What is this mess?
Holmes Run at Rose Lane Park in Annandale is bright orange. Is it mud or pollution? I’ve seen muddy streams before but not like this. It is coming out of the storm drain.
Neighborhood leaders share success stories
Several of the outstanding neighborhood projects profiled Feb. 9 at a forum of the Braddock District Council of Community Associations could easily be adopted by community groups in Annandale. After all, we are all dealing with similar issues—such as the need to maintain common areas and recruit more volunteers. The presenters at the forum, at … Continued
FX CO school board supports employee raises, full-day kindergarten
The advertised budget for fiscal year 2012 for Fairfax County Public Schools, approved by the school board Feb. 3, includes several measures supported by Mason District school board member Sandy Evans. The $2.2 billion budget includes 2 percent cost-of-living increases and step increases for eligible employees. “The Board has set teacher pay raises as a … Continued
Conflict over townhouses: Tax base vs. green space
Residents of the Ravenwood Park neighborhood thought they had won a battle against a townhouse development on a vacant property in 2005, but a similar project now seems to be going forward, and the community association is gearing up for another fight. This 1890s-era house in Ravenwood Park was demolished in December Ravenwood Park, a … Continued
Man convicted of producing child porn lives on American Drive in Annandale
George P. Bishop of 4357 Americana Drive, # 101, is the third registered sex offender in Annandale so far this year, according to a notice issued by the Virginia State Police Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry Feb. 3. Bishop was convicted in Fairfax Circuit Court Aug. 19, 2005 of producing, distributing, and financing … Continued
Progress being made on Lacey school
Work on the new elementary school on the site of the former Lacey Center is a little behind schedule due to the bad weather, says Joseph Krzywicki, the on-site field construction representative for Fairfax County Public Schools. The construction site is at the end of Crest Drive in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood in Annandale. About … Continued
Kory’s Report from Richmond: Progress possible but it’s all about gamesmanship
By Del. Kaye Kory Three weeks into the “short session” of the legislature, there are some indications of potential progress on challenges facing the Commonwealth—like transportation, higher education, and mental health funding. It helps that Virginia is relatively well positioned fiscally as a result of the painful cuts and “creative” budgetary accounting we indulged in … Continued
Tree attacks car!
Actually, the tree fell through the roof of this Honda in the Camelot neighborhood of Annandale during last week’s snowstorm. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Beauregard Corridor residents explore benefits of ‘walkable urban places’
Leinberger People who live near the Beauregard Corridor in Alexandria’s West End are concerned about the impact of the BRAC-133 project—and continuing long-term urbanization—on traffic, noise, pollution, and the character of their neighborhoods. After their disastrous experience with the BRAC, which will bring about 6,400 Defense Department employees to the office buildings under construction to … Continued
Registered sex offenders live in Annandale
Revised Feb. 1, 2011 The Virginia State Police Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry announced Jan. 31 that a registered sex offender, Jack Barfield, lives at 7407 Englewood Place (Apt. 103) in Annandale. That’s close to the intersection of Annandale Road and Medford Drive. He was convicted in 2006 in Georgia of sexual battery … Continued
Snow brings out kids’ creativity
These kids spent their snow days building an igloo on Terrace Drive, Annandale. They used a cooler to make the bricks.
Snowmen appear in Annandale
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House bill to ban AP/IB fees dies in committee
Legislation sponsored by Del. Kaye Kory (D) to prohibit local school boards from charging fees to take Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests if the tests are required for course credit was defeated in the House Education Committee. Opponents of the measure expressed concerns about the cost. “I strongly believe that charging fees for AP … Continued
My commute from hell had a happy ending
It’s taken a while to post my personal commuting story—the power outage didn’t help—but here it is: After leaving my office on Dupont Circle Wednesday at 3:30, it took me about five hours to get to the Rte. 50/S. Edison St. intersection, just before Four Mile Run. Waited through several light changes without moving and … Continued
New support group forming for parents of deployed children
The Fairfax County Department of Neighborhood and Community Services—in conjunction with the Braddock District, Virginia Wounded Warrior Program, and Easter Seals Greater Washington-Baltimore NOVA Region—is organizing a support group for parents who have children on active duty serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or anywhere overseas. The group’s first meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. … Continued