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

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

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

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. 

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