Demolition of Lacey Center to start in about a month
Residents of the Broyhill Crest neighborhood should expect to hear a lot of noise next month, as demolition work begins on the Lacey Center. [Click on the site plan illustration to make it larger.] At a neighborhood meeting July 28, Mark Hilty, coordinator of capital projects for Fairfax County Public Schools, and Mason District School … Continued
Family event will focus on African American history in Annandale area
The 2010 Oak Hill History Day, scheduled for October, will focus on 19th century African American communities in the Annandale area. Oak Hill is a privately owned 18th century Georgian-style home at 4716 Wakefield Chapel Road in Annandale. The home, one of the oldest in Fairfax County, and adjacent properties are all that remain of the … Continued
Women soccer players unhappy with county ruling on Pine Ridge Park
After 20 years of playing soccer—and maintaining the fields—at Pine Ridge Park in Annandale, the Fairfax Women’s Soccer Association (FWSA) is losing its preferential treatment to use all three fields all day on Saturdays. “We did manage to keep our Saturday daytime hours for now on two of the fields, just not the one being … Continued
Alleged rapist arrested after attack in Annandale
Fairfax County police have arrested Falls Church resident Rony Herrera Deleon, 27, for allegedly abducting a teen and sexually assaulting her at a townhouse in Annandale. The suspect met the 17-year-old girl on MySpace and arranged to take her to dinner and a movie on July 24. Instead, according to a report in the Washington Post, … Continued
High-pitched noise outside of Harris Teeter—Mystery pursued
By Marie Reinsdorf A few weeks ago, my 18-year old son mentioned “an awful noise” outside of Harris Teeter at Barcroft Plaza [6351 Columbia Pike, Falls Church]. “I still shop at Harris Teeter, he said, “but I run in fast. I can hear it as far outside as the Starbucks up hill in the parking … Continued
A cool ‘Breeze’ invigorates Annandale
Annandale’s new Breeze Bakery Café distinguishes itself from other Korean bakeries in Annandale by offering gelato, frozen yogurt, and the Korean frozen dessert bing soo (red bean and strawberry), as well as coffee, and many varieties of bread, cookies, and party cakes, says manager Jong Chun Lee. The attractive two-story café at 4125 Hummer Road is … Continued
Annandale blog gets a makeover
What do you think of the redesigned Annandale blog? We hope the cleaner, three-column format makes it a little more professional looking. It will continue to evolve.
Residents of Luttrell Road have intimate view of beltway construction
The residents of Luttrell Road in Annandale literally have a front-row seat to the beltway construction project. Until a new sound wall is built, Norma Smith and her neighbors have views like the one pictured on the left from their front doors. The houses and sound wall that used to be across the street have been … Continued
Annandale real estate market shows some improvement
The real estate market in Annandale is doing somewhat better in June 2010, compared with June 2009. The average price of a home sold in zip code 22003 was $371,396 during June 2010, compared to $363,758 in June 2009, according to statistics provided by Vivianne Couts of Coldwell Banker. The median price of a home … Continued
Major police training exercise to be held at Lacey Center on Friday morning, beginning at 3 a.m.
Don’t be alarmed if you hear a lot of noise near the Lacey Center early Friday morning. Members of the Fairfax County Police Department’s Special Operations Division will be conducting hostage/barricade training at the Lacey Center (3705 Crest Drive, Annandale) in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood on July 23 beginning at 3 a.m. and continuing through about 2 … Continued
Mason District to be designated a ‘community wildlife habitat’
The National Wildlife Federation plans to certify Fairfax County’s Mason District as a “Community Wildlife Habitat.” The certification will be formally presented at a September meeting of the county Board of Supervisors. The Community Wildlife Habitat program is an extension of the NWF’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program, which recognizes people and groups who make their backyards, … Continued
Fairfax Police SWAT team conducts training exercise at Lacey Center in Annandale
In case you heard some shooting and explosions earlier today in the Broyhill Crest area of Annandale, don’t be alarmed; it was just the Fairfax County Police SWAT team carrying out an “explosive entry” training exercise at the Lacey Center. That’s what the police do when they have to break into a building to rescue hostages … Continued
FCPS School Board to approve construction contract for new elementary school on Lacey site
The Fairfax County School Board is expected to approve a recommendation July 22 to award a contract to the CFI Construction Corp. for $13.749 million for the construction of a new elementary school on the site of the Lacey Center (3705 Crest Drive, Annandale; see map below). CFI’s bid for the project was the lowest … Continued
Old Lee Highway theater demolished, clearing the way for Merrifield redevelopment
I’ve spent many a date night at the Lee Highway Multiplex in Merrifield, and it was a little sad to the see the building demolished. The site has been cleared to make way for the new Mosaic District, the $450 million redevelopment project to create a new Merrifield Town Center in the area between Gallows Road and Lee Highway. … Continued
107 people in Annandale zip code reported that they felt the earthquake
The 3.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the area at 5:04 a.m. this morning, caused “weak” shaking in the Annandale zip code (22003), the U.S. Geological Survey reports. According to the USGS website, 107 people in that zip code responded affirmatively to the question, “Did you feel it?” Annandale is 37 kilometers from the epicenter in Gaithersburg, … Continued