Resident of King Solomon Drive listed on sex offenders registry
The Virginia State Police issued a notification April 26 about Annandale resident James Michael Chittenden being listed on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. He lives at 4807 King Solomon Drive and works at the Blue Cross Animal Hospital in Fairfax. Chittenden was convicted in 2007 in Arlington of taking indecent liberties with … Continued
Braddock Road beltway exit ramps closed this weekend
There could be some major traffic headaches around the Braddock Road exit on the beltway this evening. The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to close the north exit ramp (54A) from the Beltway heading west on Braddock Road, from 9 p.m. on Friday, May 13, to 11 a.m. Sunday morning. The Braddock Road east exit … Continued
FCPS school board weighs options to address budget deficit
Next week, the Fairfax County school board will consider several options proposed by Superintendent Jack Dale to address a $3.5 million shortfall in the fiscal year 2012 FCPS budget. School board work sessions on the budget are scheduled for May 16 and May 19. Public hearings will be held May 17 and 18. Anyone who … Continued
Annual plant sale at Green Spring Gardens this Saturday
More than 40 vendors will on hand at Green Spring Gardens’ plant sale Saturday, offering native plants, trees, shrubs, flowers, herbs, including rare and usual varieties, and many native plants. The sale takes place 9-3 p.m., May 14. Green Spring Gardens is 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria. The nearby Pinecrest Office Park has agreed to … Continued
FX CO school board to review recommendations on discipline
During the past few months, the Fairfax County school board has been reviewing FCPS student discipline policies as a result of complaints about the overly punitive policies and procedures now in place. One issue in particular that drew much criticism is the policy of forcing students to transfer to another school. Another is the automatic … Continued
Mason police make DWI, drug arrests during sobriety checkpoint
The Fairfax County Police Department reports the results of a sobriety checkpoint Saturday night manned by the Mason District Police on the eastbound lanes of Columbia Pike at the Blair Road intersection: Two people were arrested for DWI (driving while intoxicated), six summons were issued for miscellaneous traffic offenses, and three people were charged with … Continued
Alternative sites being explored for KORUS Festival
The 2010 KORUS Festival With the Annandale Kmart refusing to allow the annual KORUS Festival to take place on its parking lot next September, organizers and local leaders are working on finding an alternative site. Fairfax County Board of Supervisor Chair Sharon Bulova told the Annandale blog she is pursuing George Mason University and the … Continued
Summer intern/job fair targets Korean-American teens
Korean-American youths from throughout the Annandale region and beyond converged on the Westminster School Saturday for a summer job/intern fair organized by the Korean American Association of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Among the businesses interviewing prospective candidates were the Annandale-based Hans Travel, Little Picasso School of Visual Art, and AGM College Planning. AGM held a … Continued
Annandale Bed Race raises money for Special Olympics
A team from Silverado restaurant took first place at the Annandale Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Bed Race Saturday morning, but the real winner was the Special Olympics, the main beneficiary of the teams’ $500 entry fee. Twenty-two teams competed in the event, which gets bigger every year. Each team decorated a hospital bed and raced it … Continued
Decorated rain barrels support water conservation
A rain barrel at Green Spring Gardens If you’ve seen some artistic rain barrels around this spring, it’s because the agencies sponsoring the Northern Virginia Rain Barrel Program are hoping to draw homeowners’ attention to the benefits of rain barrels. Rain barrels can be attached to a downspout to capture runoff from the roof. The … Continued
Mason police launch DWI offensive
One of the key priorities of Capt. Gun Lee, commander of the Mason District Police Station, is minimizing the problems caused by drinking. He has directed his officers to crack down on people driving while intoxicated and will enforce the code banning public drunkenness, beginning with a major offensive this weekend. As part of this effort, … Continued
Rainbow over McDonalds
Captured this rainbow in Seven Corners at the Arlington Blvd./Patrick Henry intersection today at about 6:15 p.m.
Police indict suspect in 2008 triple homicide
Fairfax County Police Chief David Rohrer and federal prosecutors announced today that Delante T. Cook, 34, of Prince George,s County, Md., has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in the home invasion robbery that resulted in the three stabbing murders in Springfield in November 2008. According to the police, it was a targeted crime, not … Continued
Annandale losing popular KORUS Festival
The 2010 Korus Festival Organizers of the annual KORUS Festival held in September in the Kmart parking lot are unhappy that the event won’t be happening in cental Annandale this year. Kmart doesn’t want the festival any more because it hurts business, says Mike Kim of the Korean American Association of the Washington Metropolitan Area and … Continued
Annandale artist inspired by nature, travel
Helen Barsalou at Gallery West. It’s always a nice surprise to meet creative people in Annandale. Artist Helen Dilley Barsalou paints watercolors often inspired by her travels and nature. Her most recent show, at Gallery West in Old Town, Alexandria, featured “Moldau Visions,” a series of paintings based on Czech composer Bedřich Smetana’s “Die Moldau.” The music, … Continued