Weekly crime report
The following recent crimes in the Annandale/Mason District area are from the Fairfax County Police Department as reported on CityProtect: June 27 June 26 June 25 June 24 June 23 June 22 June 21
Some fireworks shows will be on July 1 and 2
You don’t have to wait until July 4 to see fireworks, as many Independence Day celebrations are starting early this year. Here’s where to see them: July 1 – Lake Fairfax Park, 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston. The Fairfax County Park Authority is hosting fireworks at 9:15. Ticketed entry to the park begins at noon, … Continued
Board approves school bus cameras
The Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with the Fairfax County School Board June 27 to allow video monitoring systems on school buses to enforce the law against passing a stopped bus. Cameras would be located on the stop sign arm activated when a school bus stops. A pilot program would start in spring 2024 … Continued
Board sets hearing on Bailey’s Crossroads land transfer for affordable housing
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on June 27 agreed to hold a public hearing on a proposal to convey a board-owned property in Bailey’s Crossroads to the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority. The hearing is scheduled for July 25 The 2.9-acre property, at 5827 Columbia Pike, is located between Radley Acura and the … Continued
Home renovation company opens in Annandale
Millennium Home Renovations has moved into the storefront formerly occupied by Vacuums Unlimited at 4229 Annandale Road in Annandale. The company does kitchen and bathroom remodeling, room additions, finished basements, decks, patio enclosures, roofing, flooring, siding, and other home improvement projects. Vacuums Unlimited relocated to 7004 Commerce St. in Springfield. Millennium Home Renovations manager Ronaldo … Continued
PNC, other banks are shutting down
PNC Bank is closing 127 branches in grocery stores nationwide this year, many of them in Virginia. It’s part of a trend, as branches have been shutting down nationwide. According to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which reports bank closures, these branches inside Giant stores were scheduled to close on June … Continued
A mother speaks out about the attempted abduction of her daughter
The little girl who was subjected to an attempted abduction is still traumatized, says her mother, Christy. “She grinds her teeth in her sleep – something she has never done before – and she’s afraid to go to the bathroom by herself,” Christy told Annandale Today. At about 4 a.m. on June 15, a man … Continued
Juvenile dies from opioid overdose
A juvenile has died from a fatal opioid overdose in Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. On June 25, at 7:21 p.m. police responded to the 5700 block of Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads for two juveniles unconscious and foaming at the mouth inside a vehicle. Officers immediately began performing life-saving measures by … Continued
Coconut vendor pop ups in Annandale
A coconut vendor popped up in the Giant parking lot in Annandale yesterday. Ilda Ferrunfino, her husband Celso Torrico, and daughter Kathy Vargas were selling coconuts, fresh mango, and pineapples under a white tent on the back of a pickup truck. Torrico cut the coconuts for drinking the juice with a straw and also sold … Continued
Parking reduction plan advances
Fairfax County is preparing to make major changes to the zoning ordinance to greatly cut back the requirements for parking at new developments. At a Planning Commission work session on June 22, county zoning staff briefed the commissioners on the complex Parking Reimagined proposal that reduces the number of parking spaces for multifamily housing, office … Continued
Holmes Principal named an executive principal for FCPS Region 2
Holmes Middle School Principal Margaret Barnes has been named an executive principal for Fairfax County Public Schools’ Region 2. Region 2 includes Annandale, Falls Church, Justice, Marshall, and McLean high schools – and all the elementary and middle schools that feed into them – plus Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, the Kilmer … Continued
The Wedgewood Community Center offers a fun place for kids at Annandale apartments
Kids who’ve been attending the afterschool program at the Wedgewood Community Center in Annandale, were treated to an end-of-the-school-year celebration on June 21. The event was hosted by FACETS, the nonprofit organization that operates the community center at the Wedgewood Apartments. FACETS handed out certificates and toys. Great American Restaurants donated free lunches, and Cakes … Continued
Man arrested for attempted child abduction
Police arrested a man for entering an apartment in Annandale late at night and attempting to abduct a sleeping child in Annandale. The incident happened at 4 a.m. on June 15 in the 7500 block of Little River Turnpike, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The mother of a 4-year-old girl woke up when she … Continued
Dance studio is moving to Annandale
International Dance is moving from its current location in Pinecrest Plaza to the former Treasure Trove spot in the Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike. According to the Pinecrest Plaza website, an ice cream shop called Mimi’s Handmade will occupy the dance studio’s current location. Mimi’s Handmade, located at Pentagon Row in Arlington, offers some … Continued
East Falls Church Metro reopens June 26
The East Falls Church and West Falls Church Metro stations will reopen Monday, June 26, as crews complete track replacements on that stretch of the Orange Line. The Dunn Loring and Vienna stations are slated to reopen on July 16. Until then, Metro is providing a free Orange Line shuttle bus between Vienna, Dunn Loring, … Continued