More public involvement urged for Fairfax Forward
The shopping center on Annandale Road being developed by Bill Page Honda. Fairfax County Planning and Zoning Department (DPZ) staff have agreed to strengthen provisions on community involvement and public outreach in Fairfax Forward, the proposed plan for overhauling the way changes are made in the county’s land use policy. The county, however, is not … Continued
Virginia Republicans select candidates for November ballot
Jackson The Republican Party of Virginia selected an extremist, Tea Party slate of candidates for statewide offices May 18. In a surprising move, delegates to the GOP Convention in Richmond chose Bishop E.W. Jackson from Chesapeake, Va., as candidate for lieutenant governor over several better-known politicians. Jackson was elected on the fourth ballot, beating six … Continued
Police investigating solicitors in Annandale
As a result of several complaints from residents of the Ravensworth-Bristow community in Annandale about door-to-door solicitors, officers from the West Springfield Police District have issued warnings to several unlicensed solicitors and told them to leave them the neighborhood. The solicitors are associated with these companies: Power Home Remodeling (based in Chester, Pa.), E Enterprises … Continued
Donation boxes increasingly under fire
Someone left a couple of sofas next to a Planet Aid donation box by the Annandale Kmart parking lot. As communities like Annandale are increasingly becoming inundated with donation boxes, efforts are under way to fight back. At the request of Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning is … Continued
Tenants sought for new building on Columbia Pike in central Annandale
The design for the facade of the new building at 7250 Columbia Pike. The owners of the property on Columbia Pike, Annandale, across from the Walgreens construction site are seeking two retail tenants for the building they’re putting up. Mohamed Uddin and Hassan Iqbal of Alexandria hope to start construction on a 5,400-square foot building … Continued
Friday night sights: Classic cars at the Juke Box in Annandale
1953 Chevy. Every Friday evening during the warm months, the Juke Box Diner parking lot (at the John Marr Drive and Columbia Pike intersection in Annandale) turns into a showcase for classic cars—many with the giant fins and powerful engines of decades past. You might find a tomato red 1967 Dodge Charger or 1966 lime … Continued
Prescription drug abuse among youths usually starts at home
Acosta Caitlin Acosta of Falls Church started abusing prescription medications at age 12 and spent the next several years getting deeper into the local drug culture. Now 24, Acosta volunteers with recovery programs to help youths struggling with addiction. She told her story at a media briefing May 14 at the Mason Government Center … Continued
Sports/comics shop has new owners
Vintage baseball cards After 21 years in Annandale, Ron Savino has sold Ron’s Collector World, the comic book/sports memorabilia store in the Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike. But don’t worry; the store isn’t closing. It’s been purchased by three guys who have been longtime collectors and have plans to bring in more vintage comics, … Continued
Annandale Bed Race captured on video
What’s it like to ride in a hospital bed as it races down John Marr Drive? Watch Bob Kovacs’ video of highlights from the Annandale Bed Race on Saturday, May 11, and find out: There are 80 videos on Kovacs’ Annandale Arts You Tube channel.
Information sought in hit and run accident involving police cruiser
The Mason Police District is seeking information from the public on a vehicle that was involved in a hit and run accident on Gallows Road in Annandale May 12. The police cruiser was traveling southbound on Gallows Road at around 12:30 a.m. when an unknown vehicle traveling westbound on Masonville Drive ignored a stop sign … Continued
Boy Scouts clean up Annandale cemetery
More than 20 members of Boy Scout Troop 150, along with siblings and parents, helped Michael Paladino with his Eagle Scout project to clean up the graves and fence at the cemetery at the Annandale United Methodist Church (AUMC) on Columbia Pike. Paladino, an eighth-grader at Glasgow Middle School, said the scouts are fixing up … Continued
Annandale teams take part in 9th annual Bed Race
When it was their heat’s turn, the guys from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (above) pulled out some folding chairs, sat down, and popped open their cooler. After all, their bed was decorated like a trailer, and they were dressed up like rednecks. That stunt won them the award for the “most entertaining” team at … Continued
Mason police cracking down on speeders
A speed monitor on Wayne Drive, Annandale. Watch out, speeders. For the first time, the Mason Police District has a full-time traffic enforcement officer assigned to focus on speeding, pedestrian safey, and related issues. Officer Mike Green will be using various devices on local streets to track speeding, such as portable screens that let drivers … Continued
In Annandale, hospital beds are for racing
The 2012 Annandale Bed Race Annandale’s wackiest event, the annual Bed Race, will take place tomorrow, 10 a.m.-noon, rain or shine (that is unless there is torrential rain and lightening). About a dozen five-person teams will race hospital beds along a stretch of John Marr Drive in front of Kmart. The teams represent local businesses—such … Continued
McAuliffe’s priorities include transportation, education, equality
Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia, told a roomful of supporters May 9 that his priorities include ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, reproductive rights for women, and more funding for transportation and education. “We’ve got to grow the economy here in Northern Virginia,” and that means addressing the transportation problem, McAuliffe … Continued