August 23, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Car flips over on Backlick Road

#accidents

Fortunately, no one was injured in this crash, which occurred just after noon on Saturday, July 15, on Backlick Road near Kandel Court in Annandale. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, the accident involved a single vehicle driven by a female driver. There were no passengers in the car. The police didn’t have any … Continued

Community considers solutions on affordable housing

#community events, #government services, #housing, #land use
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The Housing Matters session in Mason District. Dozens of local residents filled a large meeting room at the Mason Government Center July 13 to brainstorm ways to solve Fairfax County’s affordable housing crisis. The “Housing Matters” session was convened by the county’s Office of Housing and Community Development, which is seeking community input for a … Continued

Fire department honors man who saved woman from drowning in Lake Barcroft

#emergencies, #fire department, #Lake Barcroft
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Phil Horowitz (center) with A-shift firefighters at the Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station. Lake Barcroft resident Phil Horowitz was honored with a Citizen Lifesaving Award by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department for rescuing a woman who fell into Lake Barcroft. After hearing a women’s panicked screams that she could not swim, Horowitz jumped into … Continued

Hub Theatre presents ‘The Happiest Place on Earth’

#arts, #entertainment

Tia Shearer in “The Happiest Place on Earth.” [DJ Corey Photography] By David Siegel Set in a fictionalized American magical kingdom, “The Happiest Place on Earth,” playing at the Hub Theatre in Fairfax through July 23, is a wonderfully bittersweet family saga that actor Tia Shearer crushes in her solo performance. Written by Philip Dawkins, “The … Continued

Work to start imminently on Bailey’s Crossroads shopping center

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #retail, #shopping
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This house on Charles Street will be demolished. Work on the Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads, the retail center on Leesburg Pike between Charles Street and Washington Drive, is starting imminently, Peter Batten of Spectrum Development told nearby residents at a community meeting July 12. The project consists of two buildings: a CVS drugstore with a … Continued

Aldi coming to Merrifield

#businesses, #food, #Merrifield
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Before Staples was here, this was a Giant. A new Aldi grocery store is expected to open by the end of the year at 8100A Arlington Blvd., Merrifield, in the Yorktown Shopping Center. The new store will be in a space that has been vacant since Staples closed in April 2016. That shopping center is … Continued

Stuart Pyramid School Resource Fair scheduled for Aug. 10 at Stuart High School

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

Crowds gather at Stuart High School at a previous Stuart Pyramid School Resource Fair.  Families served by all the elementary and middle schools that feed into JEB Stuart High School are invited to the third annual Stuart Pyramid School Resource Fair Aug. 10, 1-5 p.m., at Stuart. The fair will have free school supplies, books, … Continued

Annandale house fire caused by plumbing torch

#fires

Fire damages Camelot house. [FCFRD] A house fire at a home in the 3800 block of King Arthur Road in Annandale July 7 was caused by the use of a plumbing torch that ignited combustibles within void stud space on an exterior wall, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. Fire units from the … Continued