July 22, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Armstrong drops appeal of Democratic endorsement process

#politics, #school board

At-large Fairfax County school board candidate Jeannie Armstrong has dropped her challenge of the county Democratic Committee’s endorsement process and has also ended her quest to run for the board, she announced Aug. 11. Members of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee voted 99-97 to endorse Ryan McElveen over Armstrong during the group’s July meeting. Armstrong … Continued

Bowhunting in FXCO parks starts in September

#parks, #wildlife
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If you’re planning an early morning or evening walk in county parks during the next few months, you might want to see if there’s a sign posted warning that bowhunting or another deer management operation is in progress. Bowhunters will be permitted in county parks from the first Saturday in September to the last Saturday in … Continued

Annandale rated average on ‘walkability’

#redevelopment, #transportation
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So Bailey’s Crossroads and Tysons Corner are more “walkable” than Annandale? Really? We would think none of them are particularly pedestrian friendly. But a company called Walk Score gave Annandale a walkability rating of 50, compared with 67 for Bailey’s Crossroads and 67 for Tysons Corner. In fact, Bailey’s Crossroads, Tysons Corner, and Arlington, also … Continued

Park Board honors Annandale volunteers

#nature, #parks, #pets, #volunteers

Hidden Oaks Nature Center Two of the three recipients of the Fairfax County Park Authority Board’s 2011 Elly Doyle Park Service Awards are based in Annandale—the Friends of Hidden Oaks Nature Center and dog park activist Chris Robichaux. The other award recipients are Charles and Jacque Olin, founders of the Analemma Society, who were instrumental … Continued

Super Pets will relocate to Springfield

#businesses, #shopping
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The Annandale blogger has spent a lot of time at Super Pets, so we’re sorry the Annandale landmark has closed. It will reopen in a couple of months in the Ravensworth Shopping Center at the Braddock Road and Port Royal Road intersection, across from Wakefield Park. The family-run business, has been an Annandale institution for … Continued

Let’s Dish! offers free meals for teachers

#deals, #food
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If you’re a teacher, you can get yourself and your family a free dinner at Let’s Dish! every Wednesday between Aug. 10 and Aug. 31. Public, private, preschool, and college teachers and administrators are eligible for the do-it-yourself meals, says Yosha Wesley of the Let’s Dish! in the Pinecrest Shopping Center, 6550-G Little River Turnpike … Continued

Old farmhouse is link to Annandale’s rural past

#history, #redevelopment
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Approaching Martha Grimsley’s Annandale house is like stepping into another world. The pre-Civil War farmhouse is completely surrounded by the Sleepy Hollow Woods subdivision.  Martha, 83, says the original parts of the former farmhouse still in use are the kitchen, dining room, which still has the original hand-hewn ceiling beams, the loft, which is now … Continued

FXCO offers free seminars on entrepreneurship

#businesses

If you’ve thought about running your own business but don’t know how to get started, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority’s (FCEDA) free monthly “Entrepreneurship 101” seminars are for you. These seminars provide an overview of start-up basics, including county licenses and permits, Virginia workforce and training programs, and federal financing and certification resources. The … Continued

Annandale resident listed on sex offender registry

#sex offenders

The Virginia State Police issued a notification July 30 that Annandale resident Corey Jevon Cox is listed on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. He was convicted of aggravated sexual battery in 2002 in Prince William County. Cox, ae 41, lives at 4408 Island Place, Apt. 302, off Americana Drive. He is described as … Continued