Annandale fire department hosts community yard sale Saturday
Last year’s AVFD yard sale. Spring in the Annandale area means yard sales just about every weekend. The Annandale Volunteer Fire Department’s third annual Community Spring Yard Sale is this Saturday, April 18, in the parking lot by the firehouse. The starting time has been changed to 8 a.m. this year based on feedback from … Continued
Culmore woman arrested for selling beer from her home
Fairfax County Police charged a 52-year-old woman with illegally selling alcohol from her apartment in the 3400 block of Glen Carlyn Drive in the Culmore area. Olivia Manuel Cruz was arrested on April 11 at about 4:30 p.m. She was caught after police received a tip from a member of the public. Police removed about … Continued
Winery hosts Annandale HS Day
Philip Carter Strother Everyone who went to Annandale High School – or anyone who would enjoy a day at a winery – is invited to the seventh annual Annandale High School Day at Philip Carter Winery in Hume, Va., April 25, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. “AHS Day is an opportunity for alumni to meet and reconnect … Continued
Car crashes into Annandale bakery, injuring five customers
Employees cleaning up after the accident. A car crashed into the front of the Napoleon Bakery in Annandale at about 2 p.m., April 12, hitting five customers inside the store. Chong Chu, the owner of the bakery at 4217 Tom Davis Drive, said the customers were badly hurt. All five, plus the driver of the … Continued
Sports card, comic book show coming to Annandale April 19
Sports cards and memorabilia [Shoff Promotions] Comic book and sports card collectors – and anyone interested in popular culture – should definitely check out the show April 19 at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department’s social hall, at 7128 Columbia Pike. Collectors will find rare comics from the 1940s and older, as well as new ones … Continued
Public invited to free boot camp sessions
Boot campers in action. [PR Performance Fitness] PR Performance Fitness is hosting two free, large boot camp exercise classes open to the public on April 19 and April 26. “It’s our way of giving back to the community,” says Rachel Martin, the co-owner of PR with Pablo Amaya. The personal fitness company will also be … Continued
Duck Chang’s: 40 years in Annandale
Duck Chang’s restaurant, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in Annandale this year, has brought several innovations in Chinese cuisine to the United States. The restaurant, at 4427 John Marr Drive, uses old recipes that rely on a lot of different spices and herbs, and “99 percent of our food is made on the premises,” … Continued
What’s up with this unoccupied cop car?
Anyone else notice a vacant cop car on Ravensworth Road near St. Michael’s Lane for the past few days? It’s most likely a “ghost cruiser,” says Fairfax County police officer Roger Henriquez. It’s there because “there’s a high amount of speeding on that road, and when people see a police cruiser, they tend to slow … Continued
Kabob restaurant coming to Gallows Road
A long-vacant building at 3340 Gallows Road in Annandale will be transformed into a Middle Eastern restaurant specializing in kabobs, reports owner Nabeel Alotaibi. Yummy Kabob could open as early as mid-May, says Danny Khammar, who’s handling marketing for the new restaurant. That seems ambitious, however, as the inside of the building is still pretty … Continued
Police urge public to report suspicious activities
If you see someone suspicious, or something just doesn’t look right, it’s best to report it to the police – even if turns out be harmless. That’s the message law enforcement officers stressed at the Mason Police District Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting April 7. That’s also how police were able to catch the Wossen … Continued
Local restaurants, businesses sign up for the Taste of Annandale
Plans are coming together for the first-ever Taste of Annandale, a family-friendly community celebration aimed at showcasing local restaurants, bringing the community together, engaging young people, and promoting local businesses. The Taste of Annandale is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., along Tom Davis Drive in central Annandale, between Columbia Pike and John … Continued
Mollie Loeffler running for Mason supervisor
Loeffler launches her campaign at the Willston Center. Community activist Mollie Loeffler is running as an independent to represent Mason District on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. “I am running for Mason District Supervisor as an independent candidate because I am confident we can build a better future for everyone if we put partisan … Continued
Rotary club supports charities through Mustang raffle
The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads is raffling off a 1965 Ford Mustang convertible named “Black Beauty.” This is the 30th anniversary of the club’s vintage Mustang raffle, which is its major fundraising project. Over the years, the club has raised more than $1.34 million to help many local groups, including JEB Stuart High School, … Continued
Murder arrest in Annandale
Yanez [FCPD] Fairfax County Police have charged Ubaldo Lopez Yanez, 31, with the murder of an adult male in the Fairmont Gardens apartment complex in Annandale. The identity of the victim has not yet been determined. The body of an adult male with trauma to the upper body had been discovered at about 3:20 p.m. … Continued
Annandale house fire displaces eight people
A fire at a single-family home at 7127 Wayne Drive in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood in Annandale Thursday night displaced eight people, including three children. No one was injured. “My family is okay. That is the important thing,” said Roldan Ugarde, who said his wife and their children, Scott, age 5, a kindergartner at Mason … Continued