May 30, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Teen charged with threatening to kill Belvedere students

Fairfax County Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy from Centreville for making disturbing threats to students at Belvedere Elementary School, the Washington Post reported June 24. According to the news report, the teen was charged with allegedly creating a Twitter account in the name of Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter, and using … Continued

Seven Corners residents concerned about high-density redevelopment

#land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #Seven Corners, #transportation
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A large apartment complex is proposed for the Sears site on Leesburg Pike. Don’t redevelop Seven Corners until the proposed transportation infrastructure improvements are funded and in place. Reduce the density in the housing project proposed for the Sears site on Route 7. Provide more time for the community to review and comment on the … Continued

New ‘executive principals’ named

#Garza, #schools
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Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza has announced the new executive principals assigned to the five new regions under the new administrative organization structure put into place earlier this month. Garza has named Jay Pearson the executive principal for Region 2, which covers the Annandale, Stuart, Falls Church, McLean, and Marshall high school pyramids … Continued

New school needed to accommodate Seven Corners redevelopment

#land use, #redevelopment, #schools, #Seven Corners
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The redevelopment of Seven Corners, as proposed by the SevenCorners Land Use and Transportation Task Force, would require the construction of a new elementary school, confirms Jeffrey Platenberg, Fairfax County Public Schools assistant superintendent for facilities and Transportation Services, in a June 23 memo. The task force plan calls for 6,000 new residential units throughout … Continued

Free concert Saturday, Mason park

#arts, #entertainment

The public is invited to a special free musical and art exhibit Saturday, June 21, 7-9 p.m., at the amphitheatre at Mason District Park. Annandale music teacher Robert Brockway and his students will perform classical, jazz, and vocal pieces in a variety of styles. Brockway teaches piano, trumpet, and voice. His students range from elementary … Continued

New school under discussion for Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Gross, #land use, #redevelopment, #schools
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The long-delayed redevelopment plan for a property in Bailey’s Crossroads at Columbia Pike and Moncure Avenue seems to be back on track—and the project might include a badly needed new elementary school. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross sent the following announcement to constituents on her email list June 19: “Fairfax County is continuing to progress with … Continued

Bus routes planned for new Bailey’s Elementary School

#Bailey's Elementary School, #bus, #neighborhood groups, #schools, #Seven Corners, #transportation
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Bailey’s Upper Elementary School is scheduled to open in September. School buses traveling to the new Upper Bailey’s Elementary School in the morning will transverse the Ravenwood, Ravenwood Park, Buffalo Ridge, and Sleepy Hollow Manor neighborhoods, according to a draft outline of the bus routes prepared by Fairfax County Public Schools.    Upper Bailey’s ES … Continued

New projects in the works for Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners

#Bailey's Crossroads, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #Seven Corners, #shopping
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An illustration of the proposed Triple-A center. Members of the Bailey’s Crossroads Revitalization Corporation (BCRC) got a glimpse of the proposed Triple-A retail center June17. The center is slated for the stand-alone building in the shopping center at the corner of Route 50 and Wilson Boulevard in Seven Corners. The long-vacant building was most recently … Continued

Suspicious death in Westlawn

#crime, #police
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Photo of the suspect released by the police. Fairfax County Police are investigating the suspicious death of a young woman in a home on the 6900 block of Westmoreland Road in the Westlawn neighborhood in the Falls Church area of Mason District. An update was issued by the police June 18: The deceased woman is … Continued

Man assaulted at house in Barcroft Terrace

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3904 Melvern Place [Google Maps] A huge amount of police activity disrupted the quiet streets of Barcroft Terrace in Mason District Tuesday night, as dozens of police cruisers, firetrucks, and ambulances descended on Melvern Place, a neighbor reports. According to a Fairfax County Police spokesperson, there had been a fight between two men, and a … Continued