond to a fire in Parklawn. [FCFRD] Combustible materials left on a stove caused a fire in a single-family home in the 3900 block of Fairfax Parkway in the Parklawn community on Aug. 4, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. Firefighters found smoke showing from the front of the one-story … Continued

Local parks offer music on summer nights

#arts, #culture, #entertainment, #parks

The Vietnamese-American Youth String Orchestra. The Vietnamese-American Youth String Orchestra performed classical and popular music at Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Night at Ossian Hall Park on Saturday evening. The group offers young musicians an opportunity to play in a professional-level ensemble. It is open to students age 18 and under from all cultural backgrounds who play … Continued

Gas leak reported in Annandale

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Firefighters from the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department investigate reports of a natural gas leak from a sewer on Tom Davis Drive, just a few feet from their fire station, on the evening of Aug. 5. 

Storm knocks down trees, power lines

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Whispering lane [Photos Larry Golfer] The brief hail storm Thursday evening knocked down trees all over the Annandale/Mason District. There’s another truck buried under those branches on Chaco Road in Parklawn. Jay Miller Drive [Larry Golfer] Lake Barcroft was hit particularly hard with downed trees and power lines blocking several roads and some residents are … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club hosts ‘Great Assembly” to package school supplies

#community events, #community organizations, #schools, #Stuart High School, #volunteers

Rotary club members package school supplies. Members of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club and other volunteers packaged more than 2,300 school supply kits for distribution to students at the Stuart Pyramid Back to School Resource Fair next week. The Resource Fair, Aug. 10, 1-5 p.m., at JEB Stuart High School, is aimed at making sure … Continued