Tag: businesses
Bring holiday joy to a lonely, needy senior
The 2012 gift-wrapping party at the Annandale Fire Station. Home Instead Senior Care of Annandale’s Be a Santa to a Senior program is in full swing. This program brings together local residents, merchants, schoolchildren, and community groups to provide gifts and holiday cheer to needy and lonely elderly people who are otherwise unlikely to be … Continued
EuroMarket in Seven Corners planning to expand offerings
Ansari Somani, the owner of EuroMarket at the Mobil station on 6318 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners, is seeking a special exception to change the zoning designation from a “mini-mart” to a “full-service food store.” That would allow the store to sell beer and wine. According to Somani, gas is not as profitable as it … Continued
Volunteers clean up Seven Corners
Volunteers pick up lots of trash from the Willston Center parking lot. About 40 children and adults gathered at the Willston Multicultural Center Saturday morning for a Seven Corners Cleanup event. The volunteers included members of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club; kids, parents, and staff from the after-school program that meets at the Willston Center; … Continued
Annandale restaurant gets a makeover
Bukyungwon It’s not Suldoga anymore. The restaurant at 7215 Columbia Pike, facing the Giant parking lot, has a new name, Bukyungwon, and new focus, Korean-style Chinese food. According to a waiter, “suldoga” means drinking bar, and the new place is more family friendly. The menu offers a long list of seafood, beef, pork, and noodle … Continued
Hamburger restaurant to open on Columbia Pike, Annandale
Dice Burger is coming to 7023 Columbia Pike, Annandale, in the building that housed the now-closed Buenos Grill. The new restaurant will have hamburgers, wings, kabobs, soup, and salads, says the owner, Saeid Sanaei, who used to work at the Moby Dick House of Kabob at the Kingstowne Town Center in Alexandria. Beer and wine … Continued
Fairfax County supervisors consider restrictions on car title lenders
LoanMax on Columbia Pike, Annandale. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is considering taking action to curb car title lending businesses, which are popping up all over Annandale and other areas that need to be revitalized. The BoS unanimously approved a “joint board matter” Oct. 29 proposed by supervisors Jeff McKay (Lee) and Gerry Hyland … Continued
Fairfax County study analyzes traffic problems at Seven Corners
The Seven Corners interchange. Business owners, real estate professionals, and residents of Seven Corners gathered for an early breakfast at Public House No. 7 Oct. 24 to learn about the results of the first phase of the Seven Corners Transportation Study. The meeting was sponsored by the Baileys Crossroads Revitalization Corporation, which received a $2,765 … Continued
Potential for Little River Turnpike widening is factor in future development
Pinecrest Exxon Plans to replace the Pinecrest Exxon station on Little River Turnpike and Braddock Road with a drive-through TD Bank hit a snag when the county planning staff refused to sign off on the proposal because it conflicts with language in the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan calling for Little River Turnpike to be widened. … Continued
Truck parking ban approved for three streets in central Annandale
Daniels Avenue across the street from American Legion Post 1976. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution Oct. 8 prohibiting commercial trucks from parking on Poplar Street and parts of Daniel Avenue and the Little River Turnpike service road in central Annandale. The parking restriction would ban commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, and … Continued
Annandale Walgreens expected to open in January
The opening of a Walgreens drugstore in Annandale has been pushed back from mid-November to after the holidays in January, says David Hendricks, who will manage the new store. He blames the delay on problems with an easement involving a telephone pole that needs to be moved. “Walgreens doesn’t open stores in January because of … Continued
Bakery to open next year in central Annandale
A bakery/cafe called Tous Les Jours is being developed at 7219 Columbia Pike, Annandale, in the building that used to house Joseph’s Coat. Design of the new store has already started, said manager Gi Lee, with the shop expected to open in April or May of 2014. Tous Les Jours will sell about 150 items, … Continued
Advance Auto Parts opens in Annandale Friday
A brand-new Advance Auto Parts store will open in the Little River Plaza shopping center Friday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 a.m. The store, at 7448 Little River Turnpike, is the former home of Blockbuster Video, which closed in March. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Sept. 20. Ivan Madrigal, the store’s general … Continued
Acupuncture college to open in Annandale
7535 Little River Turnpike. Annandale might have lost one “university” this year, but will soon get another. South Baylo University, which plans to open a branch at 7537 Little River Turnpike, is nothing like the University of Northern Virginia, however, which was shut down by the state in July for failing to attain accreditation by … Continued
The School Box is for sale
The School Box store at 7112 Columbia Pike, Annandale, is for sale and all the merchandise is 75 percent off. The shop, which sells poster board, pens and pencils, workbooks, lesson guides, learning charts, stickers, and other educational resources, has been here for years. It is an independent business, not connected with the School Box … Continued
Miss Lisa is here to help you sort out your personal issues
Knock on the door; you don’t need an appointment. Confused about a major life decision? Let Miss Lisa, Annandale’s newest psychic, help you make up your mind. Lisa, an Annandale resident, recently relocated her office from Connecticut Avenue, N.W., in Washington to 7025 Columbia Pike in the little building that used to house Advance Electronics. … Continued