Tag: businesses
County officials outline vision for Annandale redevelopment
Members of Annandale’s service organizations gathered for their annual luncheon yesterday, where they heard about the new “vision for Annandale” from Matt Flis of the Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization and Reinvestment and Daniel Southworth of the county’s Transportation Department. Southworth Flis and Southworth described the Annandale amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan, … Continued
New car wash set to open in January
Do you miss the American Car Wash place that used to be at 7333 Little River Turnpike in Annandale between U One Meat and Fast Auto Loans? The building is being renovated and will reopen as a car wash with a “very contemporary design,” says a representative from the company working on the building, District Design … Continued
New Annandale Petco opens Nov. 12
The new Petco pet store, at 7434 Little River Turnpike, near the Safeway, opens Friday, Nov. 12, with some special events scheduled for the Grand Opening weekend: Saturday, Nov. 13, 8:55 a.m. – Ribbon-cutting ceremony. Saturday, 9 a.m. – Free $10 gift card to the first 100 customers enrolled in Petco’s PALs program. Saturday, 9 … Continued
Students at Annandale High School are learning how to be entrepreneurs
Annandale students who want to some day own and run their own business can get a head start, thanks to a new course on entrepreneurship at Annandale High School. Teacher Stephanie Harmony of the AHS Marketing Department says the course “really gets students engaged in school.” These kids “want to open their own business and be … Continued
Annandale business spotlight: D.C. edition of Korea Daily published here
Among the businesses based in Annandale, Va., is the Washington, D.C., regional edition of the Korea Daily, which is produced in an office building at 7023 Little River Turnpike. The Korea Daily is the largest and most influential newspaper in Korea, with a circulation of 2 million, says Jim Suk Kim, publisher of the Washington … Continued
Annandale’s new TD Bank to open by the end of the year
The new TD Bank, under construction on the corner of Little River Turnpike and Backlick Road, will have a kid-friendly, interactive “penny arcade” coin-counting machine, says company spokesperson Jimmy Hernandez. Using the machine will not only be free, but you can win a prize if you guess within $1 how much your coins are worth. … Continued
Expansion proposed by Korean Presbyterian Church on Columbia Pike
Big changes could be in the works for the Columbia Pike/Gallows Road intersection. But don’t expected anything to happen soon. Representatives of the Northern Virginia Korean Presbyterian Church, Rev. Gyeong Mok Kim and Clerk John Park, presented their vision for the property at a meeting of the Annandale Central Business District Planning Committee Tuesday evening. … Continued
New Dollar Tree opens in Annandale
Spiderman man was there, as well as a face painter, at the opening celebration for Annandale’s new Dollar Tree Saturday. The new store is in the Little River Shopping Center (7448 Little River Turnpike) next to Blockbuster. Dollar Tree is the only dollar store “where everything truly costs a dollar,” says the regional manager Jeff, … Continued
A cool ‘Breeze’ invigorates Annandale
Annandale’s new Breeze Bakery Café distinguishes itself from other Korean bakeries in Annandale by offering gelato, frozen yogurt, and the Korean frozen dessert bing soo (red bean and strawberry), as well as coffee, and many varieties of bread, cookies, and party cakes, says manager Jong Chun Lee. The attractive two-story café at 4125 Hummer Road is … Continued
Dollar Tree and Petco coming to Little River Shopping Center
A couple of the vacant properties in the Little River Shopping Center in Annandale will be occupied within the next few months. A Dollar Tree is moving into the spot next to the Blockbuster [in photo], which was vacated by the Seoul Department Store. A Petco will move into the long-empty site that once held … Continued
Something Special closing after 42 years in Annandale
It’s the end of an era. After 42 years at Annandale’s Little River Shopping Center, Something Special is closing. Meanwhile, until the shop finally shuts its doors for the last time—in August or September—everything is at least 20 percent off and some items are 70 percent off. Owner Jeff Kay, who’s been at the store … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads revitalization plan approved by Fairfax County Planning Commission
The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a redevelopment plan June 23 to guide the revitalization of Bailey’s Crossroads. The plan would encourage the transformation of a suburb dominated by strip malls into a higher-density area with a pedestrian-friendly town center served by a streetcar line. During the hearing, Laxmi Nagaraj, of the Department of Planning and Zoning, … Continued
Fuddruckers so far unaffected by corporate changes
It’s too soon to tell whether the sale of the Fuddruckers chain to Luby’s will have an impact on the Fuddruckers in Annandale, the site of many kids’ parties and sports team award ceremonies. The Houston-based Luby’s Inc. operates 96 restaurants, most of them in Texas. Its purchase of all of the assets of Fuddruckers … Continued
Foster Bank opens in Safeway shopping center
Annandale came a bit closer to being a financial center for the region with the opening of a Foster Bank branch June 1. Foster Bank was established in Chicago in 1989 by a group of Korean-Americans. It has seven branches in Chicago and a loan production office in Atlanta. The Annandale bank, between the Miso … Continued
Send a message: Boycott BP
If, like me, you’re really angry about the nightmare in the Gulf, you could join the boycott against BP. Signing a petition against the giant oil company or joining the anti-BP Facebook group might make you feel better, but such actions aren’t likely to have much of a long-term impact, though. Mohamed Alam, an employee … Continued