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
Fundraiser at Kilroy’s supports domestic violence victims
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
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
Annandale Fire Station gets the 2013 ‘Best Open House’ award
Firefights with the award for best open house. Robert Melgar in front and in the rear (from the left): Lindsay Cook, Suzanne Adams, Chessy Dintruff, and Susan Hilaski. For the second year in a row, the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department at 7128 Columbia Pike won the award for having the best open house. Deputy … Continued
Lots of outrage expressed at community meeting on the library system
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
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