Tag: Bailey’s Crossroads
Renovation of Woodrow Wilson Library to start in September 2013
A rendering of a renovated Woodrow Wilson Library. The Fairfax County Department of Public Works (DPW) is proceeding with plans to expand the Woodrow Wilson Library in Bailey’s Crossroads after discussions about creating a combined school/library facility to resolve overcrowding at Bailey’s Elementary School failed to get anywhere. Joan Beacham of the Fairfax County Department … Continued
Bailey’s Rotary Club raises over $100,000 with car raffle
Susan Lydick (right), president of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club, presents the Mustang keys to raffle winner John Veldhuis. John Veldhuis has won the 1966 Mustang convertible raffled off by the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club Oct. 13 at the Mason District Open House. The club has been conducting the “Classic Mustang Raffle” for 27 years, … Continued
Rotary Club honors Bailey Elementary Club parent liaison Maria Demarest
Max Gross, the past President of Bailey ‘s Rotary, presents the Citizen of the Year Award to Maria Demarest. By Bob Polson The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads has honored Maria Demarest with the Citizen of the Year Award for 2011-12. The award honors Demarest for exemplifying the Rotary ideals of “putting service above self,” … Continued
Bailey’s Rotary Club makes sure students are equipped for school
From the left: Heather Boyd, Rachel Charlton, Karey Starnes, Ben Hester, Elias Markez, Bill Bailey, Tricia Brown, Mary Ann Buckley, Christy Speicher, Nicole Yacubovich, Max Gross, Dave Borowski, Jennifer Rose, and Bob Polson. By Bob Polson The Rotary Club of Bailey’s Crossroads, in partnership with Fairfax-based Our Daily Bread, provided more than 500 backpacks stuffed … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads Auto Show features new and classic cars
Cars on display at the Jukebox Diner parking lot in Annandale. The J.E.B. Stuart High School parking lot will be turned into a showcase for new and classic cars Sept. 15 for the second annual Bailey’s Crossroads Auto Show. The inaugural event last year featured new cars from Koons Ford available for test drives. This … Continued
BalletNova: Mason’s mecca for dance
BalletNova teacher Irina Wunder. BalletNova, the dance studio in Bailey’s Crossroads, is not just about little girls in tutus and buns dreaming about Swan Lake and sugar plum fairies. The school (3443 Carlin Springs Road) also offers classes for classes for kids and adults in modern dance, jazz, hip hop, tap, pilates, and yoga-based stretching. … Continued
Columbia Pike streetcar line: key to revitalization of Bailey’s Crossroads
The Columbia Pike streetcar line edged a little closer to reality following the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors’ (BOS) endorsement of the project. The BOS voted 6 to 2 July 31 to approve a streetcar line as the locally preferred option for transit along the Columbia Pike corridor. The “no” votes were cast by supervisors … Continued
Bailey’s Elementary seeks new principal
Wolfe Shane Wolfe is leaving his position as principal of Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences in Bailey’s Crossroads, Fairfax County Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Dan Parris (Cluster 3) announced July 27. Wolfe has accepted a new job as principal of Aldrin Elementary School in Reston. In an email to Bailey’s families, Wolfe … Continued
Decision on Columbia Pike streetcars expected by the end of July
Streetcars scheduled to start running in DC next summer The fate of the proposed Columbia Pike Transit Initiative could be decided within the next couple of weeks. The Arlington County Board will vote on Monday, July 23, whether to adopt the streetcar as “the locally preferred alternative” and authorize the county manager to file a … Continued
Woman sexually assaulted in Target at Skyline Center
The suspect Fairfax County Police are investigating an alleged sex offense that occurred on July 19, shortly before 8 p.m., inside the Target store at 5115 Leesburg Pike in the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads. The victim, a 38-year old Arlington woman was shopping when she felt someone or something touch underneath her skirt, near … Continued
Car wash proposed for Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads
A car wash is planned for the vacant lot on the right Plans for a “high-end” car wash on a vacant lot on Columbia Pike at Cortland Drive fell through four years ago but are now back on track due to a novel arrangement worked out between the developer, Guy Paolozzi, and the owner of … Continued
FXCO moving forward with new office complex in Bailey’s Crossroads
This property on Moncure Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads, could become the site of a new county office and housing development. Fairfax County’s plan to build a new East County Government Center in Bailey’s Crossroads as part of a mixed-used project developed by a public-private partnership has been in the works for some five years. The … Continued
Culmore Cleanup celebrates its 10th anniversary
Children pitch in at a previous Culmore Cleanup Day Hundreds of local volunteers will fan out across Bailey’s Crossroads April 28 to rid the area of litter and raise awareness about the value of keeping our communities and roadways trash-free. Come join them in the 10th Annual Culmore Cleanup. The event takes place 9 a.m.-noon … Continued
Library proposed as solution to overcrowded elementary school
Bailey’s Elementary School is way overcrowded, and even if there was funding for an addition, there isn’t enough land, and it isn’t structurally feasible to add another story. So a group of parents have come up with an innovative solution—add some classroom space at the nearby Woodrow Wilson Library, which is scheduled to start renovations … Continued
Seven Corners primed for redevelopment
The view from the pedestrian bridge over Route 50 – there’s usually way more traffic than this Recent changes affecting commercial properties in Seven Corners could create opportunities for redevelopment, says Frank Sellers, president of the Bailey’s Crossroads Revitalization Corporation (BCRC). Yet without a comprehensive, multi-year plan to encourage positive, mixed-use projects, new development could … Continued