Growth in public school enrollment slowing down
A modular unit is proposed to relieve overcrowding at Glasgow Middle School. The soaring enrollment growth in Fairfax County Public Schools in recent years is slowing down, reports the Capital Improvement Program for 2018-22 approved by the school board Jan. 26. Since the 2008-09 school year, FCPS has seen an average increase of 2,400 students … Continued
Local advocacy groups denounce Trump ban on immigrants and refugees
Korean-Americans at Dulles Airport. [NAKASEC] Local organizations that aid immigrants have denounced President Trump’s executive order temporarily banning immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries and refugees from any country. Those groups, along with elected officials, including Rep. Gerry Connolly, Rep. Don Beyer, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, and Attorney General Mark Herring, participated in a protest against … Continued
Woman stabbed at bus stop in Annandale
Roesller The long list of crimes in the Fairfax County Police Department’s weekend crime report includes several incidents in the Annandale/Mason District area. A woman was stabbed at the bus stop in front of Kmart on John Marr Drive at about 4:35 p.m. on Jan. 29. Peter Roesller, 31, of no fixed address, was taken … Continued
Fairfax County celebrates 275th anniversary
A photo taken in the 1890s or early 1900s of a store in the West End of Alexandria run by Thomas Terrett Jr., who also had a grocery store and post office in Bailey’s Crossroads. The West End was part of Fairfax County until 1952. 2017 marks the 275th anniversary of Fairfax County. There will … Continued
Entrepreneur from Korea finds niche selling appliances in Annandale
Edward Kim By Lynne Beverly Strang, the author of Late-Blooming Entrepreneurs: Eight Principles for Starting a Business after Age 40. This piece was originally published Jan. 17 in Strang’s blog, “Late-Blooming Entrepreneurs.” Edward Kim is good at multitasking. That’s evident by the way he runs his appliance showroom. On a cold January day, Kim is … Continued
Annandale Rotary Club forges close relationship with Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale Rotary Past President Jim McConville presents a check to NVCC Rotaract Faculty Advisor Jacintha Jayatilake. Also pictured, left to right: Provost Pam Hilbert, Jennifer Sayasithsena, Jennifer Winters, and JoAnn Short. The Annandale Rotary Club has donated $300 to the Rotaract Club at the Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale campus to support the club’s food … Continued
Pedestrian struck in hit-and-run accident in Annandale
Police block traffic on Evergreen Lane following a pedestrian accident. [ABC7 News] A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in a hit and run accident on Evergreen Lane by the intersection of Greenberry Lane in Annandale after dark on Jan. 24. The victim was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition, the Fairfax … Continued
New programs launched at local schools
Memory bricks at Annandale High School. [Atoms Athletic Boosters] This is the first in an occasional series highlighting programs and activities at local public schools. Holmes Middle School is one of four FCPS schools selected to participate in the after-school Capital One Coders program during the spring semester. Volunteers from Capital One will teach participating … Continued
Woman thwarts robbery attempt
A 24-year-old woman walking her dog on the 6100 block of Leesburg Pike Jan. 22 was the victim of an attempted robbery, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. At about 8:30 p.m., she felt something touch her shoulder and discovered a man was holding some sort of edged weapon. He threatened her and demanded money. … Continued
How to live with outdoor cats in your neighborhood
Community cats who have been spayed and neutered usually have an ear clipped. [Fairfax County Animal Shelter] The following piece was written by an Annandale resident and cat rescuer in response to a recent Annandale Blog post about a small colony of feral cats. The public needs to be educated about feral cats, … Continued
Bike lane projects planned for Annandale
Sleepy Hollow Road at Columbia Pike. Fairfax County is considering bike lane projects for two roads in Annandale: Hummer Road between Annandale Road and Little River Turnpike and Sleepy Hollow Road between Columbia Pike and Bay Tree Lane. The improvements would consist of restriping and would be done in conjunction with repaving projects carried by … Continued
Public hearing on homeless shelter relocation scheduled for Jan. 25
The new site of the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter. Official action to relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter continues next week with a public hearing and Board of Supervisors vote. Fairfax County’s Office of Public Affairs has issued a timetable on the county’s effort move the homeless shelter from its current site at 3525 Moncure … Continued
County offers hope for victims of opioid epidemic
Brian H. speaks at a CSB forum on his experiences with addiction. “I hated who I had become. I hated looking in the mirror. I had no control,” said Brian H. about his experiences as a heroin addict and his road to recovery Jan. 18 at a public forum on the opioid epidemic hosted by … Continued
Armed robberies in Annandale
A 26-year-old woman was robbed while walking on a sidewalk on the 4500 block of Little River Run Drive in Annandale at about 11:15 p.m. on Jan. 18, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A man approached her, displayed a handgun, and demanded her property. The suspect took her bag and ear phones and ran … Continued
Scene around A-Town: The cats are all right
There’s a small colony of feral cats living in Annandale. They are well taken care of. Local residents are making sure they have plenty of food and water. It’s hard to say how many there are, as they don’t let people get close. There are probably no more than half a dozen or so.