July 6, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

RSU committee explores different models for affordable housing

#housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #social services, #zoning
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The Gosnold Apartments for the formerly homeless in Hampton Roads was developed by Virginia Supportive Housing in a repurposed RC Cola bottling warehouse. There are all kinds of projects going on to provide affordable housing to the homeless and the working poor that Fairfax County could support—without having to create a new zoning designation for … Continued

Developer describes plans for Markham Place project in Annandale

#housing, #land use, #real estate, #redevelopment, #zoning
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An illustration of Markham Place facing Markham Street. Representatives of the Webb Cos. outlined their plans for Markham Place, a 12-story apartment building, at the Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) meeting March 25. The project would be built on Markham Street in Annandale on the property now occupied by the AMF Lanes bowling alley. … Continued

Woodrow Wilson Library will have fewer books when renovation is completed

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The floor plan for the renovated Wilson Library. When the Woodrow Wilson library renovation is completed and the library reopens, it will have a lot fewer books, says library activist Kathy Kaplan. Kaplan, a member of the Friends of the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library and chair of the library committee of the Fairfax County Federation of … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads residents oppose childcare center on Glen Carlyn Road

#children, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #traffic, #zoning
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The proposed face of the childcare center About 40 Bailey’s Crossroads residents came to a Mason District Land Use Committee meeting on a snowy evening March 23 to voice their objections to a proposal for a childcare center on Glen Carlyn Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. The complaints mainly centered around traffic and drainage problems. The … Continued

Owner sought for dog found in Annandale

#pets
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Is this your dog? She was found underneath a car parked at the Terrace Townhouses of Annandale off Little River Turnpike east of the library. She was very scared, hungry, and thirsty. The dog is being well cared for, but the person who rescued her wants to return her to her family. She is probably … Continued

Code compliance officials address multiple-occupancy complaints

#code compliance, #Mason District, #property maintenance, #signs, #zoning
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Complaints about this house in the Lincolnia area were filed last week about multiple occupancy and building code violations. Most complaints filed with the Fairfax County Department of Code Compliance are about multiple occupancy, said county officials at a meeting for civic association and homeowner association presidents March 22 hosted by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross. … Continued

Green Spring Gardens celebrates the cherry blossoms

#arts, #children, #community events, #culture, #food

Green Spring Gardens, in partnership with the National Cherry Blossom Festival, will hold three programs to celebrate the beauty and history of the cherry blossom next month.      This Children’s Cherry Blossom Festival, Saturday, April 5, 1-3 p.m., is designed for families with children age 5 and up. Activities include storytelling, origami, Japanese-style lantern painting, … Continued

New Inova women’s and children’s hospitals to open in 2016

#health, #INOVA Fairfax Hospital, #redevelopment
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An illustration of the new buildings at Inova Fairfax Hospital. [Inova photo] Inova Health System senior leaders, elected officials, government representatives, hospital staff, former patients, and donors took part in a ceremony last week for the new $400 million Inova Women’s Hospital and Inova Children’s Hospital on the Fairfax Medical Campus. They wrote messages on … Continued