April 24, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: cars

Gas station plans to replace repair shop with a convenience store

#cars, #Planning Commission, #redevelopment, #retail
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission is scheduled to consider an application Sept. 14 to transform the vehicle repair facility at the Ravensworth Shell gas station into a convenience store. The Shell station is located at the Ravensworth Shopping Center on the corner of Braddock Road and Port Royal Road in Annandale. The applicant, Capital Services … Continued

Police can now pull over loud cars

#cars, #police, #state government
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Under a Virginia law that takes effect July 1, police officers can stop a vehicle for having an excessively noisy exhaust system.  Officers can enforce this law as a primary offense, meaning there is reasonable suspicion to make a traffic stop.  Up to now, state law considered loud exhaust systems a secondary offense. Officers were … Continued

Another sticker shock – soaring personal property taxes

#Board of Supervisors, #budget, #cars, #taxes
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Faced with “unprecedented increases” in personal property taxes, Fairfax County Executive Bryan Hill has proposed lowering the assessment ratio for the 2022 tax year. Mason Supervisor Penny Gross discussed that issue, along with other highlights of the advertised budget for FY 2023 at a community meeting March 10. “Most vehicles typically depreciate annually,” Hill wrote … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads car dealership plans major expansion

#Bailey's Crossroads, #businesses, #cars, #land use, #redevelopment
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    Radley Acura as seen from Columbia Pike.  Radley Acura, the car dealership at 5823 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, has big expansion plans. Radley is seeking approval from Fairfax County to constructa 5,400-square foot addition behind the new-car showroom with a waiting room and drive-through lanewhere customers can drop off their cars for … Continued

Electric charging station delayed

#cars, #infrastructure

The spot where an EV charging station was under construction earlier this month. This photo was taken July 29. The electric vehicle charging station that had been under construction in the Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike disappeared last week. Relax, electric car owners, it isn’t gone for good – just delayed. This is the … Continued

Electric vehicle charging station under construction at Seven Corners Target

#cars, #infrastructure, #Seven Corners, #transportation
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Six electric vehicle charging stations are being installed in the Target parking lot on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners. They are expected to be fully operational by the end of June. The stations are part of an electric vehicle charging network owned and managed by Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America. VW … Continued