November 25, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: health

Virginia repeals overly restrictive abortion rules

#Annandale, #General Assembly, #health, #Northam, #state government
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Tarina Keane, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice VA, speaks in January in support of legislation to overturn restrictive anti-abortion laws.  Legislation enacted in Virginia, signed by Gov. Ralph Northam April 9, repeal medically unnecessary restrictions on women’s reproductive health. Senate Bill 733 and House Bill 980 eliminate the requirement of an ultrasound and a mandatory … Continued

Real Food for Kids provides free pizzas in Annandale

#Annandale, #charity, #community organizations, #coronavirus, #food, #health

Pizzas from Pizza Paradaiso. Real Food for Kids, an organization that promotes healthy food for schoolchildren, launched the Chefs Feeding Families initiative last month to provide free meals to children in need and families affected by job losses while schools are closed during the coronavirus pandemic. This weekend, the program expands to the Annandale area, … Continued

New app spotlights restaurants offering takeout

#Annandale, #Bailey's Crossroads, #coronavirus, #health, #restaurants
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Takeout Ethiopian cuisine is available at Meaza Restaurant in Bailey’s Crossroads.  Visit Fairfax has launched a mobile app listing restaurants, coffee shops, breweries, and wineries offering takeout during the coronavirus pandemic. The free Take Out Trail mobile passport program, accessible via computer and smartphone, is aimed at boosting business at restaurants, wineries, and breweries forced to … Continued

Annandale routes spared from Connector cutbacks

#Annandale, #bus, #coronavirus, #health, #transit, #transportation

The 401 Connector bus on John Marr Drive in Annandale.  Fairfax County Connector service will be cut back, beginning April 11, due to reduced ridership resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. Thirty-eight bus routes will continue to operate on their regular schedules, including the 401, 402, and 306 routes, which serve the Annandale area. Thirty-nine routes … Continued

Dulles Expo Center to be transformed to a medical facility to handle COVID-19 patients

#Annandale, #coronavirus, #health, #Northam, #state government

Gov. Ralph Northam tries on a face mask made by a Department of Corrections inmate.  Construction will begin this week on three temporary alternative medical sites to handle the overflow of COVID-19 cases in Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam announced April 6. One of those sites, at the Dulles Expo Center can accommodate 315 acute or … Continued

Man buys $2,500 worth of groceries for shoppers at Culmore Supermarket

#Annandale, #businesses, #charity, #coronavirus, #Culmore, #food, #health, #volunteers
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Michael Megonigal and his daughter, Marley, at Culmore Supermarket. [Photos: Alex Lee] A crisis like the coronavirus pandemic, with so many people facing financial hardships, can sometimes bring out the best in people. That was the case at the Culmore Supermarket in Bailey’s Crossroads on Saturday, when Michael Megonigal decided to help the community by paying … Continued

Childcare center focuses on families on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic

#Annandale, #children, #coronavirus, #health

Best Buy and Dyson provided the Child Development Center with 24 Dyson Pure Hot+Cold air purifiers for classrooms and common areas. [CDC] The ACCA Child Development Center in Annandale is still open, but is operating under extremely different and difficult conditions and now focuses on the children of healthcare workers, emergency personnel, essential employees, and … Continued

Financial aid available for small businesses hurt by pandemic – apply now before the money runs out

#Annandale va, #businesses, #coronavirus, #funding, #government services, #health
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If you own a small business that’s facing economic hardships due to the coronavirus pandemic, several new federal programs could provide a lifeline. The office of Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) has prepared a guide on the assistance available to small business under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and other sources. These … Continued

Metro board saves 3A and 29W bus routes, but more funding cuts likely due to coronavirus pandemic

#Annandale, #budget, #bus, #coronavirus, #health, #Metro, #transit
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The 3A bus on Annandale Road. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s budget, approved by the board on April 2, would not eliminate the 3A and 29W Metrobus routes that traverse the Annandale area. However, the budget for the year beginning July 1 will be re-evaluated as more details emerge in the coming weeks on … Continued