Planning Commission endorses school for Bailey’s Crossroads
This building is on the site of a proposed apartment project on Columbia Pike. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a motion Nov. 5 calling for the Board of Supervisors to approve a county staff report recommending an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan to allow a mixed-use development in Bailey’s Crossroads. There was no … Continued
Pedestrian struck on Braddock Road
Several local residents reported a huge amount of police action on Braddock Road last night near the entrance to Green Spring Gardens. A couple of people said they saw someone lying in the road. A pedestrian was struck by a Ford Escape at about 7:07 p.m. on Braddock Road by Witch Hazel Road, says Fairfax … Continued
Church hosts craft bazaar this Saturday
Ada Lyle’s stationery will be at the Craft Bazaar. Want to get a jump on your holiday shopping list? Check out the Annual Craft Bazaar at the Annandale United Methodist Church Saturday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The church is at 6935 Columbia Pike, Annandale. More than 40 crafters and artists will be on hand, … Continued
Sen. Warner hanging on to slim lead in extremely close race
Sen. Mark Warner speaks to supporters at an election night gathering in Crystal City. Behind him are Don Beyer, Rep. Bobby Scott, Gov. Terry McAulifff, Sen. Tim Kaine, and Warner’s wife Lisa Collis. In a mid-term election where many Democrats were defeated nationwide, shifting control of the Senate to the Republicans, Virginians re-elected Sen. Mark … Continued
Help a needy family celebrate Thanksgiving
The Kiwanis Club of Fairfax sponsored a family for the holidays last year through Our Daily Bread. [Kiwanis Club photo] Our Daily Bread is seeking assistance from the community to help provide holiday meals and gifts to low-income individuals and families. More than 3,000 Fairfax County households have been registered for the organization’s Holiday Program … Continued
The polls are open today until 7 p.m.
It’s Election Day – so be sure to vote. The polls are open 6 a.m.-7 p.m. If you’re not sure where to vote, you can look up your polling place on the Virginia Department of Elections website. You’ll need to comply with a new state law requiring voters to bring a photo ID to the … Continued
Markham Street project gets green light from Planning Commission
A rendering of the proposed apartment building on Markham Street. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved Oct. 30 without objection – or even any comments – a recommendation to urge the Board of Supervisors to approve a rezoning application allowing the construction of a mixed-use project on Markham Street in Annandale. The proposal calls for … Continued
Annandale office building to be renovated
Hanna Plaza would share parking with the VCA Annandale Animal Hospital. Plans to renovate a vacant office building on 7409 Little River Turnpike, renamed Hanna Plaza, are going forward, with construction possibly starting in early spring 2015 if the building permits are approved in time. The concept drawing for Hanna Plaza. The owner of the … Continued
Police seek witnesses to fatal crash
The Fairfax County Police Department is seeking information from the public on a fatal hit and run crash in the Falls Church area on the evening of Friday, Oct. 31. A 2013 Tao Tao moped traveling eastbound on Wilson Boulevard was struck by a 2007 Volkswagen sedan. The driver of the moped, Eliseo Hernandez Diaz, … Continued
Planning commission defers decision on Afghan funeral chapel
A map showing the location of the proposed funeral chapel. Following a lengthy public hearing on a proposal by the Afghan Academy to build a funeral chapel on a .92-acre lot on Braddock Road in Annandale, the Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a motion to defer a decision until Nov. 20. [Update: On Nov. 5, … Continued
For some religious kids, Halloween is the birthday of the devil
While many local kids are celebrating Halloween with costumes, pumpkins, and candy, some children were spotted marching along Backlick Road in Annandale on Oct. 31 with protest signs opposing the holiday. They are Sunday school students at the Instituto Biblico Gamaliel, which is operated by a Latino Pentecostal church at 500l Backlick Road. “Halloween is … Continued
Police targeting drunk drivers on Halloween
A display at the Spirit of Halloween store in Seven Corners. Watch out for trick or treaters tonight and be extra careful if you’re heading out to a Halloween party. Seven police agencies from Northern Virginia are teaming up in a collaborative effort to conduct saturation patrols detecting and arresting drunk drivers tonight. This effort, … Continued
Seven Corners Working Group on Sears site to start with clean slate
The Special Working Group on Area C at its first meting in the library at Bailey’s Lower Elementary School. The first meeting of the newly formed Special Working Group to consider Opportunity Area C in Seven Corners (the Sears site) Oct. 29 was mostly taken up with procedural and operational issues plus a briefing on … Continued
Chuy’s: Tex-Mex with a quirky twist at Springfield Town Center
The Elvis and Priscilla Presley booths. [Photos by Mark Heckathorn] By Mark Heckathorn Chuy’s, the quirky Tex-Mex restaurant from Austin opened at the new Springfield Town Center Oct. 28, joining Maggiano’s Little Italy on the mall’s restaurant row facing Loisdale Road. It’s the 59th Chuy’s since the first one opened in August in 1982 and … Continued
Arrest made in Culmore murder
Gavidia Fairfax County Police have made an arrest in the homicide of Filaberto Filipe Paz Ramirez, whose body was found in the Culmore area Sept. 1. Police arrested Jose Antonio Gavidia, 24, Oct. 8 and charged him with murder, according to an Oct. 29 announcement from the Mason Police District. He is in police custody … Continued