Help local Boy Scouts collect food for those in need
Cub Scouts collect food at a Safeway. You might want to do a little extra grocery shopping to help the needy during the Scouting for Food campaign sponsored by the National Capital Area Council of Boy Scouts of America. Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will be going door-to-door Nov. 7 dropping off plastic bags and … Continued
Mason voters re-elect Penny Gross to Board of Supervisors
Mollie Loeffler addresses supporters. Mason District voters elected Penny Gross to a sixth term on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Nov. 3 with 57.2 percent of the vote. Mollie Loeffler, a community activist running as an independent, got 42.2 percent of the vote. Loeffler won in four precincts: Barcroft (60.9 percent), Ravenwood (57.5 percent), … Continued
Craft bazaar, historic church tour this Saturday
Come to Annandale United Methodist Church Saturday, Nov. 7, to get some holiday shopping done and learn about local history. The annual craft bazaar, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., will have more than 35 vendors in the main church building, at 6935 Columbia Pike, Annandale. There will be a variety of crafters and artisans, baked goods, and … Continued
Day of the Dead celebrated in Culmore
The Culmore community celebrated the Day of the Dead Nov. 1 with an altar, lights, food, and decorations with a skeleton motif. The Day of the Dead is when Mexicans and Latin Americans remember, pray for, and connect with the spirit of loved ones who have died. The celebration, in the parking lot on Glen … Continued
Countywide candidates outline priorities
Left to right: Clerk of the Court candidate Bettina Lawton, Board of Supervisors chair Sharon Bulova, and Sheriff Stacey Kincaid. The county budget, Interstate 66 tolls, and police reforms are among the top issues in the election for chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The Democratic incumbent, Sharon Bulova, told the Annandale blogger … Continued
Banks in Annandale and Seven Corners robbed
M&T robbery suspect [FCPD] Updated 1:40 p.m. The M&T Bank at 7857 Heritage Drive, Annandale, was robbed on Oct. 31 just before a noon, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. A passed a note to a teller demanding money. An undisclosed amount of cash was handed over, and the suspect fled. The suspect was described … Continued
Happy Halloween!
The Holmes Run Acres community in Annandale celebrated Halloween this morning with a parade followed by games in Luria Park. The community has been having an annual Halloween parade for at least 30 years, according to a long-time resident.
Five students injured in chemical fire at Woodson High School
Fire units respond to fire at Woodson Updated, 8:30 p.m. Five students suffered burns from a fire in a chemistry classroom at Woodson High School this morning. Two of them were seriously injured and transported via helicopter, one to the Burn Center at Medstar Washington Hospital Center and the other to the burn center at … Continued
DMV coming to Barcroft Plaza
The long-empty storefront on the northern end of the Barcroft Plaza shopping center on Columbia Pike is finally getting a tenant – a Department of Motor Vehicles center. The DMV at 4150 S. Four Mile Run Drive in Arlington is losing its lease, so that center is being relocated to Barcroft Plaza, which is only … Continued
Public input sought on Route 7 transit
Route 7 in Seven Corners. The Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) has scheduled three public meetings in November to review ridership and cost projections for various transit options along Route 7. The NVTC’s Envision Route 7 initiative is soliciting public input as part of the Route 7 Corridor Transit Study, an in-depth assessment of existing … Continued
Stuart HS fails to achieve full accreditation
Despite indications that JEB Stuart High School would be deemed fully accredited by the Virginia Education Department this year, it turns out the school missed by just one-half of a percentage point. Stuart is now considered to be “partially accredited: approaching benchmark-graduation and completion index.” The slip happened because too many students earned a certificate … Continued
Fire stations’ crab feast a huge success
The crab and shrimp fest in the AVFD social hall. [Photo by Rachel Martin of PR Performance Fitness, one of the event’s corporate sponsors. The first ever all-you-can-eat crab legs and spiced shrimp feast hosted by the Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads volunteer fire departments Oct. 25 was “a tremendous success,” says AVFD President Gary Moore. … Continued
Lacey store robbed at gunpoint
The Lacey Variety Store [Google Maps] The tiny Lacey Variety Store at 3716 Lacey Blvd., in Bailey’s Crossroads was robbed at gunpoint at about 10:08 p.m., Oct. 26. Two men entered the store wearing masks. One displayed a handgun and ordered a man working there to lie on the floor, while the other took money … Continued
Dama brings taste of Ethiopia to Annandale
From the Dama restaurant in Arlington, clockwise from the left: kitfo, lentils, cabbage with carrots, tibs, collared greens, and split pea puree. In the middle: doro wat in between different kinds of spiced cheeses. Dama, the Ethiopian restaurant and bakery coming to 6669 Little River Turnpike in Annandale, is expected to have a soft opening … Continued
Public safety and school bonds on the Nov. 3 ballot
Edsall Road Fire Station [Google Maps] A public safety bond issue on the ballot Nov. 3 would allow Fairfax County to borrow up to $151 million for police and fire department facilities throughout the county, including two projects serving the Annandale area – a new larger building for the Franconia Police District and an expanded … Continued