Bank robber hits M&T Bank in Annandale
The bank robber in action. [Photo provided by the police.] The M&T Bank at 7857 Heritage Drive in Annandale was robbed at about 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 22, reports a bulletin from the West Springfield Police District. The suspect presented a note to a 21-year-old female teller that implied he had a weapon. He fled … Continued
Annandale High School seeks contributions to help pay for turf fields
The Annandale Atoms football team on the school’s practice field. Annandale High School has an opportunity to get two synthetic turf fields—if the school can come up with $100,000 by Nov. 1. That’s a daunting challenge, as the school community has only been able to come up with $32,000 so far. The AHS Athletic Booster … Continued
Business breakfasts, community cleanup planned for Seven Corners
Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners. UPDATE: The Seven Corners Cleanup has been rescheduled for Nov. 16, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The Bailey’s Crossroads Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation (BC7RC) is planning several activities aimed at cleaning up Seven Corners, attracting new investments to the area, and promoting community engagement. BC7RC, formerly known as the Bailey’s Crossroads … Continued
Candidates for delegate face off at forum in Annandale
Candidates for the House of Delegates (left to right): Kaye Kory, Jim Leslie, Alfonso Lopez, Terry Modglin, and Marcus Simon. Candidates running for the House of Delegates from districts in the Anndandale/Mason area and for Sheriff of Fairfax County appeared at a candidates forum Oct. 17 co-sponsored the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax … Continued
Candidates for Fairfax County sheriff speak at Annandale forum
Independent candidate Chris DeCarlo. All of the candidates for Fairfax County sheriff and most of the House of Delegates candidates for districts that include the Annandale/Mason area appeared at a forum in Annandale Oct. 17 co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area and the Mason District Council of Community Associations. This … Continued
Changing an Asian sea’s name is big issue for Virginia’s Korean community
Sen. Dave Marsden (left) meets with chairman of the Korean Federation of Industries during a trip in August sponsored by the Korean government. Sen. Dave Marsden (D-37th District) has been leading efforts in the Virginia legislature to ensure that textbooks used in the state’s public schools reflect Koreans’ preference to refer to the “East Sea,” … Continued
Nearly 80 percent of Old Columbia Pike residents approve speed humps
Old Columbia Pike is hilly, narrow, and lacks sidewalks. Enough residents of Old Columbia Pike in Annandale voted for speed humps, so the measure is going forward. The traffic calming plan calls for seven speed humps along Old Columbia Pike between Little River Turnpike and Lincolnia Road. The matter was debated at a contentious community … Continued
Police video documents pharmacy robbery
Fairfax County Police released a video of a robbery at a pharmacy at the 5600 block of Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. According to a news release from the Mason Police District, three men armed with handguns stole cash and narcotics from the store on Oct. 11. An employee, an adult woman, received minor injuries … Continued
Public urged to avoid Bestway, support rights of fired workers
Fired workers urge people not to shop at Bestway. Alex Amaya has been working at Bestway, the Latino grocery store on Graham Road and Route 50, for 10 years and gets no paid holidays, no vacation time, and no overtime pay for working a 60-hour week. As a grocery manager in charge of ordering merchandise, … Continued
Meet candidates at a forum tonight in Annandale
The Nov. 5 election is less than three weeks away, and some people have already voted. If you’re still undecided, come to a candidates meet-and-greet event tonight at Annandale United Methodist Church, 6935 Columbia Pike, 7-9 p.m. The forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area and the Mason District … Continued
Del. Kory reaches out to voters
Del. Kaye Kory listens to constituents’ concerns at a gathering in Laurie Linderg’s backyard. In an informal session at the Annandale home of a constituent Oct. 13, Del. Kaye Kory talked to neighbors about legislation she plans to introduce in the next session of the General Assembly and how frustrating it’s been trying to get … Continued
Small strip mall planned for Black Tie Cleaners site on Annandale Road
Black Tie Cleaners Black Tie Valet Cleaners at 3037 Annandale Road, Falls Church, has closed to make way for a small strip shopping center. There are still some plastic-wrapped clothes hanging inside, and a handwritten note on the door says, “If we are not here and you still haven’t picked up your clothes, TO LATE … Continued
Local churches provide dinner at Poe Middle School every afternoon
Poe students enjoy dinner in the cafeteria. Lower-income students at Poe Middle School in Annandale no longer go home hungry, thanks to volunteers from area churches who serve them an early dinner during the Raven’s Nest after-school program. “It’s a very needy population, and we do what we can to make their lives easier,” says … Continued
Bestway fires workers for requesting a raise, basic benefits
Fired Bestway workers call for a boycott. Workers who charge they’ve been illegally fired from their jobs at Bestway are staging a protest outside the Latino supermarket on Graham Road and urging people to boycott the store. All 31 employees were fired after they asked for a raise. “We are not treated with respect,” said … Continued
Major sewage spill at Holmes Run and Cameron Run
Dead fish in Dora Kelley Nature Park. [Photo by Mark Kelly.] UPDATE: A notice from Fairfax County urges people to avoid Holmes Run stream between Columbia Pike and Dowden Terrace. A sanitary sewer line has broke at Holmes Run, and the City of Alexandria has published a warning urging people to “avoid contact with waters … Continued