May 25, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Mexican restaurant opens in Annandale

#businesses, #food, #restaurants
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There’s a new restaurant – Baja Bistro Fresh Mex Grille – in the Bradlick Shopping Center in Annandale, and it’s owned by local residents, Youness and Kristina Boukhlifi of Edsall Park. It’s a “quick-service, casual restaurant,” says Kristina, and “everything is made fresh in house.” That includes the guacamole and salsa, ranging from medium to … Continued

Board approves land swap in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #homeless, #housing, #land use, #office building, #redevelopment
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The current land ownership in the Southeast Quadrant of Bailey’s Crossroads. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a land swap with the Weissberg Corp. at the same site in Bailey’s Crossroads where a similar deal with AvalonBay fell through last year.   The agreement, approved March 1, paves the way for new housing, “a … Continued

More details emerge on new Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter

#Bailey's Crossroads, #government services, #homeless, #land use, #redevelopment
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A conceptual sketch of the new shelter.  Fairfax County staff shared more details on the new Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter at a meeting of the Mason District Land Use Committee Feb. 28. The 21,000-square-foot, three-story building, with a full cellar, will be on a half-acre site on Seminary Road, close to the intersection with Columbia … Continued

Woman sexually assaulted in Annandale

#crime, #sex offenders
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Ahmed [FCPD] A 27-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Feb. 28 in Annandale, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim reported she was moving out of her apartment around 3 p.m. on the 7900 block of John Adams Court and was walking back and forth from the parking lot when a man approached her. He … Continued

The school year won’t end early

#schools, #weather
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Remember snow? This was Annandale in February 2014.  Since it’s been an unseasonably mild winter with no now and thus no school closures due to bad weather – at least, so far – does that mean the school year could end earlier in the June? The answer from Fairfax County Public Schools is “no.” Here’s … Continued

Volunteers help lower-income residents file taxes

#Mason District, #seniors, #taxes, #volunteers
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AARP Volunteers provide tax assistance. [AARP Foundation] Need help filing your income tax forms? Volunteers with the AARP Foundation’s Tax Aide program are providing free walk-in tax assistance to low to moderate-income people at the Mason Government Center Tax Aide volunteers will be there 1-8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays; 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and … Continued

The Pipeline Playwrights host readings of new plays

#arts, #entertainment

From the left: Patricia Connelly, Jean Koppen, Soo-Jin Lee and Ann Timmons. [Pipeline Playwrights] By David Siegel Northern Virginia is very much alive in its support for original play development by local playwrights. The diversity of the Northern Virginia demographic provides for fresh experiences to base a play on. One example is the recent launch … Continued

School news – Lego logo

#arts, #education, #Falls Church High School, #Glasgow Middle School, #Mason Crest Elementary School, #schools
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A Lego creation by professionals.  An occasional series highlighting information about Fairfax County Public Schools and programs and activities at schools in the Annandale/Mason District area. The information here is from FCPS and individual schools. A representatives from the Lego company’s U.S. headquarters in Connecticut visited Mason Crest Elementary School Feb. 21 to present a … Continued