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Supervisor Gross presents the highlights of 2013 in Mason District

December 5, 2013

#arts, #entertainment, #Gross, #holidays, #land use

The Tallwood Trio entertains at the Mason District Holiday Town Hall. About 40 people gathered at the Mason District Government Center Dec. 4 for Supervisor Penny Gross’s annual Holiday Town Hall, featuring seasonal music, refreshments, door prizes, and a review of the past year. Among the highlights of 2013, Gross said, was the ongoing effort … Continued

Santa’s Ride brings joy to children spending holidays in the hospital

December 4, 2013

#children, #health, #holidays, #police, #schools, #volunteers

Sorry, reindeer; Santa’s going to be riding a Harley this year. At least that’s his mode of transportation next Tuesday, Dec. 10, for “Santa’s Ride,” an annual charity event in which police officers escort Santa on a countywide tour on motorcycles, SUVs, and police cruisers to collect donated toys for hospitalized children. The group will … Continued

Annandale church hosts ‘alternative gift market’ this weekend

December 4, 2013

#churches, #holidays, #shopping, #volunteers

Tired of trying to buy holiday gifts for people who already have too much stuff? How about giving something that inspires change instead? That’s the idea behind the Alternative Gift Market this weekend at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 6531 Columbia Pike, Annandale. The market, in the church’s Fellowship Hall, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 7 and … Continued

Luther Jackson Middle School principal is leaving in February

December 3, 2013

#people, #schools

Porter Luther Jackson Middle School Principal Louise Porter is retiring, effective, Feb. 1. Cluster 2 Assistant Superintendent Jim Kacur will inform teachers and parents of the process to select a new principal. Porter has been principal at Luther Jackson, in Falls Church, for six and a-half years. Previously, she worked as a science teacher, science … Continued

Attorney general recount expected to take place in mid-December

December 3, 2013

#elections, #voting

Election Day at Mason Crest Elementary School in Annandale. The Fairfax County vote recount for the state attorney general race will probably start Dec. 16 and should take about three days, says Brian Schoeneman, secretary of the county’s Electoral Board. Republican attorney general candidate Mark Obenshain requested a statewide recount because the Nov. 5 election … Continued

Construction of Rt. 50 mixed-use project could start in summer 2014

December 2, 2013

#housing, #land use, #redevelopment, #shopping, #zoning

Construction on the mixed-use project in Seven Corners between Arlington Boulevard and South Street could start as soon as the third quarter of 2014, said Michael Skena, development associate at the JBG Cos. The project will have up to 188 units. Two other major developments in the Falls Church area will bring about 670 more … Continued

Another weekend, another yard sale on Braddock Road

December 1, 2013

#Lincolnia, #shopping, #zoning

The cold weather doesn’t seem to be a deterrent to the commercial yard sales along Braddock Road. Yard sale entrepreneur Michael Tyron Suggs had no trouble finding a location, 4127 Braddock Road next to Hillcrest Place, or shoppers for the refrigerators, washing machines, furniture, clothes and other items delivered via U-Haul truck and spread over … Continued

Help Annandale High School, Rotary Club collect funds for ShelterBox

November 30, 2013

#Annandale High School, #community organizations, #emergencies, #volunteers

A family on Guintican Island, Philippines, in front of a ShelterBox tent next to the ruins of their house destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. Do you want to help the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines? Or refugees from the conflict in Syria? Annandale High School is teaming up with the Rotary Club of Annandale … Continued

Some Bailey’s Elementary students could attend school in an office building next fall

November 27, 2013

#Bailey's Crossroads, #Evans, #Gross, #schools, #Seven Corners

FCPS wants to retrofit this building for classrooms. At a contentious meeting at Bailey’s Elementary School Nov. 26, Fairfax County Public Schools officials outlined plans for using a vacant office building to relieve severe overcrowding at Bailey’s, beginning in September 2014. The five-story building at 6245 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners would serve about 400 … Continued

Bring holiday joy to a lonely, needy senior

November 26, 2013

#aging, #businesses, #community events, #holidays, #volunteers

The 2012 gift-wrapping party at the Annandale Fire Station. Home Instead Senior Care of Annandale’s Be a Santa to a Senior program is in full swing. This program brings together local residents, merchants, schoolchildren, and community groups to provide gifts and holiday cheer to needy and lonely elderly people who are otherwise unlikely to be … Continued

Toy drive supports needy students at Bailey’s Elementary School

November 25, 2013

#children, #holidays, #schools, #volunteers

Every year, the Bailey’s Elementary School community provides toys and grocery gift cards to the neediest students before the winter break. In the past, Bailey’s has been fortunate to receive donations from the Toys for Tots program, but that organization stopped helping Bailey’s last year, so the school is reaching out to the surrounding community, … Continued

EuroMarket in Seven Corners planning to expand offerings

November 24, 2013

#businesses, #food, #land use, #Seven Corners, #zoning

Ansari Somani, the owner of EuroMarket at the Mobil station on 6318 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners, is seeking a special exception to change the zoning designation from a “mini-mart” to a “full-service food store.” That would allow the store to sell beer and wine. According to Somani, gas is not as profitable as it … Continued

Supervisors hosting blanket drive for Syrian refugees

November 23, 2013

#Board of Supervisors, #children, #volunteers

Children in a Syrian refugee camp in Turkey. [Photo from Bob Lazaro’s blog] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is hosting a blanket drive for Syrian refugees in Turkey. The goal is to fill a shipping container with blankets that will be delivered to Turkey. A local relief agency will distribute them to refugee families … Continued

Fairfax County police chief outlines his top priorities

November 22, 2013

#crime, #police

Roessler Fairfax County Police Chief Col. Edwin C. Roessler Jr. described his vision for the department as “ethical leadership through engagement with the community” at a meeting of the Fairfax County Federation of Citizens Associations Nov. 21 at the Mason Government Center in Annandale. Roessler was appointed police chief by the Board of Supervisors in … Continued

Fairfax County measure would bar RSUs from low-density neighborhoods

November 21, 2013

#Board of Supervisors, #Gross, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #zoning

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopted a motion by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, co-sponsored by Chair Sharon Bulova to eliminate lower-density residential areas from consideration for residential studio units (RSUs). The board matter calls for the Planning Commission to adopt a recommendation by its RSU committee to bar RSUs from areas zoned for lower … Continued