January 25, 2025
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Virginia nursing home with the biggest COVID outbreak is in Annandale

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The Annandale Healthcare Center was formerly known as Sleepy Hollow Health Care Center. The Annandale Healthcare Center, a nursing home on Columbia Pike, had 156 COVID-19 cases and 51 deaths, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reports.   That’s the biggest COVID outbreak in any nursing home or assisted living facility in Virginia.  The VDH, which … Continued

Fairfax County school officials provide more details on return-to-school alternatives

#Annandale, #Brabrand, #coronavirus, #education, #health, #school board
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An FCPS town hall with (from the left) Manager of School Health Services Lorraine Trouton, Superindent Scott Brabrand, and Assistant Superintendent Jeffrey Platenburg.  Fairfax County Public School officials have provided more information on options for the 2020-21 school year.    The following information is from two recent virtual town halls – a session on June 17 … Continued

This Annandale restaurant plans to stick with carryout until the virus threat goes away

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Duck Chang’s While many Annandale restaurants are opening for indoor dining, at least one is sticking with carryout dining only, possibly for months.  “I’m taking a wait-and-see approach,” says Peter Chang, owner of Duck Chang’s at 4427 John Marr Drive. “I don’t foresee us opening any time soon.”  Chang says it’s not cost-effective to open … Continued

Fairfax County School Board to consider three ‘return to school’ scenarios

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Families celebrate Annandale High School graduates. [FCPS] Fairfax County Schools Superintendent Scott Brabrand presented three potential scenarios for reopening schools – virtual education only, opening buildings with health guidelines, and a hybrid model – at a school board work session June 15.  The school board is holding a virtual public hearing on the “return to … Continued

More Fairfax County park facilities open today

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Mason District Park in Annandale. The Fairfax County Park Authority will begin opening additional park facilities on Friday, June 12, as the region moves into Phase 2 in the process of easing COVID-19 restrictions.  Here’s what Phase 2 means for county parks:  Athletic fields – open for organized and permitted use based on the Virginia … Continued

Lincolnia teen raises $8,000 for first responders

#Annandale, #charity, #coronavirus, #health, #Inova, #Lincolnia, #police, #youths
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Mealy Cronin [WUSA9] Local teen Mealy Cronin raised $8,000 on GoFundMe to support first responders and essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.  She is using the funds to provide hundreds of meals to Fairfax County and Arlington police stations and to six Inova hospitals.  She organized a delivery from District Taco at the Skyline Center … Continued

Drive-by celebration honors Annandale HS graduates

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The Class of 2020 missed out on prom, the all-night graduation party, and spring sports.  The stay-at-home order aimed at curbing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic put a stop to all the fun activities that cap off 12 years of schooling. As one Annandale High School student put: “Senior year kind of sucked.”  But while they … Continued

Small businesses and non profits have just one week to apply for Fairfax RISE grants

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Restaurants forced to close during the pandemic urge people to take advantage of carryout options.  Small business owners and the heads of nonprofit organizations can begin applying for Fairfax RISE grants of up to $20,000 on Monday, June 8. The application period closes June 15.  To be eligible, applicants must have a physical location in … Continued

Food donations help residents of Annandale apartments

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About 200 residents of Fairmont Gardens in Annandale collected donated food Thursday afternoon at a weekly event in the parking lot hosted by the Legal Aid Justice Center (LAJC).  World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit founded by Chef José Andrés, and the SevaTruck Foundation contributed packaged meals – chicken, rice, and vegetables – and there were … Continued

COVID-19 testing clinics in Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads deemed a failure

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People stay in their cars as they check in for a COVID-19 test at Annandale High School May 23. The Fairfax County Health Department acknowledges the COVID-19 testing clinics at Annandale High School and Bailey’s Elementary School in Bailey’s Crossroads during the Memorial Day weekend could have been planned better.  The events were aimed at … Continued