July 23, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Interfaith dialogue is key to combating religious extremism

#religion

Left to right: Rev. O’Neill, Rabbi Paskind, and Imam Zia As a resident of a diverse community, how can you promote understanding of other religions and how do you respond to hate and violence? “We need to be open minded, and not afraid to ask questions,” suggested a Muslim woman named Fatima at a recent … Continued

Groundbreaking ceremony heralds construction of new school on Lacey site

#Lacey Center, #neighborhood groups, #schools
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Fairfax County Public Schools officials, government leaders, and members of the Broyhill Crest community gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony Friday afternoon to celebrate the construction of a new elementary school on Crest Drive in Annandale. The school is set to open for the start of the 2012 school year.  School board members Sandy Evans (Mason District), Tessie … Continued

Braddock Elementary’s Walk-4-Education fundraising event promotes fitness

#community events, #health, #schools
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Braddock Elementary School in Annandale held its first annual Walk-4-Education walk-a-thon Thursday to raise money for the children of the Braddock community and promote the importance of health and fitness. The children walked a designated path near the school (at 7825 Heritage Drive) marked by Braddock’s physical education teachers, Ken Jackson and Alex Winiewicz—one mile for … Continued

Del. Kory’s Report from Richmond: Full legislative agenda will address ABC privatization, ‘murky’ budget picture

#budget, #politics, #VDOT

By Del. Kaye Kory The legislative calendar for the commonwealth is accelerating as the deadline approaches for delegates to submit legislation for the upcoming session. This session is the “short” session, as it is the second year of the biennium. Still, the legislative agenda will be a full one, or at least should be, and … Continued

Annandale home prices up 18 percent over last year

#real estate

Average home prices in Annandale are up 18 percent from this time last year, reports Vivianne Couts of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Fairfax. In October, the average home in zip code 22003 sold for $352,239, compared to $298,343 in October 2009. The median price of homes sold during that period rose 24.7 percent from … Continued

County officials outline vision for Annandale redevelopment

#businesses, #redevelopment, #transportation

Members of Annandale’s service organizations gathered for their annual luncheon yesterday, where they heard about the new “vision for Annandale” from Matt Flis of the Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization and Reinvestment and Daniel Southworth of the county’s Transportation Department.  Southworth Flis and Southworth described the Annandale amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan, … Continued

Fimian concedes election; Connolly released from hospital

#Connolly, #elections, #politics

A week after an election in which Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly narrowly beat Republican challenger Keith Fimian to represent Virginia’s 11th congressional district, Fimian has conceded. In the official vote count reported by the Virginia State Board of Elections, Fimian trailed Connolly by 981 votes. The Washington Post published Fimian’s statement on the election results: … Continued

Suspect sought in Wachovia Bank robbery in Annandale

#crime

Fairfax County Police are looking for a suspect who robbed the Wachovia Bank at 6565 Little River Turnpike (at the Braddock Road intersection) yesterday. The suspect is described as black, 25 to 35 years old, about 6 feet tall, and between 160 to 200 pounds. He had long, straight, brown hair and wore a red sweater. … Continued

Monopole proposed for Holmes Middle School

#schools
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The Holmes Middle School administration has reviewed an application from Milestone Communications and T-Mobile to erect a monopole on the Holmes Middle School campus and has agreed to permit the companies to file the application with the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning. According to an announcement from Fairfax County Public Schools, the review … Continued

Women invited to suffragist memorial benefit Nov. 21

#community events, #history

Learn about the sacrifices and determination of women who fought for the right to vote – including the Night of Terror (Nov. 15, 1917) – while enjoying a lively suffragist re-enactment by Fairfax County History Commissioner Lynne Garvey-Hodge and an informal reception Nov. 21, 4-6 p.m. at a private home. Donations ($15 suggested) will support a … Continued

Connolly’s lead expands

#elections, #politics

As of 3:17 p.m., Rep. Gerry Connolly’s (D) lead over Keith Fimian (R) has widened to 968 votes. Connolly had 111,695 (49.22 percent), and Fimian had 110,727 (48.76 percent). So far, Fimian has neither conceded or requested a recount. As expected all three of the proposed amendments to the Virginia Constitution passed, as did the Fairfax … Continued