Repaving work on Cross County Trail to start next week
Repaving work on the Cross County Trail near Lake Accotink is scheduled to start Sept. 21, the Fairfax County Park Authority announced Sept. 9. The project includes repaving the trail from Braddock Road to a point approximately 5,200 feet south, repaving an existing trail connection to the Danbury Forest community, and replacing an existing wooden … Continued
Route 50 lanes closed at night for bridge repair at Gallows Road
Broken concrete on the Gallows Road bridge over Route 50. [VDOT] You might want to avoid driving at night on Route 50 under the Gallows Road interchange for the next few weeks. The Virginia Department of Transportation started a project to repair the center pier of the overpass Sept. 8. The left lane of eastbound … Continued
Judge approves temporary injunction on infill development in Malbrook
Malbrook residents argue this proposed easement along Brooks Place violates their community’s covenants. Residents of the Malbrook subdivision who are fighting an infill development are pleased with the outcome of a hearing on their case in Fairfax Circuit Court Sept. 9. Judge Randy Bellows moved the trial date from March 2016 to Nov. 2, 2015, … Continued
Woman assaulted in Annandale
A 28-year-old woman was grabbed from behind and assaulted while walking along the 7400 block of Eastmoreland Road in the Parliaments apartment complex in Annandale at about 10:45 p.m. on Sept. 10, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. After the assault, the suspect pushed the woman to the ground and fled toward Markham Street. The … Continued
New York Pizza Factory expanding
New York Pizza, on the left, is taking over the middle store. New York Pizza Factory, at 7258 Columbia Pike in Annandale, is taking over the empty storefront next door, probably after the first of the year. The larger space will provide enough room for eat-in dining. Currently, the pizza shop has only carryout and … Continued
Adult day care center to open this fall on Lincolnia Road
The Agape Adult Day Care Center, at 6349 Lincolnia Road, is nearing completion and is expected to open this fall. The center will provide supervision and activities to seniors who can’t be left at home on their own but don’t need to be placed in an assisted-living residence, says Daniel Choi, director of Agape Health … Continued
This Saturday is AHS Band Tag Day
Annandale High School students in the marching band, color guard, and concert band will going door-to-door on Saturday, Sept. 12, soliciting donations and thanking the community for its support. This campaign, known as “Tag Day,” is the largest fundraiser of the year for the AHS band program. Funds collected by student band members will help … Continued
Memoir details a woman’s journey from rural India to success in the U.S.
Urmilla Khanna at home in Annandale. When Urmilla Khanna was a child, living in a tiny house in central India without electricity or running water, and with tigers and snakes all around, she never dreamed she would grow up to be a pediatrician in suburban Washington, D.C The Annandale resident’s remarkable journey is told in … Continued
Vape shop opens in Annandale
Annandale has a new vape shop, Premium X Quality, at 7236 Columbia Pike, Annandale. It’s in the long-vacant building that used to house the Annandale Boys and Girls Club before the sports organization moved to a larger building on Annandale Road in 2013. Y.J. Choi and Hannah Park. Premium X Quality sells vaporizers for inhaling … Continued
Unique items available at the Annandale Farmers Market
White peppers from the 78 Acres Farm. You can find things at the Annandale Farmers Market you’re not likely to find anywhere else around here. And while summer is nearly over, the Annandale market, at Mason District Park, will be running for another two months. It’s open Thursdays, 8 a.m.-noon through Nov. 12. Maura Niland … Continued
Firefighters rescue dogs from burning townhouse
Fairfax County firefighters rescued two dogs from a house at 4101 Morin St., in the Barcroft Square townhouse community on Sept. 4. They encountered smoke and fire coming from the basement level of the two-story, end-unit home when they arrived Sept. 4 at approximately 10:30 a.m. It took about 10 minutes to bring the fire … Continued
Barber shop coming to Columbia Pike
A barber shop/hair salon is coming to the empty storefront at 7207 Columbia Pike in Annandale. That space, in a building undergoing renovation next to Imm Thai Cuisine, had been occupied by the Uniq Mobil AT&T phone store. The other storefront in the building, formerly occupied by Gloria Fashion Outlet, is available for lease. Contact … Continued
New school schedules will have impact on commuter traffic
Watch out for school buses and students Tuesday morning. You might want to leave for work extra early Tuesday morning, the first day of the school year, as traffic is likely to be worse for commuters due to a new bell schedule for Fairfax County schools. Parents can expect some glitches, too, as everyone adjusts … Continued
Woodley Pool celebrates 60th anniversary
Sunday night is raft night at the Woodley Pool. Members of the Woodley Recreation Association celebrated the pool’s 60th anniversary with a DJ, pizza, beer, cake, and balloon animals at an end-of-summer party Sept. 6. The pool, on Camp Alger Avenue, is in the Broyhill Park neighborhood in the Falls Church area of Mason District. … Continued
Capt. Andy Hill serving as temporary commander of Mason Police District
Pat Borowski, chair of the Bailey’s Rotary Club, presents a certification of Capt. A.P. “Andy” Hill will continue to serve indefinitely as temporary commander of the Mason Police District. Capt. Christian Quinn, who had been assigned as commander last spring, is instead serving on the police chief’s internal “change team” to make recommendations for updating … Continued