September 30, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

The School Box is for sale

#businesses, #children
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The School Box store at 7112 Columbia Pike, Annandale, is for sale and all the merchandise is 75 percent off.  The shop, which sells poster board, pens and pencils, workbooks, lesson guides, learning charts, stickers, and other educational resources, has been here for years. It is an independent business, not connected with the School Box … Continued

Jeanne Simmons, age 96, refuses to vacate Hillwood Square home

#government services, #housing, #land use, #people, #property maintenance, #redevelopment
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Simmons “I don’t want to move,” says Jeanne Simmons, age 96, who is refusing to vacate her home of 57 years in Hillwood Square. A majority of owners of the cooperative complex in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County voted to sell the property to AvalonBay Communities Inc., which plans to develop 461 garden-style … Continued

Miss Lisa is here to help you sort out your personal issues

#businesses
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Knock on the door; you don’t need an appointment. Confused about a major life decision? Let Miss Lisa, Annandale’s newest psychic, help you make up your mind. Lisa, an Annandale resident, recently relocated her office from Connecticut Avenue, N.W., in Washington to 7025 Columbia Pike in the little building that used to house Advance Electronics. … Continued

Supervisors call for extensive public outreach before library changes proceed

#Board of Supervisors, #libraries
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A display on libraries in the lobby of the Fairfax County Government Center. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a “board matter” Sept. 10 directing the county executive to request the Library Board put proposed changes on hold until they “conduct an extensive outreach program to inform and educate the public and library employees.” … Continued

Board of Supervisors delays decision on Parklawn cell tower

#Board of Supervisors, #cell tower, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #pools, #zoning
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AT&T representative Ed Donohue testifies before the Board of Supervisors. Following a Fairfax County Board of Supervisors hearing on the Parklawn cell tower Sept. 10 in which 34 people testified, the board approved a motion by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross to postpone a decision until Sept. 24. Gross noted the “unusual situation” with regard to … Continued

Mason District Council calls for RSUs to be limited to high-density areas

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #zoning
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A tiny apartment in Seattle. [Photo from the Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.] The Mason District Council (MDC) of Community Associations unanimously approved a resolution Sept. 9 calling for Fairfax County to prohibit residential studio units (RSUs) in low-density residential neighborhoods.  RSUs are zero-bedroom efficiency apartments no larger than 500 square feet. The county is proposing that … Continued

Parking restrictions proposed for central Annandale

#parking, #redevelopment, #transportation
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Trucks on Daniels Avenue. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will consider on Sept. 10 the establishment of parking restrictions on several streets in central Annandale to prevent long-term parking by commercial trucks. The measure would prohibit commercial vehicles from parking on Daniels Avenue (between Maple Place and 4104 Daniels Ave.), the Little River Turnpike … Continued

Affordable housing advocates promoting residential studio units

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #property maintenance, #zoning
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Community leaders oppose studio units in single-family neighborhoods already plagued by overcrowded houses. Discussions here about Fairfax County’s proposal for a new zoning category to allow “residential studio units” (RSUs) have mainly focused on the potentially deleterious effect on stable residential neighborhoods. Yet there’s another side to the issue. Advocates for affordable housing have been … Continued

Green Spring Gardens gazebo renovated

#parks, #volunteers
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The gazebo at Green Spring Gardens is being restored with help from private companies and organizations. Phase one improvements, carried out on Sept. 7, include a new roof, handrail, and decking. Phase two improvements will include replacing and expanding the patio, redesigning the accessibility ramp, installing steps to face the lawn, and redesigning the gardens … Continued

Concert series ends on a blues note

#arts, #entertainment, #parks

The 2013 Spotlight by Starlight concert series at Mason District Park and Ossian Hall Park is finished, so we’ll leave you with one last video from Bob Kovacs:  It’s Clarence “Bluesman” Turner doing the blues classic “See See Rider.” “Turner has an interesting guitar technique where he strums and picks the strings with his fingers … Continued