June 30, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: businesses

Granddaddy’s Skillet opens in Pinecrest Plaza

#businesses, #restaurants
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Granddaddy’s Skillet, the soul food restaurant in Pinecrest Plaza, has finally opened Feb. 3 after yet another setback. The restaurant was initially supposed to open in late 2020, but installing a new ventilation system took longer than expected. The owners, Roxanne and Andre David, had to replace the ventilation system and remove the pizza oven … Continued

Residents speak out against zoning changes that would destabilize neighborhoods

#businesses, #housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Planning Commission, #zoning
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More than 40 people spoke at a Fairfax County Planning Commission meeting on zMOD Jan. 28, most of them opposing new rules that would make it easier to create an Accessory Living Unit (ALU) and home-based business.  By the time the public hearing portion of the meeting was over it was 1 a.m., so the … Continued

Loyal customers of Anthony’s are contributing funds to keep the restaurant afloat

#businesses, #coronavirus, #health, #restaurants
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Like so many businesses during the COVID pandemic, Anthony’s Restaurant on Annandale Road is struggling to survive.  “It’s been a very difficult year. Business has declined tremendously,” says Ted Yiannarakis, the son of owners Anthony and Faye Yiannarakis, who founded the Italian/Greek restaurant nearly 50 years ago. “We have some wonderful customers who are very … Continued

Alexandria celebrates ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ – Landmark Mall never looked so good

#Alexandria, #arts, #businesses, #entertainment, #Landmark
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Wonder Woman kicks butt at Landmark Mall.  A special treat for Northern Virginians watching “Wonder Woman 1984” are the scenes filmed at Landmark Mall. The City of Alexandria is celebrating the release of the movie with a display featuring a prop from the mall scene and other WW84 special promotions.  The seven-foot-tall drum with the … Continued

2020: What opened, what closed

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Lidl opens in Pinecrest Plaza. Many of the restaurants and other businesses that closed during 2020 couldn’t survive under the restrictions to stop the spread of COVID. Meanwhile, a fair number of businesses opened this year in spite of the pandemic. Here’s a rundown of the restaurants and other business that opened and closed in … Continued

Giant to add labels indicating products are from a minority-owned company

#Annandale, #businesses, #diversity, #food, #retail
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The Giant on Columbia Pike in Annandale. Giant Food will introduce new shelf labels in January for about 3,100 products sold in its stores that come from minority-owned businesses, the company announced last week. The labels will let shoppers know certain products are from women, black, Asian-Indian, Hispanic, LGBT, or veteran-owned businesses. There are 218 … Continued