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

Stuart Pyramid School Resource Fair scheduled for Aug. 10 at Stuart High School

Crowds gather at Stuart High School at a previous Stuart Pyramid School Resource Fair.  Families served by all the elementary and middle schools that feed into JEB Stuart High School are invited to the third annual Stuart Pyramid School Resource Fair Aug. 10, 1-5 p.m., at Stuart. The fair will have free school supplies, books, … Continued

Just Neighbors moves, on short notice, to Annandale office building

Just Neighbors new home, in the building at the rear. Just Neighbors, a nonprofit organization that serves low-income immigrants andrefugees throughout Northern Virginia, is moving this weekend from Bailey’s Crossroads to an office building at 7630 Little River Turnpike in Annandale. In March 2016, the organization announced plans to relocate to the Heritage Drive campus … Continued

Donations of school supplies sought for Annandale/Mason District students

During Britepath’s 2016 Collect for Kids program, Bailey’s Rotary President Pat Borowski (left) joined Britepaths Seasonal Programs Manager Dawn Sykes (second from left) and volunteers at Oak View Elementary School in Fairfax to pack school supplies for students in the Stuart High School pyramid. Britepaths is once again working with Fairfax County’s Collect for Kids … Continued

Bailey’s Crossroads gets a farmers market

Seasonal produce at the mobile market at Bailey’s. A new mobile farmers market is providing fresh, affordable produce to Bailey’s Crossroads residents once a week through October. The Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture is bringing the market to the parking lot at Bailey’s Elementary School, 6111 Knollwood Drive, every Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The … Continued

Council urges county to improve public engagement in land use process

Land use under discussion at a meeting of the Lincolnia Task Force. Fairfax County should engage citizens in proposed redevelopment activities earlier in the process, use social media to reach out to the public, and host academies to educate residents about land use. Those are among the recommendations of the Community Council on Land Use … Continued

Sponsors, food vendors sought for Taste of Annandale

Staff from the Annangol Korean BBQ restaurant at the 2016 Taste of Annandale. The Taste of Annandale, a community festival in the heart of the community on Oct. 14, offers owners of restaurants and other businesses a great way to showcase what they have to offer and draw new customers. Several thousand people came to … Continued

New environmental group focuses on ridding streams of plastic water bottles

Trash in Accotink Creek. [TAWF] A new organization, the Northern Virginia Trash Action Work Force, invites the public to a peaceful demonstration to highlight the environmental damage caused by disposable plastic water bottles. The event, the group’s first civic action, will be May 8, 7-10 a.m., in front of the headquarters of the International Bottled … Continued

Lawmakers urge environmental advocates to get more active in politics

A full house at an environmental advocacy workshop. Elected officials urged people concerned about the environment to take a more active role in politics at a workshop at Green Spring Gardens March 18. At least 100 people attended the meeting, which was sponsored by the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia and other organizations. “The environmental community … Continued

Marie Monsen nominated for Volunteer Fairfax Lifetime Achievement Award

Marie Monsen (second from left) at a Rebuilding Together project in Annandale. Marie Monsen, a longtime community activist in Mason District, has been nominated for a 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award from Volunteer Fairfax. Monsen was recognized for her work with the Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA), Rebuilding Together, Shelter House, Faith Communities in Action, … Continued

Immigration policy has huge impact on local community

Government leaders and representatives of nonprofit organizations are reaching out to calm fears following the Trump Administration’s hard-line approach to immigrants and travelers, which is encouraging a rising tide of hate crimes. Panelists at March 11 forum hosted by the Fairfax County NAACP at the Kings Park Library spoke about how children are afraid to … Continued

Task force to focus on future of Lincolnia

Traffic congestion at the Beauregard Street/Little River Turnpike intersection on a weekday evening.  The key issue for the newly formed Lincolnia Planning District Study Task Force is to determine whether a “community business center” (CBC) should be established in Lincolnia and, if so, where it should be. In a CBC, the focus is on mixed-use … Continued