Tag: Culmore
Cancer survivor launches fundraiser for Culmore Clinic
When Pat Hynes, a two-time cancer survivor, was looking for a way to pay it forward in appreciation for the great healthcare she received, she decided to launch a fundraising campaign to support the Culmore Clinic and its patients. Hynes, a 5th grade teacher in Arlington and a former Fairfax County School Board member, received … Continued
Culmore residents share concerns with Mason Supervisor Jimenez
Culmore residents want more police enforcement, more streetlights, more sidewalks and crosswalks, affordable healthcare, and safer, drug-free schools. Those are some of the issues brought up at a listening session hosted by Mason Supervisor Andres Jimenez at Bailey’s Elementary School on Feb. 24. Jimenez told residents he wants to make Mason District “the cultural hub … Continued
Culmore Clinic is participating in a clinical trial on Chagas disease
The Culmore Clinic is participating in a clinical trial for a new treatment for Chagas disease. The Culmore Clinic provides low-cost healthcare to uninsured adults in Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners. It was selected for a phase 1 trial because it serves many patients who immigrated from poor, rural areas in Latin America where the … Continued
Police bring holiday gifts to kids in Culmore
Hundreds of kids at Culmore and Fairmont Gardens collected free holiday gifts donated by community members on Dec. 16 during the Mason Police District’s annual Gary Claus program. The event continued on Dec. 17 when the police distributed donated pajamas and socks at both locations. Gary Claus is named for Det. Gary Moore, who has … Continued
Police resolve barricade situation in Culmore
Updated: Police negotiators resolved a 21-hour barricade situation in Culmore Dec. 11 after a man abducted two roommates and assaulted one with a baseball bat. The incident happened at Olde Salem Village in the 6000 block of Bellview Drive. The victims escaped the apartment and called the police. The victim who was attacked with a … Continued
Man arrested in Culmore for indecent exposure
Fairfax County Police arrested a man for multiple counts of indecent liberty charges after receiving a tip about a suspicious person. A juvenile had reported on Oct. 26 that he had been approached by a man who exposed himself in the 6000 block of Knollwood Drive in Culmore. The juvenile ran away and was not … Continued
Culmore residents air concerns about crime
When Capt. Patrick Brusch, commander of the Mason Police District, asked Culmore residents about their concerns, he got an earful. Several people complained about the criminal element hanging out and drinking by the 7-Eleven at 3337 Glen Carlyn Drive. Others said gangs are recruiting young boys, shoplifting is getting out of control, and when they … Continued
Ummah Market expected to open in January
Ummah Market, “a full-service ethnic international supermarket,” is expected to open in mid or late January in a former Walgreens in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads. The store, at 6053 Leesburg Pike, will specialize in halal products and promises to bring fresh produce and hot prepared food to the neighborhood, along with items from … Continued
The Culmore Clinic now offers vision care
For the first time in its 16-year history, the Culmore Clinic is offering its patients on-site eye exams and vision care – thanks to generous donations from the community. The clinic is housed at First Christian Church at 6165 Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners. It provides free, basic health services, counseling, and referrals to uninsured … Continued
Police report a shooting in Culmore
[Updated Nov. 6] A man was shot today, shortly before 5 p.m., in the 3300 block of Glen Carlyn Drive in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads, the Fairfax County Police Department reported on X. The victim had two gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Two suspects were seen … Continued
Suspect sought in indecent exposure cases
The Fairfax County Police Department put out a sketch of a suspect believed to be involved in several indecent exposure cases in Bailey’s Crossroads. The most recent incident happened Oct. 26, at 3 p.m., in the 6000 block of Knollwood Drive in the Culmore area. An adult man exposed himself to a juvenile. The victim … Continued
Pedestrian safety improved on Route 7
In a follow-up to a meeting on pedestrian safety for Leesburg Pike in Culmore in August 2022, transportation officials presented an update at a community meeting Oct. 25 on what has been done and what’s in the pipeline. Culmore residents – along with CASA and the Coalition for Smarter Growth – have been complaining about … Continued
International market coming to Culmore
A new international grocery store, called Ummah Market, is coming to the former Walgreens building at 6053 Leesburg Pike in the Culmore area of Bailey’s Crossroads. The store is expected to open in two or three months, says Pianda Mashel, manager of the Ummah Market in Glen Allen, Va., outside Richmond. The store will sell … Continued
Culmore activist Mark Tonkovic honored as a Community Champion
Mason Supervisor Penny Gross selected Mark Tonkovic as the 2023 Mason District Community Champion. Tonkovic was honored at an award ceremony hosted by Volunteer Fairfax last week along with the nine other community champions selected by the other Fairfax County supervisors. “Mark grew up in his Culmore/Bailey’s Crossroads community and moved back to his childhood … Continued
Police share photos of shooting suspect
The Fairfax County Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a shooting on May 10 by the 7-Eleven at 3337 Glen Carlyn Drive in Culmore. When officers arrived on the scene shortly after 1 p.m., they found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower body. Officers … Continued