Bulova calls for more public input on library changes
George Mason Regional Library. Library employees and members of library “friends” groups have been setting up meetings with public officials to express their concerns with major policy changes that would downgrade the professional staff and reduce services for library patrons. Following a meeting with library representatives last week, Board of Supervisors Chair Sharon Bulova said … Continued
Synthetic turf fields planned for Annandale and Stuart high schools
A synthetic turf field at Mason District Park in Annandale. The Fairfax County School Board has voted to use one-time funding, identified during a final review of the FY 2013 budget, to support a joint Fairfax County initiative that would fund synthetic turf fields at Annandale, Stuart, and six other high schools, states a FCPS … Continued
‘Doumi girl’ operator sentenced for harboring illegals
The owner of an Annandale-based escort business was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison July 26 for harboring illegals, the Washington Post reported. Youn Sok Chang, 41, operated a “doumi” business under the names “Da Bong,” “Romance,” or “Coco,” that provided “an attractive and provocatively dressed woman” to join customers at … Continued
Annandale pyramid resource fair will provide school supply kits
Annandale High School Students and parents are invited to the first-ever Annandale Pyramid Back-to-School Resource Fair, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2-7 p.m. at Annandale High School. The fair will offer all sorts of resources—including school supply kits, clothing, haircuts, and vision and hearing screenings for students in need—along with information about school and community resources. The … Continued
Speed of Sound brings Paul McCartney’s music to Mason District Park
Here’s a clip of “All My Loving” by Speed of Sound, a Paul McCartney tribute band, that performed at Mason District Park in Annandale July 24 as part of the Spotlight by Starlight series. Speed of Sound is fronted by Jed Duvall, who also has tribute bands for Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley, notes Bob … Continued
Fairfax County park volunteers honored
Lassine Doumbia at Indonesian Cultural Heritage Night at Ossian Hall Park earlier this month. Volunteers involved with initiatives in the Annandale/Mason area are those recognized by the Fairfax County Park Authority in the 2013 Elly Doyle Park Service Awards program. Lassine Doumbia, a volunteer since 2010 at Ossian Hall Park in Annandale who ensures that … Continued
Virginia allows online voting registration
Virginia is now letting people register to vote online. You can also update your address and other information online and check to see whether you’re registered or not. This should reduce registration problems. There have been numerous incidents of people who thought they turned in a voting registration form and later found out it didn’t … Continued
Tyson named FCPS Cluster 3 assistant superintendent
Tyson Douglas Tyson, principal of Kilmer Middle School, has been named Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) assistant superintendent for Cluster 3, effective Aug. 1. He replaces Dan Parris, who has been named interim deputy superintendent by Superintendent Karen Garza. Cluster 3 includes the Annandale, Stuart, and Woodson pyramids and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science … Continued
Proposal calls for a new TD Bank at Pinecrest Plaza
The Exxon station at Pinecrest Plaza. There are plans to replace the Pinecrest Service Center and Exxon station on Little River Turnpike and Braddock Road with a TD Bank. The Mason District Land Use Committee heard a presentation on the proposal July 23 and will consider it again Sept. 24. TD bank is seeking a … Continued
Route 7 transit study previewed for public
Route 7 heading, east toward the Skyline Center. Local residents got a first glimpse of plans for the Route 7 Transit Alternatives Study at a public outreach meeting July 27 at the Skyline Center. The study will explore options for improving transportation along the heavily traveled Route 7 corridor between Tysons and Alexandria. It is … Continued
Wakefield Run restoration project in Annandale is collaborative effort
A symbolic groundbreaking ceremony was hundreds of feet from Wakefield Run and several weeks before the start of construction. The increasing urbanization of the Annandale area is putting lots pressures on waterways. All the impervious surfaces created by development is causing stormwater to rush into streams causing erosion, but at least one degraded stream is … Continued
Carbon monoxide sickens three Bailey’s Crossroads residents
A CO detector. Three people got carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty furnace at the Barcroft Plaza Apartments in Bailey’s Crossroads July 24, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reported. One woman and one man were transported to Inova Fairfax Hospital, and another man was transported to Arlington Hospital, all for life-threatening injuries. When … Continued
Help Our Daily Bread provide school supplies for needy children
Susan Lydick, Ben Hester, and Jim Holcombe of the Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads pack and distribute school supplies last year. With many families in our community struggling to put food on the table, purchasing the required school supplies for their children can be difficult. Our Daily Bread (ODB), a Fairfax-based charity, along with help … Continued
Democrats select Kincaid as candidate for Fairfax County Sheriff
Kincaid Fairfax County Democrats selected Stacey Kincaid as candidate for Fairfax County Sheriff. Kincaid got 605 of the votes cast compared to 351 for Mark Sites in a caucus July 23 at Woodson High School. If she wins in the general election on Nov. 5, Kincaid would be the first woman sheriff of Fairfax County. … Continued
Public housing tenant stuck in apartment with toxic mold
Rosedale Manor is on Spring Lane in Bailey’s Crossroads. Linda Pelligrino has been sickened by the toxic mold that has contaminated her apartment in the Rosedale Manor complex in Bailey’s Crossroads but can’t get the Fairfax County Housing Department to fix the problem or move her to another unit. The complex is in the Public … Continued