April 28, 2024
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Tag: Lake Barcroft

Police divers practice at Lake Barcroft

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Fairfax County police officers in the underwater search and recovery unit were at Lake Barcroft yesterday – but no one drowned. The Lake Barcroft Association had asked the unit to conduct a training class for junior lifeguards. Since the dive team was bringing their marine patrol boat and other equipment to the lake, they also … Continued

Residents fighting plans to designate small private road as only access point to new housing development

#housing, #Lake Barcroft, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #VDOT
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Brooks Place The Virginia Department of Transportation accepted Brooks Place into the state road system on March 11. That’s significant, because it would legitimize Brooks Place as the only way to access a by-right housing development under construction on Sleepy Hollow Road called Hudson Quarter.

Lake Barcroft is teeming with artists

#Annandale, #arts, #Lake Barcroft

Paintings by Susan Flanders Lake Barcroft has a large number of artists, and more than a dozen of them displayed their creations at the Lake Barcroft Art League’s Holiday Art Show and Sale Dec. 8. “Coon Caper,” by Chica Brunsvold, an award-winning painter and former art teacher who specializes in watercolor and acrylics.  Paintings, ceramics, … Continued

Signature event builds community in many ways

#charity, #community events, #community organizations, #Justice High School, #Lake Barcroft

Crowds gather for the 2018 Bands at the Beach event. By Tara Rethore  How does a community organization working to make college dreams a reality raise funds and spread the word about their mission? By hosting a community-building event, of course! For each of the last three years, the Justice High School Scholarship Fund (JHS … Continued

Police identify body found in Lake Barcroft

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Lake Barcroft The body found in Lake Barcroft June 12  near the 6200 block of Lakeview Drive was identified by Fairfax County Police as Lee Bowersett, age 55. Police had initially responded on Tuesday around 10 p.m. to the 3500 block of Duff Drive for a report of a missing person. Bowersett’s SUV was parked … Continued

Culmore and Lake Barcroft: A study in contrasts

#Culmore, #health, #Lake Barcroft
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A food donation program in Culmore. The Center on Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University released a report Nov. 28 that highlights the large disparity between the adjacent Culmore and Lake Barcroft communities. Culmore is one of 15 “islands of disadvantage” in Northern Virginia, the report states, “where people face multiple, serious challenges interspersed … Continued

Fire department honors man who saved woman from drowning in Lake Barcroft

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Phil Horowitz (center) with A-shift firefighters at the Bailey’s Crossroads Fire Station. Lake Barcroft resident Phil Horowitz was honored with a Citizen Lifesaving Award by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department for rescuing a woman who fell into Lake Barcroft. After hearing a women’s panicked screams that she could not swim, Horowitz jumped into … Continued

Local artists featured at Green Spring Gardens

#arts, #Lake Barcroft
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Green heron nestlings by Larry Golfer. Artworks by members of the Lake Barcroft Art League are on display in the Horticulture Center and Historic House at Green Spring Gardens through Aug. 20. Butterflies by George McLennan. The exhibition, titled “Imagining Nature,” includes several photographs of wildlife – such as eagles, herons, and foxes – who … Continued