Tag: Baileys Crossroads
Affordable housing project will have limited parking
The Columbia Crossroads affordable housing project in the works for Bailey’s Crossroads might not have enough parking, members of the Mason District Land Use Committee said at a meeting on July 28. The seven-story apartment building will be located on the site of the Crossroads Interim Park on Columbia Pike between Radley Acura and the … Continued
Legal battles continue over the Zaaki eyesore
The tenants of the derelict building in Bailey’s Crossroads that formerly housed the Zaaki Restaurant have refused to fix up or vacate the property for years, despite court orders to do so. An eviction hearing is scheduled for Sept. 2 at the Fairfax County General District Court. The defendants, listed in court records as Khalid … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads pastor charged with sending explicit photos to a minor
The senior pastor at a church in Bailey’s Crossroads has been charged with sending sexually explicit photos to a 15-year-old boy in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Police charged Kenneth Baldwin, of Crossroads Baptist Church, with several counts of indecent exposure, open lewdness, corruption of minors, and unlawful contact with a minor, according to the Magisterial Court … Continued
Grand jury indicts man for aggravated murder for the death of his daughter
A grand jury has indicted Misael Lopez Gomez, 28, on July 20 for aggravated murder and felony child abuse for the death of his 3-month-old daughter. A trial date will be set on July 23. Police responded to their home in the 3400 block of Lake Street in Bailey’s Crossroads on the evening of March … Continued
Three pedestrians injured in crash
Three pedestrians were injured following a two-vehicle crash in Bailey’s Crossroads shortly before 3 p.m. on July 9, 7News reports. One of the vehicles left the roadway and hit an adult man, an adult woman, and a teenage girl at the intersection of Leesburg Pike and Crossroads Center Way. All three were taken to the … Continued
Three spaces in a Bailey’s Crossroads shopping center available for lease
Big changes are coming to the small retail shopping strip at Leesburg Pike and Glen Forest Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. Three units are available for lease: the vacant spaces formerly held by the Mum Aroi Thai restaurant and the Thai Value Food Market, plus the office currently occupied by State Farm Insurance agent David Seidel. … Continued
New restaurants coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
Several new dining options are in the works for Bailey’s Crossroads. The Nile Restaurant is slated to open Monday, June 22, at 5624 Columbia Pike. Gamal Elhadi, the owner, plans to offer kebabs, grilled chicken, fried fish, salads, and Mediterranean specialties. Elhadi has been the manager at Duccini’s Pizzeria next door for the past 10 … Continued
Underdog café opens in Bailey’s Crossroads
The recently opened Underdog Coffee and Bread in Bailey’s Crossroads is three times as large as the first one in Annandale. The new Underdog is located at 3511 Carlin Springs Road, next to REI. It has the same menu as the café at 7109 Columbia Pike, although eventually each location will have unique coffee drinks, … Continued
Express bus planned for Leesburg Pike
While the Envision Route 7 project to bring a Bus Rapid Transit system to Leesburg Pike moves forward, an interim effort for an express bus could be implemented by the end of the year. The plan for the express was announced at an open house on Envision Route 7 hosted by the Northern Virginia Transportation … Continued
Firefighters respond to lawnmower fire
A fire that started in a lawnmower spread to the backyard deck of a home in the 5800 block of Glen Forest Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads on June 8, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reported on Facebook. All occupants exited the home before firefighters arrived at about 2:40 p.m. No one was injured. … Continued
Regency Furniture opens in Bailey’s Crossroads
Regency Furniture opened April 25 in the space formerly occupied by Value City Furniture in Bailey’s Crossroads. The new store, at 5516 Leesburg Pike, sells the same kind of furnishings, “but at a higher level of quality and at reasonable prices,” says Sammy Ayyad, regional manager at the Regency corporate office in Brandywine, Md. Regency … Continued
Underdog Coffee & Bread coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
Underdog Coffee & Bread, the café that opened on Columbia Pike in Annandale a year ago, is opening a second location on Carlin Springs Road in Bailey’s Crossroads next to REI. The new shop is expected to have the same menu – featuring specialty coffee drinks and sandwiches, as the Annandale location. It could open … Continued
Chinese restaurant coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
Yeshi Kitfo, the Ethiopian restaurant at 3400 Washington Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads, has permanently closed. The restaurant is undergoing a complete renovation. According to a worker, a Chinese restaurant will open in that space, most likely in August. The building permit identifies the new tenant as Chili Wok, a restaurant that specializes in spicy Szechuan … Continued
Value City Furniture permanently closed
Value City Furniture at 5516 Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads permanently closed in late March. All 89 Value City Furniture stores have shut down following the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of its parent company, American Signature Inc. The company filed for bankruptcy due to “one of the most severe housing market declines in recent history,” according … Continued
Man charged with killing 3-month-old daughter
Detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department’s Homicide Squad and Child Abuse Squad have charged a 28-year-old man in connection with the death of his 3-month-old daughter in Bailey’s Crossroads. On March 27, shortly after 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 3400 block of Lake Street in Bailey’s Crossroads for the report of an unresponsive … Continued