Mason committee to review plans for new strip mall at Annandale Rd/Rt. 50
The Mason District Land Use Committee will consider at its April 26 meeting a request from Bill Page Honda for a rezoning and special exception allowing an expansion of the car dealership and redevelopment of the shopping center it owns on the corner of Annandale Road and Arlington Boulevard. The committee meeting takes place at … Continued
Park Authority Board Member Update, April 2011
Observatory at Turner Park By Marie Reinsdorf This is the second in my new series of brief news pieces to let you know what’s happening at the Fairfax County Park Authority Board. At our most recent meeting, April 13, the board voted to approve three Mastenbrook matching-fund grant applications. Mastenbrook funds come from previously … Continued
Moran: IG report bolsters prospects for lawsuit to delay BRAC project
A report released by April 20 by the inspector general of the Department of Defense concludes that the Army failed to carry out the necessary environmental reviews and traffic impact analyses for the BRAC-133 project at the Mark Center. Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) says the findings in the report provide legal ground for a lawsuit to delay … Continued
Special ed advocate seeks at-large seat on FCPS school board
Lisa Fagan, one of two candidates seeking support from the Fairfax County Republican Committee to run to an at-large school board seat, wants to build on her extensive experience as an advocate for children with disabilities to help all FCPS students. The other candidate is Lolita Mancheno-Smoak, an adjunct professor at Strayer University and the … Continued
FCPS school board candidates speak to Democratic Committee
Four of the six people vying for at-large seats on the Fairfax County School Board spoke to the Mason District Democratic Committee April 19. The Fairfax County Democratic Committee will endorse three at-large candidates at its May 24 meeting. The school board consists of three at-large members plus one member from each district. No Republicans … Continued
Public invited to dance show and party Saturday night
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? How about a show that combines the spirit of “Dancing with the Stars,” “So You Think You Can Dance,” and “Circ du Soleil”? The brand-new Forever Dancing Ballroom studio, in the Bailey’s Crossroads area, is presenting its first annual Spring Showcase and Dance Party Saturday night featuring … Continued
Annandale cleans up on April 30
Annandale residents and business owners are encouraged to come out and help clean up Annandale on Saturday, April 30. Annandale Community Clean-Up Day is sponsored by the Annandale-based Korean-American Association of Greater Washington and the Mason and Braddock districts. The goal is “to keep our hometown as clean as we can,” says organizer Helen Winter. Volunteers … Continued
Add roadwork construction to the traffic nightmare at the Mark Center
The BRAC project in February. The $20 million provided by the Defense Department last week for short-term transportation improvements at the BRAC-133 site at the Mark Center will be used to widen the off-ramp from I-395 heading north to Seminary Road and the on-ramp onto I-395 heading south from Seminary. The projects are expected to … Continued
Unwanted prescription drugs collected April 30
Got old prescription drugs lying around? The second National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in conjunction with state and local law enforcement agencies, encourages people to clean out their medicine cabinets by providing a safe place to dispose of … Continued
Braddock Supervisor candidate Chris Wade touts experience in business
Christopher Wade believes his experience as a pragmatic problem solver and his background in business makes him well-qualified to represent the Braddock District on the Fairfax Board of Supervisors. Wade will face off against Marc Greidinger in a Democratic primary slated for Aug. 23. The winner will challenge incumbent John Cook in the general election … Continued
Parliament Cleaners has served Annandale for more than four decades
The Parliament Cleaners, wedged between the Safeway and the Miso restaurant in the Little River Shopping Center might well be one of the oldest continuously operating businesses in Annandale. Parliament opened in 1968, and Connie Burnley has been the smiling face behind the counter since 1972 when her family purchased the business. Her son, James, … Continued
Registered sex offender resides on Elan Court, Annandale
The Virginia State Police issued a notification April 15 that Annandale resident Dennis Monroy, age 20, is listed on the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry. In October 2009, Monroy was convicted in Fairfax County of “taking indecent liberties with children.” He lives at 4425 Elan Court and works at Access Worldwide in Falls … Continued
It’s a good time to buy – and sell – in Annandale, real estate leader says
Todd It’s a great time to both buy and sell real estate in Annandale—and throughout Fairfax County—says Christine Todd, chief executive officer of the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR). Of course, that’s what you’d expect a realtor to say, but Todd has plenty of data to back up her optimistic predictions. Speaking at the … Continued
Annandale resident charged with murdering barber
A man suspected of killing a barber yesterday has been identified as Annandale resident Hung T. Nguyen, the Washington Post reported. The man who opened fire inside a barbershop in the Belle View area of Fairfax County has turned himself in at the Sully District Police Station last night. Nguyen, 44, a former employee, was charged … Continued
To Sok Jip offers homestyle cooking at reasonable prices
Dak kalguksu, a noodle soup in chicken broth. By James Moon To Sok Jip (pronounced roughly as “toe soak jeep”) is a hole-in-the-wall Korean dining hall at 7211 Columbia Pike that could be described as a refuge for homesick foreign students on F-1 visas. The prices are relatively cheap, the portions are large, the food … Continued