July 11, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Lincolnia residents oppose homeless shelter next door

#homeless, #land use, #Landmark, #Lincolnia, #neighborhood groups
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The Lincolnia area where Fairfax County wants to relocate the Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter. 1 – the shelter site; 2  Lincolnia Senior Center; 3- Charleston Square; 4 – Stonegate at Landmark. Click map to enlarge. Residents of the Stonegate at Landmark and Charleston Square townhouse communities are going all out to fight Fairfax County’s plans … Continued

CERT course teaches neighbors to take charge during emergencies

#community events, #emergencies, #health, #neighborhood groups, #safety, #volunteers

CERT students set up a triage system to care for the wounded. Local residents bleeding heavily and screaming in pain were lying on the floor of the Moose Lodge in Bailey’s Crossroads Saturday morning following a severe tornado. One woman lost three fingers, another victim had a leg sheared off, while others suffered broken bones … Continued

Volunteers clean up Lake Accotink Park

#environment, #Lake Accotink, #litter, #parks, #stormwater, #streams, #volunteers
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Mountains of trash collected by volunteers at Lake Accotink. [Michael A. Richards] The Spring Cleanup at Lake Accotink Park on April 2 netted an estimated 975 pounds of trash, reports park supervisor Julie Tahan. The cleanup was one of many scheduled for Saturday at parks and streams throughout Fairfax County, including Annandale Community Park, Long … Continued

Culmore Multicultural Day brings community together

#community events, #Culmore, #diversity, #entertainment, #government services

Angela Skolnitsky, with the Monarcha in Flight aerial dance group. The 10th annual Culmore Multicultural Day drew hundreds of local residents of all ages to the Woodrow Wilson Library parking lot April 2 to enjoy a diverse mix of music and dance performances. Culmore Multicultural Day brings families together. The event, sponsored by the Fairfax … Continued

Cartons can now be recycled

#environment, #government services
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Cartons can now be recycled in Fairfax County – which means they won’t pile up in landfills. These include packaging for products like juice, milk, cream, egg substitutes, soy milk, broth, and wine – including shelf-stable and refrigerated cartons. Remove the caps and straws from empty cartons and place them in your recycling bin. Cartons … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads homeless shelter to be relocated to Lincolnia

#government services, #homeless, #land use, #Planning Commission, #Southeast Quadrant
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The Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter will be relocated to a temporary facility in a field behind the Lincolnia Senior Center at 4710 N. Chambliss St., Alexandria, according to an announcement posted online by Fairfax County March 29. The shelter needs to be relocated from its current site on Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads to make … Continued

Spectrum vows to clean up Route 7 development site

#Bailey's Crossroads, #litter, #property maintenance, #redevelopment, #shopping
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Six mattresses piled up behind the old Geico building. Spectrum Development, the company planning to build a retail center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, is planning to remove the trash, old mattresses, and furniture piling up on the site. Residents who live nearby have sent several emails to Mason Supervisor Penny Gross in recent … Continued

Lawsuit charges Virginia’s ‘habitual drunkard’ law is unconstitutional

#courts, #crime, #health, #homeless, #state government
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Virginia’s “habitual drunkard” statute violates the commonwealth’s constitution by criminalizing the consumption of alcohol by homeless alcoholics, charges a class action lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Justice Center and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. The complaint, filed in federal court earlier this month, asserts that commonwealth’s attorneys offices have used the Interdiction … Continued