June 18, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Support high school band programs on Tag Day, Sept. 7

#Annandale High School, #arts, #Falls Church High School, #Stuart High School, #volunteers, #youths

The Marching Atoms in the Chapel Square Halloween Parade. Saturday, Sept. 7, is Tag Day, when high school band students will be knocking on peoples’ doors asking for donations to help support band and other music programs. In the Annandale/Mason area, band students from Annandale High School, Falls Church High School, and Stuart High School, … Continued

Fairfax County library system threw out thousands of books

#Board of Supervisors, #community events, #government services, #libraries
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Library books in a dumpster. The recent discovery of perfectly good library books tossed in a dumpster has ignited the opposition to efforts to overhaul the Fairfax County Public Libraries. When Providence Supervisor Linda Smyth heard that the library system was actually throwing out books, many of them in excellent condition, she went to see … Continued

Efficiency units could destabilze neighborhoods, community leaders warn

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #zoning
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A tiny studio apartment in San Francisco. [Photo from USA Today.] Civic association leaders are concerned that a Fairfax County proposal to create a new zoning category allowing tiny efficiency apartments could destroy the character of older, residential neighborhoods, especially in places like the Annandale/Mason area where overcrowding is already a problem. The Fairfax County … Continued

Volunteers needed for Accotink Creek cleanups

#environment, #nature, #streams, #volunteers, #water

Volunteers with some of the tires and trash taken out of local streams. (Photo from Friends of Accotink Creek.] Community associations, nonprofits, employee groups, religious institutions, scout groups, students needing community service hours, and anyone who cares about having clean, healthy, litter-free waterways are encouraged to join the 2013 International Coastal Cleanup, beginning next Saturday. … Continued

Virginia governor candidate McAuliffe greets supporters in Annandale

#elections, #politics
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Left to right: Candidate for governor Terry McAuliffe, Fairfax County sheriff candidate Stacey Kincaid, former attorney general candidate in the Democratic primary Justin Fairfax, Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, and House of Delegates candidate Marcus Simon. Terry McAuliffe, Democratic candidate for governor, appeared at a campaign stop in an Annandale backyard Aug. 31 to urge the … Continued

Fire in Columbia Pines was accidental

#fires, #safety

A house fire at 3803 Ridge Road in the Columbia Pines neighborhood in Annandale Aug. 29 was caused by “an unidentified electrical anomaly leading to an attic fan,” according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. The video below was shot by Columbia Pines resident Bob Kovacs: “The lone occupant escaped unharmed” and declined … Continued

Bob Kovacs not only videotapes local concerts, he performs, too

#arts, #entertainment

Annandale videographer Bob Kovacs not only works behind the camera, capturing many performances from Mason District Starlight by Spotlight concerts throughout the summer, he’s a talented musician, too. The video below is from a lunchtime concert of country, pop, and novelty songs Kovacs presented Aug. 22 at the Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield, a nonprofit, interfaith … Continued

Back to School Night schedule

#families, #schools

With the return to school around the corner—public schools in Fairfax County open Sept. 3—it’s time  for parents to get back in the school routine, too. Here’s the Back to School Night schedule for public schools in the Annandale/Mason area: Annandale HS—Sept. 18, 6 p.m. Annandale Terrace ES—Sept. 11, 6:30 p.m. for grades K-2; Sept. … Continued

VDOT orders Buddhist temple to address right of way violations

#land use, #property maintenance, #religion, #VDOT
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Officials from both the Fairfax County code compliance department and the Virginia Department of Transportation are investigating complaints from neighbors about the Buddhist temple at 6822 Columbia Pike in Annandale. Among the complaints: trees cut down in front of the property facing Columbia Pike, potentially illegal changes to the property, and the operation of a … Continued

Developer cuts off water to 96-year-old homeowner who refused buyout

#housing, #people, #real estate, #redevelopment, #utilities, #water
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Jeanne Simmons After AvalonBay purchased the Hillwood Square community in Falls Church earlier this year, all the residents met the Aug. 23 move-out deadline—except for one. The remaining holdout is Jeanne Simmons, a 96-year-old former teacher who has lived in the development for 57 years. On Aug. 28, the developer gave Simmons a five-day notice … Continued

Police search for missing Falls Church man

#police

Scott Police detectives are searching for information leading to the whereabouts of a missing 27-year-old man from the Falls Church area. Eugene M. Scott, of the 600 block of Roosevelt Boulevard, was reported missing on Aug. 27. He did not show up for work, and his employer became concerned and called the police. It is … Continued