Falls Church HS honors memory of ‘Coach CJ’
Swim team captains unveil the records board at Falls Church High School. More than 150 Falls Church High School students, staff, and community members gathered at the school Dec. 17 for the unveiling of the Clayton Joyner “Reach for the Wall” Jaguar Record Boards. The boards honor Joyner, a FCHS graduate who served the school’s … Continued
Two attempted robberies in Mason District
There were two unrelated attempted robberies in Mason District on Dec. 16, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. At 10:20 p.m., two victims walking on the 3300 block of Glen Carlyn Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads were approached by a man who displayed a hammer and demanded money. The victims ran and called police. Jose … Continued
More details emerge on Bailey’s Gateway multifamily project
An illustration of the site, with Columbia Pike on the left. The Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation on Dec. 16 endorsed the “Bailey’s Gateway” project, a proposed multifamily residential building at the corner of 5600 Columbia Pike and Carlin Springs Road on the Fairfax County/Arlington border. A vacant 10-story office building on the site would … Continued
Health programs moving to new Merrifield Center next month
Merrifield Center Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) programs that are currently based in offices on Woodburn Road, Annandale, and other locations in Fairfax County and Falls Church will be moving in January to the new Merrifield Center building at 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, near the Route 50/Gallows Road intersection. The CSB is a … Continued
Local restaurants take part in annual Taste of Braddock reception
Students in the culinary program at Annandale High School. Local residents got a chance to try samples from 22 restaurants at the annual Taste of Braddock holiday celebration Dec. 10 hosted by Braddock Supervisor John Cook. Students in the culinary program at Annandale High School, under the leadership of chef Christine Gloninger, helped set up, … Continued
Assault arrest in Annandale
Ahn A 22-year-old Annandale man, Bruce Ahn, was arrested by Fairfax County Police Dec. 12 for aggravated assault and brandishing, according to a posting in the daily police blotter. The incident occurred in a parking lot in the 7700 block of Donnybrook Court at the Heritage Woods North condos in Annandale. The victims were approached … Continued
Library advocates accuse county of waging war on libraries
At one of several meetings with legislators held by Fairfax Library Advocates, Sen. Dave Marsden (left) speaks with John Ball, president of the Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, at the Swiss Bakery. Fairfax County library volunteers are fighting efforts by county officials to decimate the public library system. Despite the Board of Supervisors’ actions … Continued
Police seek info on homicide at Safari Lounge in Bailey’s Crossroads
A 20-year-old man from Capital Heights, Md., Darnell Rashard Ford, was shot and killed outside the Safari Lounge, at 5831 Columbia Pike, in Bailey’s Crossroads, shortly after 2 a.m. on Dec. 13. The Fairfax County Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying those responsible for the death of Ford. He was in the … Continued
Improvements planned for Eakin Park
The proposed design for a pavilion at Eakin Community Park. Improvements are planned for Eakin Community Park, but the work would be funded mostly by private sources rather than Fairfax County. At a community meeting earlier this month, staff from the Fairfax County Park Authority presented plans for a picnic pavilion at the Tobin Road … Continued
Annandale home prices rising
The median sales price of a home sold in Annandale (zip code 22003) in November was $542,000. That’s a 9 percent increase from November 2013, according to data provided by realtor Vivianne Couts of Coldwell Banker. The average sales price in November was $558,708, up 12 percent from $498,625 in November of 2013 and up 1.4 … Continued
VDOT destroys native species recently planted along beltway
Native plants mowed down along the beltway in Annandale..[FACC photo] Much of the native species planted along the beltway over the past few years were destroyed recently by a VDOT contractor apparently unaware that they should have been protected. Friends of Accotink Creek (FACC) sent a letter to state legislators, Fairfax County supervisors, and other … Continued
Assault and robbery in Parklawn
Three men assaulted a man walking by Arcadia and Bryce Road in the Parklawn neighborhood in Mason District at about 9 p.m. on Dec. 9, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The suspects took cash and fled. The victim received non-life-threatening injuries. All three suspects were described as Hispanic and between 5 feet 8 and … Continued
Eden Center celebrates 30th anniversary
In the foreground at the ribbon-cutting for Good Fortune are, from the left, Quan Guo Yang, general manager of Good Fortune, Falls Church Mayor David Tarter, Eden Center Vice President Alan Frank, and Mr. Xia of Good Fortune. The Eden Center celebrated its 30th anniversary Dec. 9 featured a lion and dance plus a ribbon-cutting ceremony for … Continued
FCPS asks Fairfax County for Willston Center site for new school
The Willston Center. Fairfax County Public Schools has formally asked the Fairfax County leadership to turn over the Willston Center in Seven Corners to FCPS for use as a school to help relieve overcrowding at other schools in the area. In a Dec. 8 letter to County Executive Edward Long, FCPS Superintendent Karen Garza says … Continued
Gross reports on the state of Mason District in 2014
The Main Street Clarinet Quartet brings holiday cheer to the Mason District Government Center. “Overall, 2014 was a pretty good year in Mason District,” said Supervisor Penny Gross at her annual holiday gathering Dec. 8. The event included a performance of holiday songs by the Main Street Clarinet Quartet, refreshments, and door prizes, as well … Continued