Tag: food
Troop 150 shines in Scouting for Food campaign
Thanks to the generous donations by Annandale residents and hard work by scouts and parent volunteers, Boy Scout Troop 150 and Cub Scout Pack 105 collected the most food during the Scouting for Food campaign in November among troops in the Old Dominion District The scouts in Troop/Pack 150, based at Annandale United Methodist Church, collected … Continued
Lions Club selling citrus fruit on Saturday
The Falls Church – Annandale Lions Club will be selling fresh navel oranges, grapefruits, juice oranges, mandarin oranges, and other items Saturday, Dec. 17, in the parking lot at the Annandale Swim and Tennis Club, 7530 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. The Lions will be there at 8:15 a.m. and will stay until everything is sold. … Continued
New restaurants open at Eden Center
Little Viet Garden. If you haven’t been to Eden Center, the Vietnamese shopping center, on Wilson Boulevard in Seven Corners, recently, you might be surprised to find several new restaurants. Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot offers the perfect antidote to cold winter weather: a hot aromatic soup base – spicy or not – that the … Continued
Aldi construction to start next week
The future home of Aldi. Construction on the Aldi grocery store at 7000 Columbia Pike is expected to start next Monday, Nov. 28. The store will have approximately 12,000 square feet of selling space, with four or five aisles, as is typical for ALDI stores, says Jeff Baehr, vice president of the ALDI Frederick Division in … Continued
Annandale Domino’s gets an upgrade
Domino’s Pizza, at 7129 Columbia Pike, has been totally redone inside with new counters, flooring, and a fresh coat of paint, reports store manager Medhi Gabriel. The shop celebrated the renovation with a grant re-opening event on Nov. 19.
Help Scouts collect food for the needy
Boy Scouts will be collecting food donations door-to-door Saturday morning, Nov. 12, to replenish food banks in the Annandale area. Scouting for Food is sponsored by the National Capital Area Council. Members of local Scout troops distributed plastic bags last week for local residents to fill with non-perishable groceries for needy families. These items are … Continued
Glory Days to open at Barcroft Plaza in summer 2017
The Glory Days in Burke. Glory Days Grill is coming to Barcroft Plaza, the company announced Oct. 4. The new restaurant is expected to open in summer 2017 in the vacant space at the end of the shopping center that had been occupied by a Korean restaurant that closed in 2013. Glory Days had initially … Continued
Taste of Annandale draws large crowd
People of all ages and backgrounds enjoyed great food and entertainment at the Taste of Annandale Oct. 1. The opening ceremony featured (from the left): Del. Marcus Simon, Supervisor Penny Gross, school board chair Sandy Evans (Mason), Board of Supervisors chair Sharon Bulova, Rep. Gerry Connolly, former congressman and supervisor Tom Davis, and Rev. Clarence Brown, … Continued
The Taste of Annandale on Oct. 1: 11 things to know
The sign on Little River Turnpike. The Taste of Annandale is just two days away – It’s Saturday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., on Tom Davis Drive, between Columbia Pike and John Marr Drive in central Annandale. Here are 11 things you need to know: (1) It’s happening rain or shine – Hopefully, the weather will clear up … Continued
Volunteers collecting donated food Saturday at three local Giants
The ACCA food pantry needs to be replenished. [ACCA] On Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., volunteers from several faith communities will be collecting canned goods and other foodstuffs at three Giant stores for local food pantries. This effort is part of the annual Day to Serve project. The volunteers will be accepting donations … Continued
The Block: a new way to eat in Annandale
The Block, expected to open next to Kmart this fall, will offer a new concept in dining – new to Annandale, at least. It will house several food vendor stalls around a central area with communal seating. It’s like a food court, says the developer, Arturo Mei, who owns the Snocream food truck usually parked … Continued
Restaurants offer diverse cuisines at Taste of Annandale
The Honey Pig, a popular spot at the 2015 Taste of Annandale, is returning to this year’s festival. With the Taste of Annandale less than six weeks away, vendor spots are filling up quickly. The restaurants already lined up represent the diversity of Annandale: Peruvian, Korean, Middle Eastern, Ethiopian, Mexican, and American. The Taste of … Continued
Aldi grocery store coming to Annandale
The new home of Aldi, in the Annandale Shopping Center, is currently being used by the Treasure Trove for furniture sales. Four and a-half years after the Bloom store at 7000 Columbia Pike closed, Aldi has agreed to lease the space. An Aldi grocery store is expected to open in that spot some time next … Continued
Taj Restaurant opens Aug. 21 in Barcroft Plaza shopping center
Dulary Hossain (left) and her sister Dola, a student at Bailey’s Upper Elementary School, in front of a mural of the Taj Mahal in their new restaurant. The Taj Restaurant, offering food from south India and more, opens Sunday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m., at Barcroft Plaza on Columbia Pike. It’s owned by Mohamed Hossain, … Continued
Toppers Pizza coming to Northern Virginia
Toppers Pizza is coming to Northern Virginia, and Annandale could be one of the locations. Franchisee Mike McLaughlin has an agreement with the company to open 22 Toppers with 13 in Northern Virginia and the rest in southern Maryland. Several possibilities in Annandale are under consideration but nothing has been confirmed. “We don’t have a … Continued