Tag: Culmore

The Culmore Clinic relocates while its new home is built

February 19, 2026

#Baileys Crossroads, #Culmore, #health, #housing

The Culmore Clinic, a nonprofit that provides free and low-cost healthcare to lower-income residents of Seven Corners and Culmore, is temporarily relocating. The clinic plans to reopen next Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Columbia Crossroads Baptist Church at 3245 Glen Carlyn Road in Bailey’s Crossroads. “We will have all the same services, including primary care, optometry, … Continued

Culmore Church will host programs for the Culmore Library

February 10, 2026

#Culmore, #libraries

Now that the Culmore Community Library is closed for an HVAC replacement project – and isn’t expected to reopen until January 2027 – library programs will be held at the Culmore Church in Bailey’s Crossroads. According to updated plans for the pop-up library, it won’t have books, said FCPL Marketing and Communications Director Sara Prohaska. … Continued

A pop-up library will serve the community when the Culmore Library closes

December 18, 2025

#Culmore, #libraries, #public works

Fairfax County Public Library is in the process of nailing down a location in Culmore for a pop-up library during the time the Culmore Community Library will be closed for an entire year. The Culmore Library will close on Jan. 17, 2026, for an HVAC replacement project and won’t reopen until January 2027. A pop-up … Continued

Culmore Library to close for a year for HVAC upgrade

November 18, 2025

#Culmore, #libraries

The Culmore Community Library will be closed for a full year for an upgrade of its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, the Fairfax County Public Library announced Nov. 17. The library will close on Jan. 17, 2026, and isn’t expected to reopen until January 2027. During that period, the grounds and parking lot will … Continued

Fairfax County presents an environmental award to a Culmore tap water project

October 20, 2025

#Culmore, #environment

The Fairfax County Office of Environmental and Energy Coordination is presenting an Environmental Excellence Award to the Friends of Holmes Run and Hispanics Against Child Abuse and Neglect (HACAN) for promoting the use of tap water in Culmore. The groups encouraged residents to use refillable water bottles for tap water instead of buying disposable water … Continued

Volunteers clean up Culmore

September 9, 2025

#Culmore, #volunteers

Local youths and organizations came together on Sept. 6 to pick up litter in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads. A total of 106 people participated in Culmore Cleanup Day, reports organizer Andres Curtin of Second Story, the lead agency for Fairfax County’s Opportunity Neighborhoods initiative in Bailey’s Crossroads. Most of the participants were youths … Continued

Second Story makes sure Culmore kids are ready for school

August 17, 2025

#children, #Culmore, #nonprofits, #volunteers

Culmore children are ready for the start of school tomorrow, thanks to a school supply giveaway event hosted by Second Story on Aug. 15. Second Story and officers from the Mason Police District handed out 250 backpacks filled with paper, pencils, pens, and other school supplies. The back-to-school event, at the Culmore Family Resource Center … Continued

Culmore teens explore nature

August 6, 2025

#Cul, #Culmore, #nature, #teens, #volunteers

Teens from Culmore got a chance to experience nature this summer thanks to volunteer Jo Doumbia, who organized weekly field trips for them. The teens went kayaking at Riverbend Park, took a nature walk at Huntley Meadows, went fishing at Lake Fairfax, and took part in a “forest bathing” exercise at Wolf Trap. Forest bathing … Continued

Culmore kids promote tap water

July 15, 2025

#Culmore, #environment, #health, #water

By Shane Gomez A local program is teaching students and residents in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads about the benefits of drinking tap water and the harm of single-use plastic. Friends of Holmes Run and Hispanics Against Child Abuse and Neglect (HACAN) are partnering on programming to discourage residents skeptical of tap water from … Continued

Ummah Market brings healthy food to Culmore

February 8, 2025

#businesses, #Culmore, #food, #health

Local officials, religious leaders, and community members celebrated the Grand Opening of Ummah Market in Culmore Feb. 6 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The grocery store, at 6053 Leesburg Pike, specializes in products from the Middle East. Bakery items and prepared foods are made in-house. There’s a wide selection of imported pantry items, as well as … Continued

Ummah Market opens in Culmore

January 9, 2025

#Culmore, #food, #retail

Ummah Market, an international grocery store specializing in products from the Middle East, had a soft opening in Culmore on Jan. 4. The store is located at 6053 Leesburg Pike in a renovated building that formerly housed a Walgreens. Owner Jawad Yousufi is tentatively planning a grand opening on Feb. 1, once additional fine-tuning is … Continued

Smoke alarm saves Culmore residents

December 30, 2024

#Culmore, #fires

A fire in an apartment building in Culmore on Dec. 18 displaced five people, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. They were asleep when a smoke alarm went off at 1:30 a.m. They quickly evacuated their second-floor apartment in the 6000 block of Argyle Drive and called 911. Investigators determined the fire originated … Continued

Culmore Clinic needs more support to keep up with growth

October 25, 2024

#Culmore, #health, #Seven Corners

Culmore Clinic, a health center that provides free care to disadvantaged adults, has seen explosive growth over the past year.

Second Story hosts back-to-school event in Culmore

August 13, 2024

#children, #Culmore

Culmore kids are ready for the first day of school, thanks to a backpack giveaway event at the Culmore Family Resource Center in Bailey’s Crossroads on Aug. 12.