Music in the Park: A major event to support Glasgow Park
Next Saturday’s Music in the Park benefit keeps getting bigger. Several new vendors have been added, including Moe’s Southwest Grill, Flippin’ Pizza, an ice cream truck, and smoothies, with more restaurants expected to participate. The free, family celebration was organized by the Parklawn Community Association to raise money for new playground equipment in Glasgow Park. It will be held in the park, … Continued
Map identifies Annandale property owners in 1860
Do you want to know who owned your land in 1860? Check out this cool interactive map on the Fairfax County History Commission’s website. You might have to play around a bit to find where your home is. The square labled 71-1 (pictured below) shows the Little River Turnpike/Columbia Pike intersection in the center of … Continued
Ossian Park will have artifical turf field
The new field at the renovated Ossian Park will have artificial turf instead of natural turf as originally planned, says Rosemary Ryan, senior legislative aide to Braddock District Supervisor John C. Cooke. The renovation project is expected to cost less than expected, allowing for the turf upgrade and additional landscape plantings. [Click on the map … Continued
Foster Bank opens in Safeway shopping center
Annandale came a bit closer to being a financial center for the region with the opening of a Foster Bank branch June 1. Foster Bank was established in Chicago in 1989 by a group of Korean-Americans. It has seven branches in Chicago and a loan production office in Atlanta. The Annandale bank, between the Miso … Continued
Historic marker near library commemorates Civil War skirmish in Annandale
A new historic marker, titled “Action at Annandale,” commemorates a Civil War skirmish that took place on the spot now occupied by the George Mason Regional Library and Poe Terrace Park at the intersection of Little River Turnpike and Hillbrook Drive. Annandale resident Helen Winter, who spearheaded the project on behalf of the Annandale Revitalization Committee, … Continued
Send a message: Boycott BP
If, like me, you’re really angry about the nightmare in the Gulf, you could join the boycott against BP. Signing a petition against the giant oil company or joining the anti-BP Facebook group might make you feel better, but such actions aren’t likely to have much of a long-term impact, though. Mohamed Alam, an employee … Continued
Lightning causes sinkhole on Annandale Road
A lightening strick created a large sinkhole on Annandale Road and Beechtree Lane Friday morning, WUSA reports. According to WUSA, the Virginia Department of Transporation says some underground Verizon cables, a manhole, and about 20 feet of asphalt were damaged. Verizon is handling the repair of the asphalt and cables.
Yikes! Watch out for copperheads; increased sightings in Fairfax County
There have been a lot more copperhead sighting this spring than usual, reports Fairfax County wildlife biologist Vicky Monroe. At least three people have been bitten by the highly venomous snakes, including one man in Reston who was hospitalized for four days. Other people have been bitten by copperheads in Clifton and in Riverbend Park … Continued
Pedestrian in Woodburn Road crash dies
A 76-year-old man died yesterday at Inova Fairfax Hospital as a result of injuries he sustained after being hit by a car Saturday, May 22, as he was attempting to walk across Woodburn Road near the intersection of Gallows Road shortly after 9 p.m., Mason District police report. Glenn Melton, of 3318 Woodburn Village Drive, … Continued
Traffic delays expected as traffic shifted to new Braddock Road bridge
You might want to avoid the Braddock Road bridge over the beltway on Thursday – and possibly for the next few months. VDOT will shift the westbound lanes to the new bridge beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 27, with the traffic shift expected to be completed by 3:30 p.m. The following week, on or about June 3, … Continued
Del. Kaye Kory schedules office hours for constituents
Got a problem with transportation issues? Worried about declining state funding for education or any other state issue? Talk to Annandale’s representative in the state capital, Del. Kaye Kory, about your concerns: Kory has scheduled drop-in office hours at area libraries to meet with constituents. George Mason Regional Library, conference room 7001 Little River Turnpike, … Continued
Community session spotlights perils of college drinking culture
Underage drinking on college campuses is a serious problem, and anyone interested in learning what can be done about it is invited to a screening and panel discussion featuring the powerful documentary, “Haze,” at the Annandale campus of the Northern Virginia Community College. The event takes place this Wednesday, May 26, 7-8:30 p.m., in NVCC’s Richard … Continued
Annandale is more than a zip code: Dan McKinnon reflects on his vision for creating a “sense of place”
Annandale booster Dan McKinnon, chair of the Annandale Central Business District Planning Committee, has done more than just about anybody to promote positive change for Annandale. His goal: to transform Annandale, an unincorporated suburban community in Fairfax County, into a “hometown” with “a sense of place.” The revitalization efforts are focusing on the commercial center … Continued
A rainbow over Annandale
This photo was taken May 23, about 7:40 p.m., on Columbia Pike next to Domino’s (on the left).
Reduced hours for Fairfax County libraries take effect July 1
Due to budget cuts in the Fairfax County budget, all libraries will have reduced hours, beginning July 1. Regional and community libraries will be open fewer hours on week days, and community libraries will be closed on Sundays. Here is the new schedule for the George Mason Regional Library in Annandale: Monday and Wednesday – 1 p.m.-9 … Continued