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Annandale Bed Race captured on video
What’s it like to ride in a hospital bed as it races down John Marr Drive? Watch Bob Kovacs’ video of highlights from the Annandale Bed Race on Saturday, May 11, and find out: There are 80 videos on Kovacs’ Annandale Arts You Tube channel.
Annandale teams take part in 9th annual Bed Race
When it was their heat’s turn, the guys from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (above) pulled out some folding chairs, sat down, and popped open their cooler. After all, their bed was decorated like a trailer, and they were dressed up like rednecks. That stunt won them the award for the “most entertaining” team at … Continued
In Annandale, hospital beds are for racing
The 2012 Annandale Bed Race Annandale’s wackiest event, the annual Bed Race, will take place tomorrow, 10 a.m.-noon, rain or shine (that is unless there is torrential rain and lightening). About a dozen five-person teams will race hospital beds along a stretch of John Marr Drive in front of Kmart. The teams represent local businesses—such … Continued
Expanded Party Co. and AnnSandra will offer more options for entertaining
There will be lots more options for party planners in Annandale once the expansion of the Party Co. and AnnSandra shops is completed in the next few months. The Party Co., at 4421 John Marr Drive, Annandale, is moving to the much larger space vacated by Super Pets in the same shopping center. After that … Continued
Annandale Walgreens to open this fall
The new Walgreens under construction between Little River Turnpike, Columbia Pike, and Backlick Road is scheduled to open this fall. The 12,878-square foot building will have a drive-through pharmacy, and about 20 to 25 employees, said Walgreens spokesperson Robert Elfinger. Even before it opens, Walgreens is showing an interest in the community. There are tentative … Continued
Hess convenience store under construction in central Annandale
The new convenience store at the Hess gas station on the corner of Little River Turnpike and John Marr Drive in Annandale was delivered in three pieces from Georgia on April 26 and is being assembled on site. It is expected to be ready to open in July. The Hess Express store will have the … Continued
Firehouse Subs donates gear to police and fire departments at Annandale event
Firehouse Subs founder Robin Sorenson (left) with firefighters and police officers at Pinecrest Plaza in Annandale. Firefighters and police officers from Arlington and Falls Church gathered at Firehouse Subs in Pinecrest Plaza, Annandale, April 30 to accept a donation of equipment worth more than $39,000 from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The foundation donated two … Continued
More regulations sought for donation boxes cluttering Annandale
A Planet Aid donation box on the edge of the bowling alley parking lot on Markham Street in central Annandale. The easiest way to recycle old, damaged or out-of-style clothes is to toss them into one of the dozens of clothing donation boxes all over Annandale. You’ll be keeping them out of landfills, and in … Continued
Join the Culmore Cleanup this Saturday
Culmore Cleanup volunteers at last year’s event. Local residents are encouraged to join the 2013 Spring Culmore Cleanup Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon. This semi-annual event has been going on for more than 10 years. It’s a huge collaborative effort that brings together teams from many organizations and companies, as well as individual volunteers, who not only … Continued
Treasure Trove shop celebrates 50 years in Annandale
The Treasure Trove is celebrating its 50th anniversary next weekend with a storewide sale, giveaways, and prize drawings. The consignment/thrift shop, 7010 Columbia Pike in the Annandale Shopping Center, is one of three volunteer-run shops that benefit Inova Fairfax Hospital. Last year, the Treasure Trove raised nearly $300,000 for the hospital, said manager Jodi Shannon, … Continued
Behind the Annandale newsstand: Is it a junkyard or a ‘shop’?
Yard behind the newsstand as it looked on April 6. During the Annandale Cleanup on Saturday morning, Cyra Doty and her fellow volunteers were disgusted by a huge pile of junk behind Anna ’N Dales Newsstand and Advance Electronics on 7025 Columbia Pike.What appears to be trash, though, is apparently part of a small engine … Continued
Annandale newsstand has already been sold twice in 2013
The small building at 7025 Columbia Pike known as Anna ’N Dale’s Newsstand has sold for the second time in 2013. Shafik Aasef of Annandale bought the building Feb. 28 from Chung Moon in a foreclosure auction for just $645,000, making it a prime target for flipping. “It’s unusual for an affordable piece of commercial … Continued
Another car title lender opens in Annandale
TitleMax opened on Little River Turnpike, Annandale, March 21. If you’re in need of instant cash at exorbitant rates and willing to risk losing your car, you’ve got plenty of options in Annandale, including a brand new TitleMax store at 7409 Little River Turnpike. TitleMax provides loans of up to $5,000. Interest rates range from … Continued
Renovated Annandale gas station to include convenience store
A renovated Hess gas station, with a “Hess Express” convenience store, is expected to reopen in July at the intersection of Little River Turnpike and John Marr Drive in central Annandale. The new 2,500-square foot store will have self-serve Dunkin’ Donuts, along with beer, coffee, ice, and other items typically found in a 7-Eleven, said … Continued
The signs of Annandale
By Robert Schwaninger Driving through Annandale can take a long time if you read all of the signs that are poking up, flapping in the breeze, being twirled by underpaid Latinos, or emblazoned in Korean characters. Right now no one is running for office so at least there aren’t the ubiquitous signs touting the name … Continued