Attorney general recount expected to take place in mid-December
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Green Spring Gardens, Hidden Oaks volunteers honored
From the left: Park Authority Board Chair Bill Bouie,; Mason District Park Authority Board Member Frank Vajda, FROGS President Susan Voss, FROGS Treasurer Ivy Sinaiko, FROGS Secretary Elizabeth Promen, and FROGS Vice President Clinton Fields. The Fairfax County Park Authority Board recognized the 20th anniversary of Friends of Green Spring (FROGS) at its Nov. 13 … Continued
Things you can’t do at home: practice dentistry, operate a bar
An illegal cantina in a home in Westlawn. [ABC photo] Fairfax County Police are investigating a tip about woman practicing dentistry without a license in an apartment in the 4700 block of Commons Drive, Annandale. According to a report by News4, there have been several complaints about a woman identified only as “Angela” conducting dental … Continued
Hunters who violated rules suspended from bow hunting program
A sign warning the public about bow hunting at the entrance to a park in Annandale. Five hunters have been suspended from Fairfax County’s archery program to control the deer population following an incident with a Parklawn resident Nov. 16. Karen Corbett was at the playground in Heywood Glen Park near Holmes Run Stream Valley … Continued
Fairfax County to survey public on future of library system
George Mason Library is a popular gathering spot. At the last public outreach meeting on Fairfax County libraries before the Library Board presents its reports to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors this morning, Deputy County Executive David Molchany called for a countywide survey to gather more public input on the future of the system. … Continued