July 4, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Fairfax County hosts conference for homeowners

#code compliance, #neighborhood groups, #parking, #zoning
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The Fairfax County Department of Code Compliance is sponsoring, for the first time, a Neighborhood and Community Conference, to address common problems faced by local residents. The free conference will be held Saturday, March 21, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at Luther Jackson Middle School,  3020 Gallows Road in Falls Church. Presentations will offer practical advice to … Continued

Gas station robberies in Mason District

#crime, #police, #robbery

The Fairfax County Police Department reports a couple of robberies in Mason District earlier this week. On March 8, a man entered the convenience store at the Exxon gas station at 3403 Holly Road, Annandale (by Gallows and Woodburn roads) at about 8 p.m., threatened an employee, demanded money, took cash and fled. The suspect … Continued

Garza addresses class size, budget shortfall at community meeting

#budget, #Falls Church High School, #schools
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From the left: FCPS Superintendent Karen Garza, Region 2 Assistant Superintendent Fabio Zuluaga, and school board member Patty Reed (Providence). School board member Sandy Evans (Mason) is on the right.  Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza doesn’t support efforts to equalize class sizes throughout the county by shifting resources from high-needs schools, she told … Continued

Phone scammers claiming to be from Sheriff’s Office

#crime, #taxes
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The Fairfax County Sheriffs Office is warning residents about telephone scammers, identifying themselves as sheriff’s deputies, threatening people with arrest unless they pay the caller a large amount of money. The scammers usually demand payment via Green Dot MoneyPak or wire transfers through Western Union. Some of the scammers are referencing the Internal Revenue Service … Continued

Weaving artisans featured at Craft Gallery

#arts, #shopping

Robin Milburn, of the Waterford Weavers Guild, gives a spinning demonstration. [Photo by Karen Bowes] Members of the Waterford Weavers Guild demonstrated textile craft at an open house at the Artisans United Craft Gallery March 7. The gallery, at 4011C Hummer Road in Annandale, not only has a shop with high-quality items made by the … Continued

Cuddly cat needs a home

#pets
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Gussie, a 12-year-old spayed female, short-hair domestic cat, needs a good home.  She is loving and affectionate and loves being brushed, scratched, and cuddled. Her human companion must give her up because of allergies.  Contact David Riglin, [email protected], 814-571-1153.

Proposed Fairfax County budget would impose huge cut in library staff

#budget, #government services, #libraries
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George Mason Regional Library in Annandale (above) would be affected under a budget proposal to cut  library staff. The following statement from a Fairfax County resident was originally published in the Fairfax Library Advocates blog. Even though Fairfax County Public Libraries consume barely seven-tenths of 1 percent of the county budget, they are being asked … Continued

Working Group agrees on reduced residential density for Sears site

#housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #Sears, #Seven Corners
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The Working Group’s final meeting, at Bailey’s Elementary School. The Seven Corners Special Working Group on Opportunity Area C (the Sears site) endorsed a plan for redeveloping the Sears site with less residential density than its earlier draft. The group’s final recommendation, approved March 4, calls for 275 multifamily units and 60 townhouses. That’s a … Continued

Board of Supervisors defers vote on Spectrum shopping center

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Board of Supervisors, #Gross, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #shopping
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“Lot 8,” the home of Concetta Difalco, whose family opposes the Spectrum development. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a motion March 3 to defer a decision on the Spectrum shopping center proposal until March 24. The project, to be built by Spectrum Development, would be on a 2.7-acre property on Leesburg Pike between … Continued

Beautify your yard with native plants

#environment, #gardening, #nature

Silky dogwood The Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District is selling packs of seedlings in an effort to spread native plants throughout the region. Native plants use less water, attract wildlife, protect air and water quality, and bring beauty to your landscaping. They are also more disease resistant than imported plants. There are two … Continued