Tag: community events
Annandale’s pop-up park opens next month
A demonstration pop-up park was held during the 2018 Taste of Annandale. Annandale’s “pop-up park” will officially open to the public on June 29. The 1,200-square-foot park, located on underutilized county-owned property at 7200 Columbia Pike, will become a community gathering spot with tables and chairs, game tables, an outdoor piano, and landscaping. Special activities … Continued
Fitness studio hosts soccer clinic with pro coach
Soccer coach Pablo Rodas (left) and PR Performance Fitness co-owner Pablo Amaya. Anyone who coaches a soccer team is invited to a soccer clinic at PR Performance Fitness in Annandale June 9, at 9 a.m., led by professional coach Pablo Rodas. Parents and players can sign up, too. Rodas has coached soccer teams in El … Continued
Hidden Oaks invites community to Woodland Wonders Tree Art Open House June 1
A drawing of the tree sculpture. The community is invited to an open house at the Hidden Oaks Nature Center June 1 to raise money for an art project to be created from a tree stump. At the Woodland Wonders Tree Art Open House, at 7701 Royce St., Annandale, 1-3 p.m., attendees can meet chainsaw … Continued
Garden Day and Plant Sale under way at Green Spring
Garden Day at Green Spring Gardens. [Photos by David Siegel] Big crowds turned out for the annual Spring Garden Day and Big Plant Sale today at Green Spring Gardens. It’s going on until 3 p.m. There are more than 40 vendors selling seedlings, shrubs, and garden supplies. There’s also a bake sale and food truck, … Continued
Taste of Annandale committee honors its sponsors
Thank you to the Taste of Annandale Planning Committee for recognizing the role of the Annandale Blog in helping to plan and publicize the 2018 street festival. The next Taste of Annandale is Oct. 5, 2019, There will be a 5K, food vendors, music and dance, a pet show, chili cook-off, craft vendors, children’s program, … Continued
Taste of Annandale raises funds for youth art project
Left to right: Steve Lee, Penny Gross, Bob Kahane, Nancy Hall, Norma Lopez, Elsa Lueck, Peter Huyn, and MPO Eduardo Azcarte, crime prevention specialist at the Mason Police District. The newly incorporated Annandale Mason Roundtable presented a check for $5,000 to the Youth Art Re-Imaging Community Project May 2 in the office of Mason Supervisor … Continued
Religious leaders call for interfaith action to combat hate and bigotry
A sign on the front yard of an Annandale home. Leaders from several different religions came together Sunday to talk about one thing they agreed on: Interfaith action is critical in combating hate and bigotry – and it’s harder to hate when people have a personal connection. The Community Interfaith Forum on Hate and Bigotry, … Continued
Celebration honors Chinese goddess
The Fairfax Chinese Dance Troupe Hundreds of people – including some from Philadelphia, New York, and New Jersey – gathered at Justice High School April 27 to celebrate the birthday of the Goddess Matsu. The Goddess of Heaven Most of them are ethnic Chinese from Vietnam and Cambodia whose families came to the United States … Continued
Church members fix up homes for residents who can no longer do the work themselves
A Rebuilding Together volunteer paints the garage door at the Hua’s house in Mason District. Dozens of volunteers fixed up two houses in Mason District April 27 as part of Annandale Christian Community for Action’s (ACCA) Rebuilding Together program. At one of the homes, volunteers painted the exterior and interior, did some yardwork, and installed grab … Continued
The Annandale carnival – a fun outing for some, a lifestyle for others
The Annandale carnival – at the Kmart parking lot through April 14 – is more than a destination for a fun outing – it’s a workplace with over 60 employees. “We’re all like a family,” says crew member Terrie Johnson. Dreamland Amusements is a family-owned business that was established in … Continued
Fairfax County to give away free LED light bulbs
Energy Action Fairfax is again partnering with the Fairfax County Public Library to host six LED light bulb exchanges throughout the county this spring. One free LED will be given out to everyone who shows up. You’ll also be able to get up to four free LED light bulbs if you bring for each incandescent … Continued
The fifth annual Taste of Annandale set for Oct. 5
Crowds converge on Tom Davis Drive for the 2018 Taste of Annandale. The Taste of Annandale has gotten bigger and better every year. This year’s festival, Oct. 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tom Davis Drive, promises to be the biggest one yet. There will be live entertainment all day, a 5K race, restaurants, food trucks, … Continued
Strategic plan for Fairfax County to focus on nine priority areas
Residents discuss their vision for the future of Fairfax County at the James Lee Community Center in March. As a result of a community engagement process on the future of Fairfax County, nine areas were identified to form the basis of the county’s strategic plan. The strategic plan will set a clear, unified, community-driven vision for … Continued
Moms invited to fitness sessions at Annandale HS
Fitness trainer Yousof Faryar is hosting an exercise class for moms every Saturday, March 30-June 29, at 8 a.m., at the Annandale High School track. “I use resistance bands, medicine balls, weights, ladders – whatever it takes to get smiles and sweat,” Faryar says. He doesn’t want to scare off beginners by calling it a … Continued
Carnival coming to Annandale
One of the rides in the upcoming Annandale carnival. [Dreamland Amusements] A carnival is coming to the Kmart parking lot on John Marr Drive in Annandale April 4-14. There will be 19-20 rides plus games and food stands, says Bob De Stefano, a consultant with Dreamland Amusements. Rides include a large Ferris wheel with more … Continued