Tag: businesses
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
Inflatable fun center for kids opens in Annandale
There’s a new indoor playtime and party place for kids in Annandale with large inflatable structures for bouncing and sliding. It’s called the Alexandria Coliseum, and it opened in March in the Kid’s Choice Sports Center, 4317 Ravensworth Road, Annandale, in the building that used to house the Annandale Sport & Health Club, which closed … Continued
TitleMax moving to Jerry’s Subs and Pizza building on Little River Turnpike
TitleMax is moving to the building at 7321 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, vacated by Jerry’s Subs and Pizza. The TitleMax outlet at 7409 Little River Turnpike, just a few doors away, is relocating to the new building because it’s bigger, more visible, and more accessible, said General Manager Tim Brown. He doesn’t know when the … Continued
Annandale Walgreens is now open
The shelves are already stocked with Easter candy. The long-awaited Walgreens in the heart of Annandale opened for business at 8 a.m. this morning. The store, in between Little River Turnpike, Columbia Pike, and Backlick Road, will be open 24 hours a day. The shelves are stocked with the usual items you’ll find in any … Continued
Businesses encouraged to join Seven Corners cleanup effort
Trash by the car vacuums at the Sunoco station. Kay Cooper and Nancy Vorona, longtime community activists who’ve been working on cleaning up the Seven Corners area, are finding some of the business owners and managers are interested in helping, too. The two Lake Barcroft residents have taken on responsibility for picking up trash and … Continued
More active role planned for Bailey’s Crossroads business group
The new president of the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation (BC7RC), Brian van de Meulebroecke, a co-owner of Public House No. 7, told the group at its March 18 meeting that he wants it to become more like a chamber of commerce and encourage many more local businesses to get involved. That will take a … Continued
Pro Maxx hosts Change of Heart health event for women
Pro Maxx Fitness is hosting a Change of Heart Weekend Feb. 15-16 to educate women about heart disease and motivate them to adopt a healthier lifestyle. The event is open to all women; you don’t have to be a gym member. Pro Maxx is at 7060 Columbia Pike, Annandale, next to Silverado’s. Change of Heart … Continued
Annandale native has fond memories of growing up in an idyllic small town
Annandale Elementary School students in 1953. Annandale might be a transient, traffic-clogged suburb poised for redevelopment, but for many people who grew up here in the middle of the last century, it’s fondly remembered as an idyllic small town where everyone knew one another. That’s now it was for Nikki McDonald, 72, whose family moved … Continued
Dice Burger opens Friday on Columbia Pike, Annandale
Saeid Sanei at the counter. Dice Burger, the new restaurant at 7023 Columbia Pike in Annandale, is opening Friday, Feb. 7, at 11 a.m., but some lucky Annandaleans got a chance to preview the menu a couple of days early. The consensus was really positive—everyone liked the burgers and everything else they tried. There are … Continued