Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Jollibee to open in about two weeks

Jollibee, the Filipino the fast-food restaurant chain, is expected to open its Lincolnia location in about two weeks. The interior is mostly complete, except for a few finishing touches, and the managers are hiring staff. Job openings are listed here. The restaurant, at 4809 N. Beauregard St., specializes in fried chicken, known as “chickenjoy.” There … Continued

Tobacco Max opens in Annandale

Annandale has a new vape shop. Tobacco Max opened June 10 at 7035 Columbia Pike in Annandale next to the Juke Box Diner. The shop offers vape juice, vaporizers, Delta-8, CBD, Kratom, hookahs, bongs, incense, rolling papers, lighters, cigars, and other smoking and vaping supplies. The owner and manager, Muad Alhaggar, also manages Tobacco Max … Continued

Annandale Subway vandalized

A rowdy group of youths vandalized the Subway on Heritage Drive in Annandale at about 10:15 a.m. this morning. About five or six youths had spent a long time in the shop without ordering anything, owner Emil Ranakusuma reports. When the manager asked them nicely to leave to make room for paying customers, they went … Continued

Tous les Jours returns to Annandale

Tous les Jours is coming back to Annandale. The Korean-French bakery is moving into a vacant space at the EastGate Shopping Center on John Marr Drive. Tous les Jours opened at 7219 Columbia Pike, Annandale, in 2014 and closed in 2018. That space has been empty since then, although work has gone on intermittently inside … Continued

Meet an animal communicator at Chico’s

Chico’s Natural Pet Market invites the community to a fun event Sunday, June 5, featuring an animal communicator and an auction. The event is at 6349A Columbia Pike in Barcroft Plaza, 5-7:30 p.m. Chico’s owner Danielle Areco will update customers on the store’s pending move to a new location and will describe the store’s new … Continued

DC Steakholders closed

The DC Steakholders restaurant on Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church has closed permanently. The owners, Usman and Lilly Bhatti, posted a message on the restaurant’s website with this explanation: “While it was an exceedingly difficult time due to Covid-19, thankfully DC Steakholders maintained operations and support for our staff as much as possible. Unfortunately, inflation, … Continued

RAMP offers fitness training

Pablo Amaya, former co-owner of PR Performance Fitness in Annandale, has ramped up his fitness training work since PR closed. Amaya had previously trained professional soccer players and was recently named the official performance coach for D.C. United. He also opened a new fitness center called RAMP (release, activate, mobilize, perform). RAMP provides fitness training … Continued

Granddaddy’s Skillet closed

Updated: Granddaddy’s Skillet, the soul food restaurant in Pinecrest Plaza, permanently closed on May 14. A recorded phone message says, “We are working very hard on reopening in a new location.” Roxanne and Andre David opened Granddaddy’s Skillet in early 2021 at 6544 Little River Turnpike. The Davids want to stay in the Annandale/Mason District … Continued

Former Wendy’s to be demolished

A fence has been installed around the former Wendy’s property at 7042 Little River Turnpike in Annandale in preparation for demolition. According to the construction contractor, the building will be replaced by a retail center with more than one tenant. It’s owned by American Properties of Maryland LLC, the company that owns the Eastgate Shopping … Continued

Spa opens in Annandale

There’s a new place to relax and be pampered in Annandale. Parkside Spa & Sauna had a soft opening a few days ago, although some services won’t open until the grand opening on May 1. The spa, at 4371 John Marr Drive, is at the very end of the East Gate Shopping Center, next to … Continued