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

Pedestrian struck on Gallows Road

#accidents, #pedestrians, #saf
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A Fairfax County man who had just been released from Inova Fairfax Hospital was struck as he crossed Gallows Road at around 7 p.m. on Jan. 29, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The 46-year-old man was crossing the road in front of the hospital’s emergency room when he walked into the path of a … Continued

Any Fairfax County teen could become a sex trafficking victim

#crime, #police, #safety, #sex offenders, #volunteers, #youths
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West Springfield High School students Alyssa Wenklar (left) and Kyra Beckman, are members of the Spartans Against Human Trafficking club. Any  teenager in Fairfax County could be at risk for becoming a victim of sex trafficking. It’s happened to youths from every school, ethnicity, and family income level, said Det. Bill Woolf during a program … Continued

Supervisors approve Afghan funeral chapel on Braddock Road

#Board of Supervisors, #land use, #religion, #zoning
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A rendering of the funeral chapel planned for Braddock Road. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a zoning special exception Jan. 27 to allow the construction of a funeral chapel at 6839 Braddock Road serving the Afghan community. The applicant, Keith Martin, representing the Afghan Academy, agreed to a long list of development conditions, … Continued

Construction of Bailey’s Upper play areas won’t happen until 2016 at the earliest

#Bailey's Elementary School, #children, #land use
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The site plan for Bailey’s Upper Elementary School, showing the proposed gym (red), outdoor play space (green), and sports court (blue). Leesburg Pike is along the bottom edge. The gym and play area planned for Bailey’s Upper Elementary School probably won’t be built until 2016 or beyond. Brady Rauch, of the design and construction department … Continued

Mason land use committee opposes Baileys Gateway project

#Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #land use, #redevelopment
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5600 Columbia Pike. The Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) voted Jan. 27 to oppose a multifamily development at 5600 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. The committee’s role is advisory, so the vote means the MDLUC recommends the Fairfax County Planning Commission reject an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to facilitate the project. The … Continued

Scene around A-Town: Mr. Liberty

#businesses, #street scenes
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What was “Mr. Liberty” doing dancing around on Columbia Pike in Annandale on a bitterly cold afternoon yesterday? Adam Ghoneim, 19, wearing a turquoise Statue of Liberty hat and robe was trying to drum up business for Liberty Tax Service, at 4301 John Marr Drive, which is owned by his mother, Leslie Ghoneim. Adam, a … Continued

Gross encourages property owners to remove unwanted donation boxes

#business, #Gross, #land use, #litter, #property maintenance, #zoning
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A donation in a corner of the Choong Hwa Woon restaurant on John Marr Drive in Annandale. Concerned about the proliferation of donation drop-off boxes sprouting up all over privately owned parking lots, Mason District SupervisorPenny Gross has written to commercial property owners advising that they have the right to remove boxes that have been … Continued

Police station commanders talk crime and safety with neighborhood leaders

#crime, #pedestrians, #police, #robbery, #safety
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From the left: Capt. David Smith (Mason), Capt. Kathleen Sefchick (West Springfield), and Capt. Jeff Powell (Franconia). The commanders of the three police districts that cover parts of Mason District – Mason, West Springfield, and Franconia – spoke about crime and safety issues Jan. 24 at the first session of Supervisor Penny Gross’ 2015 leadershipseminar … Continued

Redevelopment under consideration for Route 50 shopping center

#Falls Church, #land use, #redevelopment, #shopping
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Graham Park Plaza Federal Realty Investment Trust, the owner of Graham Park Plaza, the shopping center on Route 50 formerly known as Loehmann’s Plaza, is considering redevelopment options, including a mixed-use building with multifamily housing on the upper floors and retail on the ground floor. The company has asked Mason Supervisor Penny Gross’s office to … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on Spectrum rezoning application

#Bailey's Crossroads, #land use, #Planning Commission, #shopping, #zoning

The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Jan. 22 approved commissioner Julie Strandlie’s (Mason) request to defer until Feb. 11 a decision on Spectrum Development’s rezoning applications for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. The delay will give Spectrum more time to make changes in its application. At a Planning Commission hearing on … Continued