December 26, 2024
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Fairfax County officials remember 9-11 at ceremony at Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station

#Bailey's Crossroads, #community events, #emergencies, #fire department

An ambulance from the Annandale Fire Station at the Pentagon on 9-11. [Ramiro Galvez] About 35 Fairfax County firefighters and paramedics who responded to the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, are still working for the fire department.  Two of them were at a Remembrance Ceremony at the Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station Saturday commemorating the 20th … Continued

Fairfax County hosts 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony at Bailey’s Crossroads fire station

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First responders at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. Fairfax County is hosting a Remembrance Ceremony Saturday, Sept. 11, in Bailey’s Crossroads on the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy.  The event, honoring those lost and those who answered the call, is 2 p.m. at the Bailey’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department at 3601 Firehouse Lane. … Continued

Explore a Park: Spring Lane Park, a green respite in Bailey’s Crossroads

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This article is part of our series on parks in the Annandale/Mason District area. Recent articles covered Poe Terrace Park and Pine Ridge Park in Annandale.   The 5.2-acre Spring Lane Park is located at 3400 Carlyn Hill Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads close to Columbia Pike and the Arlington County border. It’s surrounded by Spring Lane, … Continued

Bailey’s Rotary Club provides school supplies for the needy

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Volunteers stuff backpacks with school supplies at the Great Assembly. By David F. Borowski On Aug. 7, after last year’s COVID-19 hiatus, the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club resumed its Great Assembly school supply project.  With the help of 70 volunteers, including more than 35 Rotarians and their friends and family members, the club assembled 2,300 … Continued

Police seek suspect in four armed robberies in Culmore

#Bailey's Crossroads, #crime, #Culmore, #police, #robbery
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Glenmore Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads. [Google Maps] Criminal investigation detectives at the Mason Police Station are investigating four robberies that occurred since June 5 in the 3300 block of Glenmore Drive in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads.  All four robberies have common elements: A man approached victims with a knife and demanded cash or … Continued

Construction to start next year on an apartment building on Columbia Pike

#Bailey's Crossroads, #housing, #redevelopment, #revitalization
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An illustration of Alta Crossroads. [Wood Partners] Construction of a long-planned apartment project on Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads could start next year. The Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning for the project four years ago.  If the design, permitting, and construction processes go smoothly, the building could be completed in 2024.

Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station hosts Gov. Northam for bill-signing ceremony

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First responders and elected officials at the bill signing ceremony in Bailey’s Crossroads. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation protecting first responders at a ceremony at the Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station May 6.  The measure expands workers’ compensation to allow coverage for first responders on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.