September 29, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Toy drive supports needy students at Bailey’s Elementary School

#children, #holidays, #schools, #volunteers
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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

Fairfax County police chief outlines his top priorities

#crime, #police
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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

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

Volunteers clean up Seven Corners

#businesses, #community organizations, #litter, #Seven Corners, #volunteers
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Volunteers pick up lots of trash from the Willston Center parking lot. About 40 children and adults gathered at the Willston Multicultural Center Saturday morning for a Seven Corners Cleanup event. The volunteers included members of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club; kids, parents, and staff from the after-school program that meets at the Willston Center; … Continued

Fairfax County fails to shut down commercial yard sales

#code compliance, #property maintenance, #shopping
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A yard sale at 4010 Braddock Road Nov. 16. [Photo taken by a neighbor] Fairfax County’s failure to shut down illegal, commercial yard sales in Parklawn and surrounding neighborhoods in Mason District calls into question the county’s ability and willingness to address other code enforcement issues. Parklawn resident Richard Zambito, who’s been battling the yard … Continued

Annandale restaurant gets a makeover

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Bukyungwon It’s not Suldoga anymore. The restaurant at 7215 Columbia Pike, facing the Giant parking lot, has a new name, Bukyungwon, and new focus, Korean-style Chinese food. According to a waiter, “suldoga” means drinking bar, and the new place is more family friendly. The menu offers a long list of seafood, beef, pork, and noodle … Continued

RSU proposal revised: these units would be barred from low-density neighborhoods

#code compliance, #community organizations, #Gross, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance, #zoning
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A full house at the RSU meeting. An amended proposal on residential studio units (RSUs) will be presented to the Fairfax County Planning Commission to bar this type of housing from low-density, single-family neighborhoods. This major change was announced at a packed meeting on RSUs Nov. 14 organized by the Mason District Council of Community … Continued