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

Summer youth program focuses on community issues, social justice

The National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) is launching a  summer program for high school students aimed at educating youths about community issues and developing progressive leaders among the Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Participants in the first-ever Summer Youth Empowerment Program – about 10-15 youths – will meet three days a … Continued

Just Neighbors relocating from Bailey’s Crossroads to Annandale

This former church building is part of the campus of Annandale United Methodist Church. Just Neighbors, a nonprofit organization that helps immigrants and refugees, is moving from its offices in Bailey’s Crossroads to the Immanuel Methodist Church building at 7901 Heritage Drive in Annandale. The organization is currently located in the Bailey’s International Center at … Continued

Neighborhood Spotlight: Parklawn

Original Parklawn houses along Yellowstone Drive. Like so many other subdivisions in the Annandale/Mason area, Parklawn was built on farmland to meet the needs of population growth following World War II. The neighborhood, generally between Columbia Pike, Holmes Run Stream Valley, and Lincolnia Road, was built in 1955 on what had been the Clark family’s … Continued

Rotarians, students provide Thanksgiving meals to the needy

More than 100 needy families will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving, thanks to the generosity of the Bailey’s Crossroads Rotary Club and the JEB Stuart High School Interact Club.  Club members distributed 111 boxes of food to lower-income residents in the Culmore area Nov. 21. This was the program’s 37th year. Volunteers gathered at the … Continued

March to White House focuses on immigration relief

Local immigrant rights groups led a march from Arlington Courthouse Plaza to the White House Nov. 20 to urge the federal government to support policies to allow eligible immigrants to stay and work in the United States without fear of deportation. The march commemorated the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s announcement to expand Deferred Action … Continued

Annandale Rotary hosts Inter-Service Luncheon at Annandale HS

Annandale Rotary Club President Bob Kahane speaks at the group’s Inter-Service Lunch. Once a year, the Rotary Club of Annandale hosts an Inter-Service Luncheon, bringing together people from other community and volunteer organizations. This year’s event, Nov. 11, was held at the Annandale High School Bistro, and featured guest speaker Tim Thomas, Annandale’s new principal … Continued