New school needed to accommodate Seven Corners redevelopment
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
The cultural heritage of Taiwan showcased at Ossian Hall Park
The CYC Lion Dance Team mixes with the audience during Taiwanese Cultural Heritage Night at Ossian Hall Park. The music and dance of China filled the summer night at Ossian Hall Park in Annandale June 21 as eight performance groups presented a show featuring the culture of Taiwan. The flower basket dance. Members of the … Continued
$100 million transportation bond focuses on pedestrian projects
Columbia Pike in Annandale. The $100 million transportation bond referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot, which was authorized by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors last week, includes funding for a few projects in the Mason District area. The only road improvement in Mason would be at the North Chambliss Street and Beauregard Street intersection … Continued
Free concert Saturday, Mason park
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
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 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
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
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
Lake Barcroft contaminated with sewage for the fourth time this year
A warning sign posted at Lake Barcroft by the Watershed Improvement District. Don’t swim in Lake Barcroft—and keep your children and pets away from the water, too. There’s been another sewage spill into the lake; it’s the fourth spill since April 29. Beaches 1-4 are closed. Only Beach 5, which is upstream from the spill, … Continued
Maria Eck named principal of Poe Middle School
Eck Maria Eck has been appointed principal of Poe Middle School, Cluster 3 Assistant Superintendent Douglas Tyson announced in an email to families and staff June 18. Having a new principal in place well before the start of the next school year is critical for a school that has weathered plummeting morale among staff, an … Continued
Man assaulted at house in Barcroft Terrace
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
Task force fails to reach a consensus on a meals tax referendum
An anti-meals tax sign at Silverado’s in Annandale. Many restaurant owners oppose a meals tax, while advocates for more funding for schools, libraries, the arts, and social services support it. A task force appointed by Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova to consider whether a meals tax referendum should be put on the … Continued
New dining options under consideration for Columbia Pike
Botanica Pombagira, the small shop at 7025 Columbia Pike, Annandale, that sold candles, incense, and religious items, has closed. A representative of the owners said they are moving to Maryland where the rents are lower. That shop opened just under a year ago in a building that formerly housed Anna ’N Dales Newsstand. Other tenants … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club distributes funds to local charities
From the left: Mary Anne Lecos of ACCA; Nan Monday, Homestretch; Maria Demarest, Helping Hands; Jasmine Witcher of Bethany House; Kevin Holland, Rotary; Ian Charles, youth football, and David Feld, Rotary. The Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club distributed checks to several local charities at the group’s June 13 breakfast meeting. Organizations receiving funds include Helping Hands, … Continued
Celebrate with us at Blogapalooza!
Blogapalooza!, the Annandale Blog’s five-year anniversary party and community-building event, is less than two weeks away. We’ve got four local bands lined up—Space Junk Jammers, Swell, RootzBoyz, and Big Hot Mess—plus a Zumba dance-off hosted by Pro Maxx Fitness. Blogapalooza is happening June 28, 7 p.m., at the pavilion at the Broyhill Crest Recreation Club, … Continued