May 26, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Donations sought for Rotary fundraiser to support Stuart Pyramid Fair

#children, #community events, #community organizations, #schools, #Stuart High School, #volunteers

The 2015 Stuart Pyramid Fair drew large crowds. The Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club (BXRC) Foundation is seeking donors for its online auction to benefit the 2016 Stuart Pyramid Resource Fair. One hundred percent of  the proceeds from the auction will be used to purchase school supplies for students in Stuart High School and the elementary … Continued

HOV lanes considered for Braddock Road

#Braddock District, #infrastructure, #traffic, #transportation
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Heavy traffic on Braddock Road at 7 p.m. on a weekday. The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is considering several options for relieving congestion on Braddock Road, including high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, intersection improvements, and a transit center to allow more bus service. Residents check out maps showing options in the Braddock Road study. … Continued

Lake Barcroft celebrates Earth Day

#community events, #environment, #Lake Barcroft, #nature, #water, #wildlife
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Kent Knowles, president of the Raptor Conservancy of Virginia, with a gyrfalcon. Lake Barcroft residents celebrated the community’s seventh annual Earth Day Sunday with a birds of prey demonstration, native plants and seeds, barge rides, and displays from organizations that promote sustainability and protect the environment. Lake Barcroft supports at least 22 fish species, including … Continued

Crab feast supports volunteer fire departments

#community events, #fire department, #food, #volunteers
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The social hall at the Annandale Fire Station. Nearly 200 people enjoyed an all-you-can-eat crab leg and spiced shrimp feast at the Annandale Fire Station Saturday afternoon – while helping the Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads volunteer fire departments raise some badly needed funds. Fire station volunteers serve hundreds of pounds of seafood.  “We want to … Continued

Rain or not, volunteers clean up the community

#community events, #community organizations, #Culmore, #litter, #volunteers
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Dar Al-Hijrah members take part in the Culmore Cleanup. Despite rainy, unseasonably cold weather, hundreds of local residents spent Saturday morning picking up litter in an effort to make the community a better place. About 40 people collected trash along Little River Turnpike and surrounding streets, reports Helen Winter of the Annandale Women’s Club, which … Continued

Strong security measures proposed for homeless shelter

#homeless, #land use, #Lincolnia, #neighborhood groups, #seniors
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A temporarily homeless shelter would be installed on this field at the rear of the Lincolnia Senior Center. A consultant hired by Fairfax County to assess the security needs of the Lincolnia Senior Center and the relocated Bailey’s homeless shelter calls for surveillance cameras, armed security guards, and metal detectors. The county is proposing to … Continued

Park Authority finds money to replace pedestrian bridge

#Gross, #infrastructure, #neighborhood groups, #parks, #streams, #trails
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The trail between Murray Lane and Lockwood Lane where a new pedestrian bridge will be installed. Fairfax County has found the money to replace the old, unsafe pedestrian bridge it removed in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood after all, Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross informed residents. On March 23, the county removed the bridge, which crosses … Continued