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

Car fire in Columbia Pines

First a water main break Dec. 15, then a car fire the next day—it’s been an eventful week in the Columbia Pines neighborhood in Annandale. The car fire, on Bruce Lane, was captured on video by Mary Ellen Dawley, who saw the smoke and started running. She happens to be the wife of Annandale Blog … Continued

Armed robbery in Seven Corners

The Fairfax County Police Department reports an armed robbery occurred on the 6100 block of Greenwood Drive in Seven Corners at 9:25 p.m. on Dec. 15. A man and woman were walking when two suspects approached them. One suspect displayed a handgun and demanded property. Both suspects took property from the couple and fled. There … Continued

Seven Corners transportation alternatives proposed for further study

Route 7 in Seven Corners on a weekday afternoon. The consultant working with the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force has developed six alternatives for rerouting traffic through the heavily congested Route7/Route 50/Wilson Boulevard interchange and has narrowed them down to four options for further study. Zachary Horowitz of Kittleson & Associates presented … Continued

Water main break in Columbia Pines

There was a water main break Sunday, Dec. 15, at about 9 p.m., on Murray Lane near the intersection with Bruce Lane in the Columbia Pines neighborhood in Annandale. It was captured it on video by Bob Kovacs, who has produced a lot of material for the Annandale Arts You Tube channel and happens to … Continued

Security breach affects drug data for Bailey’s Health Center patients

A security breach as led to the unauthorized disclosure of confidential personal information for 1,499 clients at the Bailey’s Health Center, the Fairfax County Health Department reported, Dec. 13. The patient information that was improperly accessed included patients’ names, addresses, social security numbers, and pharmacy identification numbers; the names and dosages of their medications; payment … Continued

FCPS officials share plans for office building school design

A rear view of the office building to be transformed into a school. Fairfax County Public Schools officials shared some of their thinking about how the annex to Bailey’s Elementary School, in an office building at 6245 Leesburg Pike, might look and function at a meeting with parents Dec. 12. The new building will serve … Continued

Neighbors oppose use of office building as Bailey’s Elementary School annex

The office building at 6245 Leesburg Pike as seen from Hazelton Street. The Bailey’s Elementary School community—parents and school employees—generally support Fairfax County Public Schools’ plan to convert an office building on Leesburg Pike into a Bailey’s annex to relieve severe overcrowding, but people who live near the building are mobilizing against it. Residents of … Continued