Tag: Baileys Crossroads
Amazon Fresh store slated for Bailey’s Crossroads might never open
The Amazon Fresh grocery store slated for the Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads appears to be in limbo, the Washington Business Journal reports. Amazon is experiencing huge losses and is closing some grocery stores and cutting back on plans to open new ones, states an article posted by WSJ on Feb. 7. At least … Continued
Multifamily housing proposed for Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners
County staff and developers presented information about three major projects proposed in Mason District at a community meeting on Jan. 11. The projects were nominated as part of the Site-Specific Plan Amendment process (SSPA) for amending the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan provides guidelines for future land use and development decisions. Eight nominations … Continued
Two people shot in Bailey’s Crossroads
Two people were shot in Bailey’s Crossroads in the early hours of Jan. 5, the Fairfax County Police Department reported. The incident occurred in the 6000 block of Glen Carlyn Drive. The two victims were taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. In other police news, detectives with the Crash Reconstruction Unit are … Continued
Cars shot again in Bailey’s Crossroads
Someone fired at cars in a parking lot at 5516 Leesburg Pike at 8:46 p.m. on Dec. 28 during a car meet-up. Two people sustained minor injuries, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The event was organized by a group called Capital Mischief which hosts weekly Taco Tuesday car meet-ups. Police believe that incident is … Continued
Federal funds approved to complete planning for Envision Route 7
The $1.7 trillion omnibus funding bill approved by Congress on Dec. 23 includes $2 million to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission to complete planning for the Envision Route 7 project. Envision Route 7 is a planning process for bringing a bus rapid transit system along the Route 7 corridor between the Mark Center in Alexandria … Continued
Driver arrested for fatal auto crash
Fairfax County Police on Dec. 19 arrested the driver who struck another car last May, killing Gladis Suyapa Deras, in the 3700 block of S. George Mason Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. The Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Office assisted detectives from the FCPS Fugitive Track and Apprehension Squad with the arrest of Tewodros Worku, 35, of … Continued
Eight redevelopment projects proposed for Mason District
Developers have submitted nominations to amend the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan to allow new multifamily housing, infill housing, and retail projects in Mason District. The proposals were submitted as part of the newly revised Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) process. The Board of Supervisors approved changes in the SSPA in July that sped up the timeline … Continued
Man spied on teen in laundromat restroom
Fairfax County Police detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying a “person of interest” who might have filmed a minor in a restroom at Surf “N” Suds at 5715 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. A teenage girl was using the women’s restroom around 7:50 p.m. on Dec 12, when she noticed a phone with … Continued