Tag: businesses
Hess gas station celebrates grand reopening with prizes and discounts
The Hess gas station on the corner of Little River Turnpike and John Marr Drive in Annandale is celebrating its grand reopening through tomorrow with prizes and special deals. The new station has a Hess Express convenience store with Dunkin’ Donuts products. There are raffles every day for a $100 Hess gift card, Xbox, iPod, … Continued
New shop on Columbia Pike sells incense, candles, religious items
A new and different kind of business has opened in Annandale in the spot that used to house Anna ’N Dale’s Newsstand and assorted subtenants. The good news: It’s not another thrift shop, title lender, or Korean restaurant. It’s an awesome shop called Botanica Pombagira that sells incense, herbs, religious statues, charms, candles, perfumes, oils, … Continued
Seven Corners Task Force puts together outline for redevelopment
Seven Corners Task Force members during the charrette. Seven Corners could be vastly improved with a town center on the site of the Willston shopping centers and Willston Multicultural Center along Route 50. That’s one of the key outcomes from a marathon “charrette” session held by the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force. … Continued
Joseph’s Coat will close at the end of July
The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Joseph’s Coat. Bethany House Executive Director Catherine Hassinger is third from the left, next to Mason Supervisor Penny Gross. Joseph’s Coat, the thrift store that opened in central Annandale just over a year ago, will close by the end of July, confirmed Catherine Hassinger, executive director of Bethany … Continued
Landmark redevelopment project to begin in spring 2014
Landmark redevelopment design by Howard Hughes Corp. The City of Alexandria has approved a rezoning plan for total redo of Landmark Mall. The Howard Hughes Corp. plans to tear down the 11-acre middle section of the mall and replace it with an open-air, mixed-use development with shops, apartments, and a movie theater. The existing Sears … Continued
Collector’s World has giant re-opening celebration
Gheorghe Muresan (center) with Paul Berger and Paul’s son Chris. The extremely tall former NBA star Gheorghe Muresan (7’ 7”) lent some stature to the grand re-opening of Collector’s World, 7030 Columbia Pike, Annandale, June 8. Muresan’s head nearly scraped the ceiling as he chatted with fans and signed autographs. He played for the Washington … Continued
Scene around A-Town: piles of porn
Piles of junk from the building that used to house Anna N’ Dales Newsstand and the other businesses at 7025 Columbia Pike, Annandale, includes bags full of pornography. Hopefully, the new owner will put something better in this space.
Annandale carnival opens Thursday
The 2013 carnival features a ferris wheel. The carnies are setting up the rides for the Annandale carnival, opening tomorrow at 5 p.m. The carnival is back in its traditional spot in the Kmart parking lot, after moving to the bowling alley parking lot last year. The carnival is open June 6-14, Mondays-Thursdays 5-11 p.m., … Continued
Meet former NBA star at Collector’s World Grand Re-Opening
Sports memorabilia collectors, comic book fans, and everyone else is invited to the Grand Re-Opening of Collector’s World Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Annandale Shopping Center. Enjoy free food, prizes, raffles and meet special guest Gheorghe Muresan, who played for the Washington Bullets from 1991 to 2006. At 7 feet, 7 inches, … Continued
Farewell to Annandale Sport & Health Club
Annandale Sport & Health Club (4317 Ravensworth Road) is closing June 30 “in response to changing market conditions,” states a May 30 letter to members from President and CEO Mark Fisher. The fitness center has been at that location for some 37 or 38 years, an employee says. The facility opened about 50 years ago … Continued
Police investigating solicitors in Annandale
As a result of several complaints from residents of the Ravensworth-Bristow community in Annandale about door-to-door solicitors, officers from the West Springfield Police District have issued warnings to several unlicensed solicitors and told them to leave them the neighborhood. The solicitors are associated with these companies: Power Home Remodeling (based in Chester, Pa.), E Enterprises … Continued
Donation boxes increasingly under fire
Someone left a couple of sofas next to a Planet Aid donation box by the Annandale Kmart parking lot. As communities like Annandale are increasingly becoming inundated with donation boxes, efforts are under way to fight back. At the request of Mason Supervisor Penny Gross, the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning is … Continued
Tenants sought for new building on Columbia Pike in central Annandale
The design for the facade of the new building at 7250 Columbia Pike. The owners of the property on Columbia Pike, Annandale, across from the Walgreens construction site are seeking two retail tenants for the building they’re putting up. Mohamed Uddin and Hassan Iqbal of Alexandria hope to start construction on a 5,400-square foot building … Continued
Friday night sights: Classic cars at the Juke Box in Annandale
1953 Chevy. Every Friday evening during the warm months, the Juke Box Diner parking lot (at the John Marr Drive and Columbia Pike intersection in Annandale) turns into a showcase for classic cars—many with the giant fins and powerful engines of decades past. You might find a tomato red 1967 Dodge Charger or 1966 lime … Continued
Sports/comics shop has new owners
Vintage baseball cards After 21 years in Annandale, Ron Savino has sold Ron’s Collector World, the comic book/sports memorabilia store in the Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike. But don’t worry; the store isn’t closing. It’s been purchased by three guys who have been longtime collectors and have plans to bring in more vintage comics, … Continued