Traditional Bulgarian music featured at Ossian Hall Park
Lyuti Churhki performs traditional Bulgarian music. The Annandale community got a taste of Bulgaria Saturday evening as the group Lyuti Chushki performed at Bulgarian Cultural Night at Ossian Hall Park. Lyuti Chushki means “hot peppers” in Bulgarian, and as a handout from the group says, “you can’t have a feast without them.” The group has … Continued
New store to open next to Annandale Giant
The empty storefront being renovated at 7133D Columbia Pike, Annandale, next to Giant is going to be a Korean department store, mostly selling housewares and health items. It’s really big inside. The shop, expected to open later this summer, will stock things like rice cookers, other cookware, blankets and comforters, vitamins, and ginseng, reports a … Continued
Beauregard/King Street intersection to be improved
The proposed improvements. [Click to enlarge] Work is getting underway on intersection improvements at King Street and N. Beauregard Street in the west end of Alexandria. The improvements include an additional left turn lane in each direction and medians on King Street and a 10-foot shared use path on portions of King Street. Funding comes … Continued
Woman assaulted on Fastran bus
Fairfax County Police detectives are investigation allegations of sexual assault made by a 79-year-old woman against the driver of a Fastran bus. The driver was immediately suspended from his contracted position with the company that operates Fastran for the county. The victim alleges she was assaulted in early May by the suspect while she was … Continued
Suspect arrested in Skyline homicide
Fairfax County police have made an arrest in the homicide of Babtunde Fadahunsi, 35, at an apartment at Skyline Towers in Bailey’s Crossroads in February. Bernardo Eugene Ford Jr., 25, of Woodbridge, was arrested June 10 by officers from the Mason Police District on a federal charges and remains in custody. He was charged with … Continued
Planning Commission endorses higher density for redevelopment areas
This mixed-use (residential and retail) building planned for a 2.6-acre site at 301 W. Broad St., Falls Church, has a FAR of 3.33, states a report by Fairfax County Planning and Zoning staff on the zoning ordinance amendment. The FAR would increase if the building had more stories. [DPZ] The Fairfax County Planning Commission voted … Continued
Community invited to show support for Orlando victims
The Mason Police District invites all Mason District residents to join a community photo to show support for the victims, families, communities, and first responders that have been affected by the tragic massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., June 12. The event takes place Monday, June 20, 6 p.m., at JEB Stuart High … Continued
‘Forever loyal’ bank robbery suspect arrested
Huie [FCPD] A suspect arrested for a robbery at a Capital One bank at 110 W. Broad St. in Falls Church June 10 could be the “Forever Loyal Bandit” wanted in six other bank robberies over the past two years, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The suspect, Amin Huie, 42, of Arlington, was charged … Continued
An Anita’s restaurant to open in the Ravensworth Shopping Center
Anita’s on Maple Avenue in Vienna. An Anita’s restaurant is coming to the Ravensworth Shopping Center in Annandale, in the spot that used to be occupied by Smith & Clarkson’s Deli. The new place could open in early September, says Thomas Tellez, president of Anita’s New Mexico-Style Foods Inc. It will be the eighth Anita’s, … Continued
‘Take me to your reader’
More and more of those “Little Free Libraries” are popping up throughout the Annandale/Mason area. Many are cutely designed, but the little robot at the corner of Patrick Henry Drive and Annaliese Drive in the Ravenwood Park neighborhood in Seven Corners has to be the most unusual. The little red boxes are actually tiny libraries … Continued
Work under way on expanded Bill Page Toyota dealership
A new dealership building will be coming here. Construction has started on a new Bill Page Toyota dealership at 2923 Annandale Road in Falls Church. The old used car department and accounting office have been demolished, and a new building with a showroom, sales offices, and service and parts departments will go up on that … Continued
Fun times in Fairfax
The annual Celebrate Fairfax! festival brought many thousands of people to the grounds of the Fairfax Government Center this weekend for live music, carnival rides, food, vendors, games, a petting zoo, wine and beer tasting, an eating contest, canine aquatics, a karaoke championship, and fireworks. The B52s rock the house Saturday night. Comedy hypnotist Brad … Continued
Hampton Inn now open in Seven Corners
Lots of tables in the lobby. The new Hampton Inn & Suites that opened June 8 in Seven Corners is off to a good start, with 112 of the hotel’s 160 rooms booked for the first night, reports Sales Director Carmen Edmonds. Edmonds expects guests will be a mix of corporate travelers during the … Continued
A new turf field for Pine Ridge Park
Pine Ridge Park, with Field #6 in the lower left and Woodburn Road on top. A new synthetic turf field is being installed at Pine Ridge Park in Annandale. Field #6 will be striped for five sports: football, soccer, men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, and field hockey. The field is closed all summer and is expected … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads office building sold
The Lee Building is on the corner of Leesburg Pike and Washington Drive across the street from a vacant lot where Spectrum plans to develop a retail center. The Lee Building, an aging, five-story office building at 5881 Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, has been sold for $3.1 million. The buyer, Fitzgerald Lewis, listed as … Continued