Olympic athlete has ties to Annandale
Lanzone Olympic athlete Giuseppe Lanzone, not only one of the best-looking competitors in the 2012 London Olympics, he also has a strong connection to Annandale. The member of the U.S. rowing team, spent his summer breaks here with his parents, while attending the University of Washington. His parents still live here, off Little River Turnpike … Continued
Aileen Flaherty named principal of Camelot Elementary School
Aileen Flaherty has been appointed principal of Camelot Elementary School in Annandale, Fairfax County Public Schools announced. Flaherty has been assistant principal at both Graham Road Elementary School and Westbriar Elementary School in Vienna. Before that, she was a teacher at Olde Creek (Fairfax) and Woodburn (Annandale) elementary schools. Flaherty has achieved national board certification, … Continued
Decision on Columbia Pike streetcars expected by the end of July
Streetcars scheduled to start running in DC next summer The fate of the proposed Columbia Pike Transit Initiative could be decided within the next couple of weeks. The Arlington County Board will vote on Monday, July 23, whether to adopt the streetcar as “the locally preferred alternative” and authorize the county manager to file a … Continued
Garden Club has been making Annandale nicer for 44 years
An edible wedding bouquet. Forty-four years ago a group of residents of the Camelot neighborhood in Annandale started a gardening club. Those members, and their green thumbs, have moved on, but the club, which is part of the National Capital Area Garden Clubs, is still going strong. In addition to helping one another with gardening … Continued
Name selected for Annandale tributary of Accotink Creek
The stream runs under the beltway. Local residents were invited to suggest a name for an unnamed tributary of Accotink Creek running through Annandale, and the name selected is “Wakefield Run.” Members of the advocacy group, Friends of Accotink Creek, chose that name July 16 from 27 names submitted to the Northern Virginia Soil and … Continued
Here we go again: Another illegal yard sale mars Braddock Road
4127 Braddock Road Just when the illegal yard sales at 3908 and 4508 Braddock Road appear to have disappeared, at least for the time being, another one has popped up at 4127 Braddock. Braddock Road resident Richard Zambito, who has made it his personal mission to get Fairfax County to shut down these “extreme yard” … Continued
Breeze celebrates anniversary with contest
Breeze Bakery, 4125 Hummer Road, Annandale, is having a contest with prizes to celebrate its second anniversary and new menu. To enter, join Breeze’s membership program and put your receipt in the raffle box. First prize is two travel packages to Niagara, N.Y., from Han’s Travel Agency of Annandale. Other prizes include Amazon Kindle Fires … Continued
Obama campaigns in Fairfax County
At a campaign event at Centreville High School Saturday afternoon, President Obama clearly differentiated himself from his Republican opponent. “They believe all the benefits will trickle down,” Obama said. “We tried that before. It did not work.” As a result of those failed policies, “we went from surpluses to deficits,” he said, and experienced “the … Continued
FXCO sues EPA over stormwater runoff rules for Accotink watershed
Accotink Creek Fairfax County and the Virginia Department of Transportation filed a joint lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) July 12 charging that federal regulations aimed at protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed would impose an unfair, costly burden on the county and homeowners. The regulations impose limits on stormwater runoff aimed at reducing … Continued
Burying utilities in Fairfax County: prohibitively expensive
The intersection of Old Dominion Drive and Chain Bridge Road in McLean, where the wires will be buried. The most recent storm—and extensive power outages—in Annandale have gotten people wondering why we can’t bury the power lines here.s “amazingly expensive,” says W. Todd Minnix, chief of the Transportation Design Division in the Fairfax County Department … Continued
‘Annandale Arbors’ proposed for sprucing up streetscape
Little River Turnpike, not the best place for walk. Have you ever walked around downtown Annandale? Strolling down Little River Turnpike isn’t all that pleasant. There are a ton of cars whizzing by and a lot of open parking lots in front of and between the buildings—and good luck trying to cross the street. Jeffrey … Continued
Fairfax County Executive Ed Long reports on response to storm
Trees knocked down on Masonville Drive in Annandale. At the July 10, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting, County Executive Edward L. Long Jr. presented a report about how the county responded to the derecho thunderstorm that struck the area Friday, June 29, at approximately 10 p.m. The county activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) … Continued
Construction on Annandale Walgreens to start in September
Construction on the new Walgreens in central Annandale is expected to start by mid-September, if all approval processes go smoothly, Elizabeth McKeeby of Walsh and Colucci told members of the Annandale Commercial Business District Planning Committee July 10. The new drug store will occupy a key position in central Annandale, bordered by Little River Turnpike, … Continued
Annandale Acres seeks long-term solution to flooding problem
This ditch on Elizabeth Johnson’ yard is supposed to capture stormwater runnoff. Elizabeth Johnson has seen a lot of flooding since she moved to her house on Beverly Street in Annandale Acres in 1950. The county put in a rock-lined ditch on the corner of her lot decades ago, but it overflows with water during … Continued
Farmers markets offer ‘goat shares,’ along with locally grown produce
You can find plenty of locally produced, high-quality but common items at the Fairfax County farmers markets, like just-picked peaches and tomatoes, but there are also some more unusual things, like “goat shares.” At a recent trip to the market at Wakefield Park, the most popular items at the Lois’s Produce and Herbs were green … Continued