May 6, 2025
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General Assembly considers drivers’ licenses for undocumented residents

#Annandale, #community organizations, #immigrants, #state government
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From the left: Lenka Mendoza-Larco; Jonathan Cano of the Centreville Immigration Forum; Emma Violand-Sanchez, founder of the Dream Project; Dream beneficiary Danna Chavez-Calvi; Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg; and Andres Tobar, executive director of the Shirlington Employment and Education Center. Now that Democrats control the Virginia General Assembly, advocates for immigrants’ right are hopeful that a law will … Continued

FCPS announces application process for world language immersion programs

#Annandale, #education, #schools
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Spanish immersion students at Bailey’s Elementary School. Online registration for Fairfax County Public Schools’ lottery for world language immersion programs will open on Monday, Jan. 27.   Students currently in prekindergarten may apply for the kindergarten immersion program, and current kindergarten students may apply for the first-grade immersion programs for the 2020-21 school year.  Kindergarten and … Continued

Chick-fil-A is coming to Rt. 236, but what about the vision for Annandale?

#Annandale, #land use, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #restaurants, #revitalization
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Chick-fil-A’s design for a proposed restaurant in Annandale. During a Planning Commission discussion July 8 on the proposal for a Chik-fil-A restaurant, at-large commissioner James Hart raised concerns that a stand-alone fast-food restaurant on Little River Turnpike does not meet the vision spelled out in the Annandale Comprehensive Plan. The commission easily endorsed the project … Continued

Families encouraged to join volunteer event on Martin Luther King Day

#Annandale, #children, #families, #holidays, #volunteers

Children work assemble blankets at the 2019 Give Together event. [Volunteer Fairfax] Families with school-age children are invited to take part in “Give Together,” a day of service hosted by Volunteer Fairfax at the Pozez Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia in Annandale. The free event, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, is aimed … Continued

New Braddock supervisor outlines priorities

#Annandale, #Braddock District, #funding, #housing, #Lake Accotink, #state government, #transportation, #Walkinshaw, #zoning
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James Walkinshaw speaks at a Braddock District Council meeting.  A top priority for James Walkinshaw, the newly installed Braddock representative on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, is getting the state government to contribute more money to the county. As chair of the board’s Legislative Committee, Walkinshaw told the Braddock District Council (BDC) Jan. 8, … Continued

New owner at Parliament Cleaners slashes prices

#Annandale, #businesses
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Parliament Cleaners, at 7412 Little River Turnpike.  One of the oldest continuously operating businesses in Annandale, Parliament Cleaners in the Little River Shopping Center, has a new owner. Joseph Lee purchased the business from Connie Burnley, who has owned and operated the shop for 48 years. Lee is working on fixing the machines and renovating … Continued

Residents urge officials to curb speeding and ban trucks on Backlick Road

#accidents, #Annandale, #parking, #safety, #traffic, #transportation, #VDOT
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An accident on Backlick Road and Jayhawk Street on Jan. 6. [Aaron Kelley] Two serious accidents that occurred within 10 minutes of one another at about 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 6 highlight the safety concerns on Backlick Road in Annandale. A witness, Aaron Kelley, saw people holding infants as they got out of their wrecked … Continued

School delayed two hours tomorrow

#Annandale, #schools, #weather
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Due to possible icy road and sidewalk conditions overnight from a refreeze, all Fairfax County public schools and school offices will open two hours late tomorrow, Jan. 8 Central offices will open by 10 a.m. Here’s the status of other school activities: Morning preschool (special education) classes are canceled.  Afternoon preschool classes start on their … Continued

GrandInvolve school volunteer program to expand in Mason District

#Annandale, #Mason District, #schools, #seniors, #volunteers

GrandInvolve volunteers help classroom teachers. GrandInvolve, a volunteer program that arranges for older adults to provide individual help to students in local elementary schools, is gearing up to expand to all schools in Mason District. The volunteers help students with reading and math in the classroom and provide whatever other assistance the teacher needs. The … Continued

Annandale village in the 1950s

#Annandale, #families, #history
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Anne Sansbury’s former home on Walton Lane was between Hummer Road and Annandale Road. Click to enlarge. By Anne Sansbury, a resident of Annandale.  There are many theories about the origin of the name Annandale, but a likely one is that it was named after the valley of the Annan River (i.e., Annan Dale) in … Continued