Tag: businesses
Small business owners invited to Access to Capital conference
If you’re trying to get a new business off the ground – or thinking about becoming an entrepreneur – and you don’t have ready access to capital, the 2016 Multicultural Business Conference is for you. This half-day conference is April 28, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Fairview Park Marriott, 3111 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church. … Continued
Former Hess station in Annandale is now Speedway
The former green and white Hess gas station at 7100 Little River Turnpike in Annandale is now a red and white-trimmed Speedway station. Actually, the Marathon Petroleum Corp., the owner of the Speedway convenience store chain, bought Hess Corp.’s retail operations over a year ago for nearly $2.9 billion. “We’ve been operating as Speedway since … Continued
Bad move, Exxon
The Pinecrest Exxon station at Pinecrest Plaza. This is what it used to look like. At a time when there’s an effort to create murals in central Annandale, one long-time mural in the area – at the Pinecrest Service Center – has been painted over. “I honestly don’t know why it’s gone. I thought it … Continued
Urban planners to study Annandale revitalization strategies
Columbia Pike in Annandale. The Mini-Technical Assistance Panel of the Washington area chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) has selected Annandale as one of its study sites. The group will recommend strategies for revitalization, including such issues as how to improve the streetscape and business vitality. The panelists consists of working professionals in urban … Continued
Heritage Mall redevelopment project outlined at community meeting
An illustration of the townhouse development planned for the rear of Heritage Mall. [Madison Homes] Officials from the Webb Cos. and Madison Homes described their plans for 68 townhouses behind Heritage Mall in Annandale at a community meeting March 2. The Fairfax County Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a public hearing May 25 on … Continued
Swim school to replace Merrifield Staples
The Staples in the Yorktown Shopping Center, at Gallows Road and Arlington Boulevard in Merrifield, will close on April 9, an employee confirmed. A Kids First Swim School franchise is slated to move into that space, possibly as early as next September, states a company spokesperson. A Kids First location opened in the Ravensworth Shopping … Continued
Glory Days interested in Barcroft Plaza
There are 15 Glory Days Grill restaurants in Virginia, five in Maryland, five in Florida, and one in West Virginia. [Glory Days Grill] Now that the DMV is not coming to the Barcroft Plaza shopping center on Columbia Pike, there’s a possibility that Glory Days Grill might move into that space. “We’d really like to … Continued
Armed robbery at Lincolnia area pizza shop
The Vaperz vape shop in Annandale was burglarized. [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Police Department’s blog entry for Jan. 19 reports a commercial robbery, commercial burglary, and sex offender incident in the Annandale/Mason District area. Pizza Boli’s Landmark, at 6303 Little River Turnpike in Beauregard Square, was hit by an armed robbery on Jan. 17. … Continued
Steakhouse to open this spring in Bailey’s Crossroads
Construction is underway on a LongHorn Steakhouse on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads across from the Skyline Center. The free-standing restaurant, next to the Olive Garden, is scheduled to open in May, said company spokesperson Heidi Schauer. The menu includes burgers, sandwiches, salads, and cocktails, as well as steaks. The restaurant will be 6,275 square … Continued
New business offers childcare and office space in one place
The lounge at Play, Work and Dash. [Photos from Play, Work and Dash] If you work at home as a freelancer, telecommuter, or budding entrepreneur and you’ve also got young children underfoot, there’s a new place in Vienna just for you. Play, Work or Dash, which provides shared office space and child care, opened in … Continued
District Taco coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
District Taco will be at the right corner of the building next to Buffalo Wild Wings. District Taco is coming to the Skyline Center in Bailey’s Crossroads. A new branch of the local Mexican chain is expected to open in May in the Skyline 7 building at 5275 Leesburg Pike, which had been renovated to … Continued
New salon opens in Annandale
Zaid Bakeer at work. Annandale’s got a new hair salon. Hayadi Salon was opened in late December at 4530 John Marr Drive by Daphne and Zaid Bakeer. The salon, in a former dentist’s office in the John Marr Professional Building, does haircuts, color, highlights, and styling for men and woman. The John Marr Professional Center. … Continued
Annandale has seen a lot of change in the past few years
Fuddruckers, on Little River Turnpike and Backlick Road in Annandale, closed in May 2012. It was replaced with Walgreens. The end of a year is a good time to reflect on the past, so we’ve gone through our photo archives and pulled together a collection of pictures of local businesses that have disappeared since the … Continued
Annandale property undergoing renovation to prepare for rental
The little house at 7025 Columbia Pike is being renovated to attract a tenant. A glass door will be installed in front, walls will be removed inside, and the interior and exterior will be improved, said Veronica Salcido of KLNB LLC, a commercial real estate company. The work should be finished in early 2016. The … Continued
Lotte Market opens in Ravensworth Shopping Center
Shoppers enjoyed a variety of samples cooked in the store on opening day. Shoppers at the new Lotte Plaza Market at the renovated Ravensworth Shopping Center found a wide selection of exotic fruits, vegetables, and seafood – and lots of free samples – on the Asian grocery store’s opening day Dec. 19. The Ravensworth Plaza … Continued