November 23, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Public urged to comment on revised Annandale design guidelines

#Annandale, #land use, #redevelopment
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Toll House Park on Little River Turnpike. The Fairfax County community revitalization staff seeks public comment on an updated version of the Annandale Urban Design Guidelines. The document provides recommendations for multimodal streets, landscaping, streetlights, and other design elements.   There will be a virtual presentation on the new guidelines on Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. … Continued

Northern Virginia has a worse housing burden for low-income families than any other U.S. metro area

#Annandale, #economy, #families, #housing
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The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in this Annandale complex is $1,800 a month. Northern Virginia has the highest rate of severe housing burden among low-income households, compared to the 50 largest U.S. metro areas, state a new report. According to “Unequal Burden” the latest report from the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia’s Insight … Continued

Annandale Healthcare Center staff and residents get COVID vaccines

#Annandale, #coronavirus, #health, #seniors, #vaccine
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Fairfax County Fire Chief John Butler gets a COVID vaccine. [FCFRD] Residents and staff at the Annandale Healthcare Center received COVID-19 vaccines Dec. 30 and 31 from CVS pharmacists.  Everyone who wanted a vaccination got it, says AHC Executive Director Marie Nadora. Afterward, “everybody seemed to be okay.”  The pharmacists brought trays of Pfizer vaccines … Continued

School board to consider school renovation needs

#Annandale, #Falls Church High School, #infrastructure, #Justice High School, #schools

The design for Falls Church High School. [Perkins Eastman/FCPS] Fairfax County Public Schools’ Capital Improvement Program for 2022-28 outlines projects at six schools in the Mason District/Annandale area.  The school board is holding a work session on the CIP on Jan. 5 and a public hearing on Jan. 7. The school board is scheduled to … Continued

Giant to add labels indicating products are from a minority-owned company

#Annandale, #businesses, #diversity, #food, #retail
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The Giant on Columbia Pike in Annandale. Giant Food will introduce new shelf labels in January for about 3,100 products sold in its stores that come from minority-owned businesses, the company announced last week. The labels will let shoppers know certain products are from women, black, Asian-Indian, Hispanic, LGBT, or veteran-owned businesses. There are 218 … Continued

2020: The most-viewed stories of the year

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The following Annandale Blog stories published in 2020, listed in descending order, drew the most readers:  Annandale loses a beloved doctor: Farewell Steve Perez (May 12) Dr. Perez, a long-time Annandale doctor who died from COVID-19, is fondly remembered by his many patients.  Virginia nursing home with the biggest COVID outbreak is in Annandale (June 20) The Annandale Healthcare … Continued

2020: The year in review

#Annandale, #Bailey's Crossroads
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What a year! The COVID-19 pandemic dominated our news coverage in 2020, but other things happened, too, including some redevelopment plans, a renewed focus on racial justice, and a critical election. Here are some of the highlights from the Annandale Blog:   January  Amazon to start construction soon on HQ2Amazon’s decision to build a new headquarters … Continued