May 27, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Annual parade flows through Annandale

#community events

The annual Annandale Parade took place Oct. 24 along Columbia Pike. Thank you, readers, for sending pictures. The cheerleading team from the Annandale Boys and Girls Club. Annandale resident Brian Woodward (top), the winner of a 1965 Ford Mustang in the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club’s raffle, drove the car in the parade with his daughter, … Continued

Annandale homeowners get creative for Halloween

#holidays, #street scenes

Thanks, Annandale residents, for bringing the Halloween spirit to the community. We don’t know who lives in these houses, but we like your style. A giant spider attacks 4621 Duncan Drive. [Photo by Michelle Negrelli] The house 4600 Country Lane becomes a scary spectacle at night. A graveyard at 4201 Woodland Road. [Photo by Michelle … Continued

Stream restoration projects under way in Wakefield Park

#environment, #infrastructure, #parks, #stormwater, #streams, #trails

Accotink Creek in Wakefield Park The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services is carrying out two stream restoration projects at Wakefield Park in Annandale.  Work along 3,700 feet in the Accotink Creek watershed area will include the installation of various in-stream structures, a pedestrian bridge crossing, and pipe culverts, as well as … Continued

Gross, Loeffler clash over school plan for Willston Center

#Board of Supervisors, #budget, #elections, #Gross, #politics, #redevelopment, #Sandy Evans, #school board, #schools, #taxes, #Willston Center
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From the left: Penny Gross, Mollie Loeffler, Sandy Evans, and a League of Women Voters representative. Plans for a school at the Willston Center in Seven Corners drew the most heat at a candidate forum featuring Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, challenger Mollie Loeffler, and school board member Sandy Evans Oct. 21 sponsored by the League … Continued

Candidates outline priorities for Lake Barcroft residents

#elections, #Evans, #Gross, #Kory, #Lake Barcroft, #Marsden, #politics
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Del. Kaye Kory presents a framed copy of a resolution passed by the House of Delegates honoring Lake Barcroft Association manager Chris Lawson for 25 years of service. From the left: Kory, Lawson, and LBA President Jim Kilbourne. Mollie Loeffler, who is running for Mason District supervisor as an independent, told Lake Barcroft residents Oct. … Continued

Controversial Zoning Ordinance amendment likely to resurface in 2016

#land use, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #zoning
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Seven Corners could be a magnet for developers. The Board of Supervisors has put off indefinitely consideration of a controversial Zoning Ordinance amendment that would facilitate new high-density projects in certain redevelopment areas – but that doesn’t mean it’s dead. The proposed amendment on planned residential mixed use (PRM), planned commercial district (PDC), and commercial … Continued

School board race in Providence heats up over LGBT issue

#elections, #politics, #Providence District, #school board, #schools
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Dalia Palchik (center) at the Merrifield Fall Festival. The school board race in Mason District is not getting much attention, as the incumbent Sandy Evans, is running unopposed, but the contest in Providence is drawing some heat over the LGBT issue. The incumbent, Patty Reed, did not vote to expand Fairfax County Public Schools’ nondiscrimination … Continued

Merrifield Fall Festival shines a spotlight on Mosaic District

#businesses, #community events, #Mosaic District

Peanut, a Bichon Frise/Papillon mix, is dressed as a Chia Pet. Dogs in costumes, live music, a beer garden, outdoor fitness classes, children’s activities, and lots of vendors brought crowds of people to District Avenue in the Mosaic District Saturday for the Merrifield Fall Festival. The event, sponsored by the Greater Merrifield Business Association, showed … Continued