Bailey’s Rotary Club auctions off classic Mustang
Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club President Harry Henderson (left) presents $5,000 to Dan Crane of the Wounded Warriors Project. The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads gave away a classic 1966 Mustang convertible at a drawing during the Wounded Warriors Car Show at Occoquan Regional Park Sept. 14. Rotary Club members with the Mustang. The winner was … Continued
Hotel going up on Route 50
The elevator shaft and stairwell. Construction is well under way on a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel between Arlington Boulevard and South Street in Seven Corners. It should be ready to open by August 2015, says an official with Baywood Hotels, which is developing the project. The building will have 160 units and will be … Continued
New traffic signal for left turns at Braddock and Ravensworth
The Virginia Department of Transportation installed a new signal display at the intersection of Braddock Road and Ravensworth Road last week to make it easier to turn left onto Ravensworth. Up to now, drivers heading eastbound on Braddock trying to turn left on Ravensworth toward central Annandale could only do so if they had a … Continued
Ossian Hall Park is first county park with a tobacco-free zone
The playground at Ossian Hall Park Ossian Hall Park in Annandale will become Fairfax County’s first park with a “tobacco-free play zone.” A ceremony marking the unveiling of a sign announcing the voluntary smoke-free policy will take place at the park Sept. 27, 1 p.m. The Fairfax County Park Authority Board approved a policy in … Continued
Carjacking in Westlawn
There was a carjacking and robbery on the 7100 block of Kenfig Place in the Westlawn area of Falls Church at about 11 p.m. on Sept. 11. “A 26- year-old woman was texting and listening to her radio when a man approached her car window, opened her door, and demanded she get out,” states a … Continued
Congressional candidates share views on economy, guns, and climate change
Suzanne Scholte Residents of the 11th congressional district packed a meeting room at the Fairfax Regional Library Sept. 10 to hear from the three candidates challenging Rep. Gerry Connolly (D) in the November election. The participants were Republican Suzanne Scholte, Green Party candidate Joe Galdo, and Libertarian Marc Harrold. The session was hosted by the … Continued
Public invited to community celebration Sunday hosted by Pro Maxx Fitness
Pro Maxx Fitness is hosting a free, all-day fun fitness event Sunday, Sept. 14, in the parking lot of the Annandale Fire Station, 7128 Columbia Pike. There will be fitness competitions, entertainment, and food donated by local vendors. The entire Annandale community is invited, as well as gym members. The Live Life to the Maxx … Continued
Annandale bank affected by merger
The former United Central Bank next to Giant at 7140 Little River Turnpike, is now Hanmi Bank. Hanmi Financial Corp. completed its acquisition of Central Bankcorp Inc., the parent company of United Central Bank, on Aug. 31, making it the second largest Korean American Bank in the United States. There are 50 Hanmi Bank … Continued
Parking restrictions proposed for Camelot and nearby streets
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 9 authorized a public hearing on the creation of a proposed “Inova Woodburn Temporary Residential Parking Permit District” in Annandale. The hearing is Oct. 7, 4 p.m., at the Fairfax County Government Center. Residents of the affected area, which includes part of the Camelot neighborhood, say the … Continued
7-Eleven relocating to Heritage Drive shopping center
The storefronts being renovated next to Hmart in the shopping center on Heritage Drive, Annandale, will house a 7-Eleven and three other stores. The 7-Eleven behind the shopping center, at 7822 Rectory Lane, is expected to move into the new space in spring 2015, says Jeff Hadlock, president of Redwood Commercial, the company managing the … Continued
Seven Corners Task Force defers decision on redevelopment at Sears site
Del. Kory speaks at the Sept. 9 Seven Corners Task Force meeting. Residents who spoke at the Sept. 9 Seven Corners Task Force meeting raised lots of concerns – mostly about the negative impact of overly dense redevelopment on already-overcrowded schools and congested roads, the need to improve the transportation system first, and the need … Continued
Culmore community comes together to remember slain immigrant
A candlelight vigil for Filaberto Filipe Paz Ramirez. About 200 people came to a candlelight vigil Sept. 5 to remember Filaberto Filipe Paz Ramirez, the young man murdered last week, and to promote peace and healing in the Culmore community. Paz, age 26, left behind a wife and child in Guatemala. He had only been … Continued
Two candidates up against Sen. Warner Nov. 4
New voting machines purchased by Fairfax County on display at George Mason Regional Library Sept. 8 . The one on the right is for people with disabilities. This is the second piece in a series on the upcoming elections. The first article in looked at the race for the 11th congressional district. Voters on Nov. … Continued
Most Annandale Shopping Center tenants have good relationship with landlord
Annandale Shopping Center. While Pro Maxx Fitness is embroiled in a tenancy dispute with the owners of the Annandale Shopping Center – and faces eviction at the end of the month – other tenants in that center report good relations with the landlord. Pro Maxx, which has been operating on a month-to-month basis, had been … Continued
Gym members campaign to save Pro Maxx Fitness
Pro Maxx members Members of Pro Maxx Fitness have been carrying signs along Columbia Pike for the past two days – and plan to be out again today – to publicize their efforts to prevent the gym from being evicted by the management of the Annandale Shopping Center. An online petition to save the gym … Continued