Tag: Annandale
Bowlero grand opening draws big crowd
Redskin Derrius Guice (center) celebrates the grand opening of Bowlero Annandale. A big crowd showed up for Bowlero Annandale’s grand opening Feb. 1, featuring free bowling, free arcade games, an appearance by Redskins running back Derrius Guice, and food and drink specials, including $3 Lagunitas IPA. Radio station Hot 95.5 broadcast live during the event. … Continued
Local Sears stores survive as company shrinks
The Sears store in Seven Corners. As Sears stores continue to close across the county – 51 will be gone by mid-February – the Sears stores in Seven Corners and Landmark continue to operate. Several employees at that location said there are no plans to close the store. In fact, the Seven Corners Sears has … Continued
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident
Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle and its driver involved in a crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian on Industrial Road near Backlick Road in the Springfield area. David Velasquez, 29, of Arlington, was walking in the right … Continued
New townhouses in Seven Corners selling quickly
A rendering of Boulevard 6060. [Beazer Homes] The new townhouse community under construction on the site of a former medical building at 6060 Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners is selling quickly, says Andrew Wilan, “new home counselor” at Beazer Homes. The 37-unit development, called Boulevard 6060, is between Target, the Federal Hill townhouses, and the … Continued
Board of Supervisors renames Merrifield Center for Sharon Bulova
The Merrifield Center. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors agree to rename the Merrifield Center for former board chair Sharon Bulova. The Merrifield Center, at 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in Merrifield, is operated at the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board. It opened in January 2015. “For more than three decades, Sharon Bulova dedicated her … Continued
Justice student goes to extremes to raise money for leukemia research
Henry Smith Henry Smith, a junior at Justice High School, is going all out to raise money in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Students of the Year campaign – and he’s inviting the public to contribute, as well. Donations can be made here. Henry appreciates whatever you can do, no matter how much. The Leukemia … Continued
DeRose named principal of Annandale High School
Shawn DeRose (under the A on the Atoms poster) meets the folks at Annandale High School. [Region 2 Twitter] Glasgow Middle School Principal Shawn DeRose will become the new principal of Annandale High School. DeRose will be leaving Glasgow tomorrow after leading the school for the past five years. Mark Merrell has been interim principal … Continued
Pinecrest Plaza is getting a makeover
The new vision for Pinecrest Plaza. [Edens] The Lidl grocery store at Pinecrest Plaza is expected to open in summer 2020, reports a spokesperson for Edens, the real estate company that owns the shopping center. Edens is also renovating Pinecrest Plaza. Improvements will include new facades, new LED lighting, wider sidewalks, and a new parking … Continued
Annandale Community Park is getting a new playground
An illustration of the new playground. [Park Authority] A new playgroup will be installed at Annandale Community Park. The Fairfax County Park Authority Board approved a plan Jan. 22 to demolish the existing playground, which has exceeded its life cycle, and build a new one. The new playground will include play equipment with features for … Continued
Residents take issue with plans for expanding Pine Ridge police facility
An artist’s rendering of the new FCPD Pine Ridge Operations and Support Bureau. People who live next to the Fairfax County Police Department’s Pine Ridge Operations and Support Bureau in Annandale continue to have concerns with the county’s plan to replace that facility with a new, larger building and reconfigure the site’s layout. The FCPD … Continued
Korean Community Center to be based in Annandale
The Korean Community Center will occupy this building on Little River Turnpike. After more than seven years of fundraising and searching for a suitable building, the Korean Community Center Organizing Committee has finally found a permanent home for a new Korean Community Center – and it’s in Annandale. The committee purchased a four-story office building at 6601 Little River … Continued
Annandale’s Hunter-M E-Sports is for the serious gamer
If your home computer doesn’t cut it for serious gaming, Hunter-M E-Sports at 7031 Little River Turnpike in Annandale offers 70 high-end gaming computer stations 24 hours a day. Another 16 computer stations will be added soon. Hunter-M E-Sports caters mainly to big online multiplayer games. The most popular games are Fortnite, League of Legends, … Continued
New barber school offers $3 haircuts
The CS Barber School has replaced the AT&T store at 7305 Little River Turnpike in the center of Annandale. The shop offers $3 haircuts for men, women, and children by people studying to become barbers. The barber education program is $800.
General Assembly considers cracking down on abandoned shopping carts
This shopping cart ended up next to Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners. The Virginia Senate passed a bill Jan. 27 to give localities more authority to take action against abandoned shopping carts. The measure now goes to the House of Delegates. The bill (SB 631), introduced by Sen. Scott Surovell, would give Fairfax and Arlington … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads business robbed
Three people broke into the Surf ’n’ Suds Laundromat, at 5715 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads at 4 a.m. on Jan. 25, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The suspects confronted an employee, took money from a cryptocurrency ATM, then ran away. The suspects are described as two black men and a Hispanic woman. All … Continued