June 30, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Students are building a house in Annandale

#education, #housing, #schools
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The construction site on Holyoke Drive, Annandale.  Students with special needs have started construction on a new house in Annandale. The students are in the Building Futures program at schools run by Phillips Program for Children and Families. The students, along with Phillips administrators, teachers, parents, and business and civic leaders, gathered at the house, at … Continued

New apartment building on Route 50 in Seven Corners could open this spring

#housing, #redevelopment, #retail, #Seven Corners
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The Loren as seen from Arlington Boulevard. [Photos: Weinberg & Harris] “The Loren,” the apartment building under construction on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners next to the new Hampton Inn & Suites, is scheduled to open in late spring 2017, reports marketing consultant Roger Mecca of Weinberg Harris & Associates. The townhouses along South Street. … Continued

Edgy, unconventional dark comedy — ‘Trevor’ at 1st Stage theater in Tysons

#arts, #entertainment

Doug Wilder in “Trevor.” [Teresa Castracane] By David Siegel A rewarding tale about miscommunication in a family that generates plenty of laughs before a heart-wrenching turn of events makes “Trevor” a moving exploration of one family’s unusual bonds. The play can be seen at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner through Feb. 26. Inspired by true events, “Trevor” … Continued

New Community Council on Land Use Engagement starts work next week

#Bulova, #community organizations, #land use, #Planning Commission, #zoning

The Community Council on Land Use Engagement convened by Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova will hold its first meeting Feb. 13. The council has been charged with producing “a set of recommendations on ways to improve Fairfax County’s public outreach and community engagement in the land use and development process.” Bulova announced … Continued

Intersection improvements proposed to relieve congestion on Braddock Road

#biking, #Braddock District, #pedestrians, #traffic, #transportation
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A rendering of the proposed bicycle/pedestrian improvements proposed for Braddock Road, including a pedestrian overpass.   A community task force and Fairfax County staff working on the Braddock Road Multimodal Study are proposing to fix traffic congestion on the corridor through a series of intersection improvements. More than 200 people packed the cafeteria at Lake … Continued

State legislative action presented at Town Hall

#health, #immigration, #Kory, #Marsden, #Saslaw, #state government, #voting
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Del. Kaye Kory and Sen. Dave Marsden speak at a Town Hall meeting on state legislation. Actions at the federal level are grabbing the headlines but the Virginia General Assembly has been making important decisions with widespread implications for state residents. State lawmakers representing the Annandale/Mason District area—Sen. Dave Marsden, Del. Kaye Kory, and Sen. … Continued

School news

#Bailey's Elementary School, #Poe Middle School, #schools

Second-graders at Annandale Terrace Elementary School check a rain gauge and make notes about the weather as part of a unit on meteorology. [FCPS] 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. Bailey’s … Continued

Low-cost dental clinic opens in Annandale

#businesses, #health

A new dental clinic is housed in the Annandale Doctors Building.  A new clinic opened in Annandale in January offering low-cost dental care to lower-income children and adults. The clinic, at 7501 Little River Turnpike at Medford Drive, offers basic dental services, including teeth cleaning, fillings, x-rays, and extractions – but not more complicated procedures … Continued

Dramatic, suspenseful, colorful: ‘The Magic Marksman’ from the Virginia Opera

#arts, #entertainment

Corey Bix and Joseph Barron appear in “The Magic Marksman.” [Virginia Opera] By David Siegel “It’s a suspenseful thriller, with passionate romance and the struggle between good and evil.” That is how Adam Turner, principal conductor at the Virginia Opera, describes “The Magic Marksman,” the opera’s next offering at the Center for the Arts at George … Continued

New Inova research facility moving forward

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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has approved zoning changes that will allow the Inova Health Care System to proceed with development of an advanced research and treatment center on the site of the former ExxonMobil campus on Gallows Road in Merrifield. The board’s action allows Inova to convert office space on the 117-acre property for … Continued