Tag: businesses
Land use committee defers action on Route 7 shopping center
An illustration of the proposed shopping center on Leesburg Pike. The Mason District Land Use Committee deferred a decision on the shopping center proposed by Spectrum Development for Leesburg Pike between Washington Drive and Charles Street. “The Spectrum case is mildly controversial, not so much for the project itself, but because of issues related to … Continued
New dining options under consideration for Columbia Pike
Botanica Pombagira, the small shop at 7025 Columbia Pike, Annandale, that sold candles, incense, and religious items, has closed. A representative of the owners said they are moving to Maryland where the rents are lower. That shop opened just under a year ago in a building that formerly housed Anna ’N Dales Newsstand. Other tenants … Continued
Annandale resident Gene Moyer, of Gene’s Antiques, passes away
Annandale man about town M. Eugene “Gene” Moyer, passed away May 30. He was 79. Moyer grew up in Muncie, Ind., but spent the last quarter century in Annandale, where he owned an antiques shop and was a regular patron of the Juke Box Diner, Sunset Grille, and George Mason Library. “Dad loved Annandale,” says … Continued
Owner of Annandale title company pleads guilty to mortgage fraud
Marinay Jose Marinay, 52, of Annandale, Virginia, pleaded guilty May 27 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his involvement in a short sale mortgage fraud conspiracy, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia reports. Marinay was indicted April 15 by a federal grand jury on multiple charges. He is scheduled to … Continued
Vote for your favorites: ‘Annie’ awards will be presented at Blogapalooza
Where would you take a date in the Annandale/Mason area? What’s the best restaurant for a family meal? Where would you get your car fixed? Or pick up a last-minute gift? There are some of the questions in the Annandale Blog’s surveys of the best places in Annandale and the Mason District. The winners will … Continued
Renovation planned for building on Little River Turnpike
The small two-story shopping center at 7409 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, is getting a makeover. The building, to be known as Hanna Plaza, will have a new, nicer façade with more brick and improved landscaping, says Jeffrey Levine of Levine Design Studio, who’s working on the project for the owner. The interior won’t be changed … Continued
Stein Mart opens in Loehmann’s Plaza
The new Stein Mart in Loehmann’s Plaza is now open—just in time for the Memorial Day sales. The shop is in the spot vacated by Loehmann’s, which closed in February. Stein Mart offers women’s and men’s clothing, women’s shoes and accessories, and housewares at marked-down prices. Men’s shoes will be added in August, says store … Continued
Rep. Connolly and Beanetics win Annandale Bed Race
The Connolly-Beanetics team in action. [Photos by George Burke] It took six years of trying and training, but the team sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly (11th District) and powered by Beanetics Coffee Roasters finally won the Annandale Bed Race, reports Connolly’s spokesperson George Burke. The bed race teams. The annual event, sponsored by the Annandale … Continued
No carnival in Annandale this year
Fun times at the 2013 Annandale carnival. There won’t be a carnival in Annandale this spring because the Sears Holdings Corp., the company that owns Kmart, won’t give approval to allow the event to take place in the Kmart parking lot. That decision is not due to any particular problems with the carnival—it’s more about … Continued
Planning Commission approves TD Bank at Pinecrest Plaza
The Pinecrest Exxon station features a mural facing Braddock Road. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a request for a zoning special exception May 7 allowing the construction of a TD Bank branch at 6566 Little River Turnpike in the Pinecrest Plaza shopping center. An Exxon gas station and auto service center on that 0.68-acre … Continued
Annual Bed Race in Annandale on May 10
John Marr Drive in Annandale will be turned into a speedway Saturday morning as teams representing local businesses, organizations, and public officials race hospital beds up and down the street. Some teams go to great lengths to decorate their beds. The action starts in front of Kmart at 10 a.m. The annual Bed Race is … Continued
Annandale Walgreens hosts bowling fundraiser for cancer research
The Annandale Walgreens invites the public to a bowling fundraiser at AMF Annandale Lanes Saturday, May 3, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., to raise money for the Ride to Conquer Cancer. The Ride to Conquer is a two-day bike ride in the countryside around Washington, D.C., Sept. 13-14. Walgreens is hoping to raise enough money to send … Continued
Smashburger coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
The Geico Claims Center at 5885 Leesburg Pike The new retail center planned for Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, on the site of the Geico claims center, will have a Smashburger restaurant and a CVS drugstore, said Peter Batten, a principal with Spectrum Development. Smashburger, based in Denver, is a fast-growing hamburger chain with 256 … Continued
BonChon Chicken opens in Annandale
BonChon Chicken is back in Annandale. A new BonChon outlet opened April 30 at 7215 Columbia Pike in the building accessible from the Giant parking lot that used to house the Bukyungwon restaurant, and before that Suldoga. The interior has been completely redone. The previous BonChon restaurant in Annandale, in the Willow Run Shopping Center … Continued
Triple-A plans to open a retail center in Seven Corners
The long-vacant stand-alone building in the shopping center between Route 50 and Wilson Boulevard in Seven Corners that used be a Bennigan’s restaurant is getting a new occupant: An AAA Car Care, Insurance and Travel Center. AAA Mid-Atlantic (part of the membership organization formerly known as the American Automobile Association) is requesting a zoning special … Continued