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
Proposed FX CO charter school would serve disadvantaged youths
Graham Road Elementary School A group Fairfax County residents, several of them teachers, has put forth a proposal to create a charter school in eastern Fairfax County aimed at providing a college prep curriculum to students who might not otherwise consider going to college. The school would have grades 7-12. Key elements of the proposal … Continued
FX CO farmers markets open this week
Last year at the Wakefield Farmers Market This week marks the beginning the farmers market season, offering Fairfax County residents an opportunity to purchase fresh, local produce. There are two farmers markets in the Annandale area: The Wakefield Farmers Market, at Wakefield Park, 8100 Braddock Road, is open Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m., from May 4 though … Continued
Community dialogues scheduled on Annandale Regional Planning Study
The Fairfax County School Board agreed April 28 on the scope of the Annandale Regional Planning Study and invited the public to a series of upcoming community dialogues to discuss options for relieving overcrowding at Annandale High School and determining the boundaries for the new elementary school on the Lacey site. In addition to changing … Continued
Korean-American community helps clean up Annandale
Steven Choi (left) with members of the Annandale clean-up crew. About 40 to 50 people took part in the annual Annandale Clean-up event Saturday morning organized by the Korean American Association of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Helen Winter, who heads beautification efforts for the Annandale Revitalization Committee, brought trash bags and registered participants at a table … Continued
Virginia’s redistricting plan: Big changes for Mason District
Saslaw The redistricting plan approved by the Virginia legislature April 28 will have a major impact on voters in Annandale and the Mason District. Gov. Robert McDonnell is expected to sign it (after vetoing an earlier plan), but it still must be approved by the U.S. Justice Department before it takes effect. Currently the Mason … Continued
Sal’s has been fixing shoes in Annandale since 1954
Nick Cirillo with a customer Shoe styles have changed over the decades, and so has Annandale, as businesses have come and gone, but Sal’s Shoe Repair has been at the same spot on Little River Turnpike since 1954. When John Cirillo opened Sal’s, Little River was a two-lane road, and Annandale was a sleepy little … Continued
Single-family houses recommended for Peace Valley Lane property
About 80 people, most of them from Ravenwood Park, packed into a meeting of the Mason District Land Use Committee Tuesday evening to make sure their concerns are taken into account as the county considers plans for an undeveloped 1.89-acre property in their neighborhood. The Ravenwood Park Civic Association’s campaign against a proposed townhouse development … Continued