Mason District Little League gets grant for field upgrades
MDLL teammates The Mason District Little League has been awarded a $10,000 Delta Dream grant from the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation. Delta Dream grants, sponsored by the Nationals’ corporate partner, Delta Air Lines, support youth baseball field capital improvements, among other programs. MDLL will use the funds to refurbish, repair, and upgrade the batting cages … Continued
Taste of Annandale participants offer feedback on Annandale
Matthew Ashford and Judy Cotter at the Annandale Blog man the table at the Taste of Annandale. The Annandale Blog booth at the Taste of Annandale asked visitors to fill out a brief one-page survey. The results aren’t scientific, of course, and not many people took the time to take a survey when there was … Continued
Hurricane decimates clinic in Haiti supported by local volunteers
Chantal, Haiti, after Hurricane Matthew, a category 4 storm, struck the island in late September. The clinic in Chantal, Haiti, supported by medical personnel and volunteers from Northern Virginia has been hard-hit by Hurricane Matthew and is in desperate need of funds to rebuild. The nonprofit group We Care To Share,Chantal is raising funds … Continued
Constitutional amendments, meals tax, bonds on the ballot
With early voting already under way, here’s what you need to know before heading to the polls. In addition to the presidential candidates, the ballot includes candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, a Fairfax County referendum on a meals tax, two constitutional questions, and three bond issues. While Election Day is Nov. 8, absentee … Continued
Dress up and join the fun at Collector’s World
Dress up like your favorite character for Collector’s World’s “Comics, Costumes & Cocktails event Oct. 15, 6-9 p.m. The store is at 7030 Columbia Pike in the Annandale Shopping Center. The first 25 people will get a door prize. All comic books will be 50 percent off. Following the event, the characters are invited … Continued
Rotary Club awards classic Mustang to raffle winner
David Feld (left), president of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club, presents the keys to s classic Mustang, a full-size one, to raffle winner John Magano. John Magano of Oak Hill, Va., won a 1966 classic Ford Mustang in the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club’s annual raffle. The raffle drawing took place Sept. 25, and the club’s … Continued
Public comments sought on bicycling improvements for Little River Turnpike
A possible bicycle pathway at Little River Turnpike and the southwest corner of Old Columbia Pike. [FCDOT] Fairfax County is working on a study aimed at developing a series of short-term and long-term recommendations for improving bicycling along Little River Turnpike. The public is invited to submit comments online. The deadline is Oct. 14. You … Continued
Steven Lockard to serve as FCPS interim superintendent
Lockard The Fairfax County School Board has selected Steven Lockard, deputy superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools, to serve as interim superintendent. Superintendent Karen Garza announced her resignation on Sept. 19. Lockard will assume the duties of superintendent when Garza leaves on Dec. 16. Garza, who has led FCPS since June 2013, has accepted a … Continued
Lawmakers, residents call for more regulations on short-term rentals
Panelists discuss the Airbnb law (from the left): Mason Hills Citizens Association President Mike Rioux, code compliance official Elizabeth Perry, zoning administrator Leslie Johnson, Del. Kaye Kory, and Sen. Dick Saslaw, Local residents who attended a meeting on short-term rentals Oct. 5 raised concerns about homeowners filling up their homes with transients, leading to declining … Continued
Recycling centers will be shut down
The recycling center, at the ABC store in Annandale, will be closed. Fairfax County is permanently closing two recycling drop-off centers – the one at 7200 Little River Turnpike in Annandale next to the Virginia ABC store and one in Reston – on Nov. 1. “In recent years, recycling drop-off centers have become targets for … Continued
Lincolnia Senior Center shows off renovations
The Snappy Tappers perform at the Lincolnia Senior Center open house. Patrons of the Lincolnia Senior Center entertained guests with songs and dance (tap, square, line, ballroom, and more) Sept. 30 during an open house that showcased renovations at the facility. Among the guests were Jill Gerald of Lincolnia and Joanne Hatfield of Annandale, long-time … Continued
Public invited to meeting on Medford Drive sidewalk project
Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross and the Fairfax County Department of Transportation are hosting a community meeting next week on a sidewalk project for the east side of Medford Drive between Annandale High School and Davian Drive. The meeting is Oct. 13, 7 p.m., in the Annandale High School cafeteria. The project, funded with a … Continued
Annandale homeowner invites firefighters to burn down house
This house, at 4624 Willow Run Drive in Annandale, burned down Oct. 1, but no one was displaced or even upset about the fire. Fairfax County firefighters from the 4th Battalion set the fire on purpose so they could put it out as a training exercise. The homeowner wanted to demolish the house, most likely … Continued
Glory Days to open at Barcroft Plaza in summer 2017
The Glory Days in Burke. Glory Days Grill is coming to Barcroft Plaza, the company announced Oct. 4. The new restaurant is expected to open in summer 2017 in the vacant space at the end of the shopping center that had been occupied by a Korean restaurant that closed in 2013. Glory Days had initially … Continued
Park Authority seeks feedback on RECenters
The pool at Audrey Moore RECenter in Annandale. The Fairfax County Park Authority invites the public to take a community interest survey on programming and operations at its RECenters. The survey is being distributed to RECenter users, pass holders, and other county residents and is available online until Oct. 21. They survey is part of … Continued