August 28, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Fundraiser at Kilroy’s supports domestic violence victims

#community events, #Cook, #restaurants, #social services, #volunteers

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, so Braddock District Supervisor John Cook is hosting a fundraiser Oct. 17 at Kilroy’s Restaurant and Sports Bar (5250 Port Royal Road, Springfield), 6-9 p.m., to support two nonprofits that help victims of abuse. The event will raise funds for Fairfax CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), which help children … Continued

Man missing in Annandale

#crime, #police
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Fairfax County Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Gum Naum Ohe, age 55, who was last seen leaving his home on Woodland Road in Annandale on Saturday, Oct. 12 around 5 a.m.  According to a bulletin from the Mason Police District, he was headed to church services and work. He has not … Continued

Lots of outrage expressed at community meeting on the library system

#Board of Supervisors, #community events, #libraries
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Supervisor Linda Smyth with two of the library books she found in a dumpster. People who came to a forum on libraries convened by Providence Supervisor Linda Smyth Oct. 10 raised serious concerns—about Fairfax County Public Libraries’ policy for trashing many thousands of books, cuts to the library budget, attempts to downgrade professional librarians, and … Continued

TD Bank in Annandale hit by bank robber

  UPDATE: Alexandria police announced Oct. 15 that they have arrested a suspect, Carlton Thorne Jr., 48, Oct. 12, for the robbery of the TD Bank at 557 South Van Dorn Street. Fairfax County detectives have obtained three warrants charging Thorne with bank robberies that occurred in Fairfax County, including the incident at the TD … Continued

Meet Del. Kory and other candidates

#elections, #Kory, #Mason District, #politics

Del. Kaye Kory is inviting constituents to four neighborhood coffee-and-conversation gatherings in people’s homes in the Annandale/Mason area this month. “Please join me and let’s talk about what’s on your mind,” Kory says. Kory, a Democrat, represents the 38th District in the House of Delegates, which includes a large portion of Annandale and the Mason … Continued

Truck parking ban approved for three streets in central Annandale

#Board of Supervisors, #businesses, #Gross, #parking, #safety, #transportation
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Daniels Avenue across the street from American Legion Post 1976. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution Oct. 8 prohibiting commercial trucks from parking on Poplar Street and parts of Daniel Avenue and the Little River Turnpike service road in central Annandale. The parking restriction would ban commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, and … Continued

Election officers needed for Nov. 5

#elections, #voting
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Fairfax County still needs hundreds of people to work at the polls on Election Day, Nov. 5. People fluent in another language are especially needed. The Fairfax County Electoral Board recently approved a compensation increase for poll workers: $175 for election officers, $200 for assistant chief election officers, and $250 for chief election officers. Election … Continued

Community forum at Annandale HS offers tips on financial fraud prevention

#community events, #community organizations, #crime, #police

Learn how to avoid getting scammed by financial fraud con artists at a free public safety community forum Thursday, Oct. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m., in the Annandale High School cafeteria. The session is hosted by the Fairfax County Police Department in partnership with the Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS).  More than 4,000 … Continued

Annandale Parade and Fall Festival set for Oct. 26

#arts, #community events, #entertainment, #food
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Columbia Pike, the parade route. Annandale’s biggest annual event—the pre-Halloween parade and fall festival—is less than three weeks away. On Saturday, Oct. 26, beginning at 10 a.m., high school bands, fantastically costumed Bolivian dancers,  antique cars, Scouts, fire trucks, kids in Halloween costumes, waving politicians, and much, much more will travel down Columbia Pike, beginning … Continued

McAuliffe, Cuccinelli address minority chambers of commerce

#diversity, #politics

McAuliffe At the first-ever Minority Chambers Candidates Forum, Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe stressed his position as a mainstream leader able to work with both parties, while the Republican candidate, Ken Cuccinelli, focused on his accomplishments as Virginia attorney general. The event, at the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College Oct. 6, was hosted by … Continued

Help find a lost dog from Camelot

#animals, #pets
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Otis, a medium-size, mostly white male poodle/Wheaten terrier mix, vanished from his backyard in the Camelot neighborhood in Annandale on Sept. 22. Otis was last seen wearing a brown leather collar with tags, but it might have been removed. He also has an ID chip registered with HomeAgain. There have been some potential sightings south … Continued