Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Bailey’s Crossroads car dealership plans major expansion

    Radley Acura as seen from Columbia Pike.  Radley Acura, the car dealership at 5823 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, has big expansion plans. Radley is seeking approval from Fairfax County to constructa 5,400-square foot addition behind the new-car showroom with a waiting room and drive-through lanewhere customers can drop off their cars for … Continued

First Watch opens in Bailey’s Crossroads

First Watch, the “daytime café,” opened March 8 at the Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads.  The new restaurant is open daily 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m. It serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch. The menu has healthier items, such as multigrain pancakes, a triple berry açaí bowl, and egg white omelets, as well as traditional dishes.  

Zoning board defers action on daycare proposal from Bailey’s Crossroads church

Columbia Baptist Church [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals has again deferred a decision on an application from Columbia Baptist Church on Glen Carlyn Road in Bailey’s Crossroads for a building addition with a childcare center.  At its Feb. 10 meeting, the BZA agreed to take up the application again on Feb. … Continued

Bailey’s Elementary Schools gets a new principal

Satonya Dews Satonya Dews, the assistant principal at West Springfield Elementary School, has been named the new principal of Bailey’s Primary Elementary School in Bailey’s Crossroads, effective Feb. 1.  She will succeed Interim Principal August Frattali.  Dews began her career in Fairfax County Public Schools as a teacher at Woodley Hills Elementary School in 2012, where … Continued

Amazon Go Grocery store expected to open in former Bailey’s Crossroads Safeway

The Safeway at the Crossroads Center closed in June 2019. The shuttered Safeway at Crossroads Center in Bailey’s Crossroads is expected to be converted to an Amazon Go Grocery store.  Neither Amazon nor the owner or leasing agent for the shopping center confirmed that plan but the Washington Business Journal obtained documents from Construction Journal indicating … Continued

Bailey’s Shelter wins a design award

Bailey’s Shelter [NAIOP] Bailey’s Shelter and Supportive Housing in Bailey’s Crossroads won a design award from NAIOP Northern Virginia, a chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association.   The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services won the award for the Bailey’s Shelter in the “Build-to Suit Institutional Award” category.  The shelter … Continued

2020: The year in review

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