July 17, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

Tag: children

Crowds converge on Annandale for annual Fall Festival and Parade

#arts, #children, #community events, #entertainment, #food, #shopping

Annandale was a hub of activity yesterday, with the annual parade in the morning and the Fall Festival all day. The festival  brought crowds of people to the Little River Plaza shopping center parking lot for children’s games, craft vendors, food, live music, a NASCAR demonstration, antique cars, fire department vehicles, children’s entertainment, and displays … Continued

Gas leak on Columbia Pike disrupts preschool at Annandale church

#accidents, #children, #churches, #utilities
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Washington Gas crews repair the damage to a gas line on Columbia Pike. Things are back to normal at Annandale United Methodist Church, but “yesterday was a nightmare,” said Diana Dzikiewicz, the church’s media specialist. Construction workers accidentally damaged a gas line on Columbia Pike in the afternoon just before parents were scheduled to pick … Continued

The School Box is for sale

#businesses, #children
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The School Box store at 7112 Columbia Pike, Annandale, is for sale and all the merchandise is 75 percent off.  The shop, which sells poster board, pens and pencils, workbooks, lesson guides, learning charts, stickers, and other educational resources, has been here for years. It is an independent business, not connected with the School Box … Continued

Annandale pyramid resource fair will provide school supply kits

#Annandale High School, #children, #community events, #schools, #social services, #volunteers, #youths

Annandale High School Students and parents are invited to the first-ever Annandale Pyramid Back-to-School Resource Fair, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2-7 p.m. at Annandale High School. The fair will offer all sorts of resources—including school supply kits, clothing, haircuts, and vision and hearing screenings for students in need—along with information about school and community resources. The … Continued

Free meals offered to eligible children at local schools, community centers

#children, #food, #schools, #social services

Free meals are being provided to children this summer at several area schools and community centers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) summer food service program for children. The program is aimed at ensuring that students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals during the school year continue to receive nutritious meals when school … Continued

Beech Tree teachers bring books to kids this summer

#children, #schools

Children select books from the Beech Tree Community Summer Library. Once a week during the summer, teachers from Beech Tree Elementary School will bring a “traveling library” to children at the Willston Center in Seven Corners and the James Lee Community Center and the Summer School-Age Childcare (SACC) program at Westlawn Elementary School in Falls … Continued

Fairfax County school board rejects strong language on parent notification

#children, #Evans, #parents, #school board
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Steve Stuban speaks to the school board. Despite emotional pleas from parents to strengthen parent notification requirements in the student discipline policy handbook, the Fairfax County school board voted last night to reject the language recommended by an ad hoc committee to require principals to call parents when their child is accused of violating school … Continued