Grocery donations collected for needy next Saturday at area stores
ACCA volunteers at the 2014 Day of Service food drive at Shoppers. When you do your grocery shopping next Saturday, buy a little extra for those in need. Sept. 26 is the “Day to Serve” food drive to benefit the pantry operated by the Annandale Community for Christian Action. ACCA volunteers will be stationed at … Continued
New Explorer Post formed for teens interested in law enforcement
Police explorers learn about the FCPD helicopter unit. Teens interested in learning more about careers in law enforcement are invited to join the newly formed Explorer Post #505, which meets at Woodson High School in Fairfax. There will be an information meeting about this new post Oct., 1, 6 p.m., at Woodson. Explorer Posts are … Continued
Ghosts, witches invade Annandale shopping center next month
Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike. The Annandale Chamber of Commerce is hosting “a haunted village” in the Annandale Shopping Center on Friday and Saturday evenings beginning Oct. 16 through Halloween. A poster on the front door of the Jukebox Diner says: “The Haunted Village of Annandale silently festers in the underworld, except in October … Continued
A happy ending for trashed house donated to Habitat for Humanity
New homeowner Teddy Tessera, donor Mary Ann Elliott, and Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Jon Smoot speak to supporters at the Winery at Bull Run. The Annandale house that had been donated to Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia after a previous resident totally trashed it has a new owner. Teddy Tessera had been looking … Continued
Mural art could brighten up Annandale’s many blank walls
The back of Tous Les Jours and the side of Jiffy Lube seen from Columbia Pike. Here’s something we have all over Annandale: lots and lots of blank walls. How about brightening up these boring empty spaces with murals? Several towns have latched onto the mural idea to prop up a sagging economy and attract … Continued
Seven Corners residents concerned about proposed zoning changes
The Route 50/Patrick Henry intersection in Seven Corners. Fairfax County zoning official Donna Pesto attempted to assure local residents at a meeting of the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation (BC7RC) Sept 15 that proposed changes to the county’s Zoning Ordinance won’t override the density limits in the recently adopted Seven Corners amendment to the Comprehensive … Continued
Annandale resident wins classic Mustang in Bailey’s Rotary Club raffle
Erin of Erin and the Wildfire announced the raffle winner while Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary President Pat Borowski (right) looks on. Brian Woodward of Annandale is the winner of classic Mustang auctioned off by the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club. He purchased the winning ticket at the Taste of Annandale June 13. The drawing for the car … Continued
Stuart band students seek donations on Tag Day
The Raider band at halftime. If you think music in our schools is important, please be generous when students in the Stuart High School band or orchestra knock on your door Saturday, Sept. 19, asking for donations. This campaign, known as Tag Day, is vital to ensuring a successful music program at Stuart. One hundred … Continued
New Annandale store specializes in healing ‘soil beds’ from Korea
Various styles of “soil beds” at Healing Nara. A new store, Healing Nara, expected to open this month at 7331 Little River Turnpike, specializes in heated Korean beds and couches with pads made with soil containing minerals that are supposed to be good for one’s health. A pile of soil bed pads. Sleeping on these … Continued
Supervisors to consider zoning limits on car title lenders
Fast Auto Loans, 7345 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is considering a zoning ordinance to prevent new car title and payday lenders from opening up branches in commercial revitalization districts, such as Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads, and the Route 1 corridor. The proposed ordinance, developed by Fairfax County zoning staff at … Continued
Dan Sheehy, of Mason District, honored by National Endowment of the Arts
Sheehy Bailey’s Crossroads resident Dan Sheehy has been named one of 11 2015 National Heritage Fellows by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The award honors individuals for their artistic excellence and supports their continuing contribution to the nation’s traditional arts heritage. Sheehy, a specialist in mariachi and Latino music, is also the recipient … Continued
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