Tag: Lincolnia
Mason District now has high-end luxury dining
Elegant place settings surround a bonsai garden and fountain in the middle of the table. Chef Guo, a beautifully decorated high-end “imperial Chinese” restaurant, offers 12-course prix fixe menus ranging from $98 to $278 per person featuring inventive, artistic dishes with the finest organic ingredients. It’s not in D.C., Great Falls, or Bethesda, though: Chef … Continued
Lincolnia task force considers office building conversion proposal
Halifax Office Park Now that the Lincolnia Planning District Study Task Force has endorsed a plan for creating a community business center (CBC) in the area around the Little River Turnpike/N. Beauregard intersection, it is looking at redevelopment projects in the broader Lincolnia area. The main project under consideration at the task force’s Oct. 22 … Continued
Man shot outside restaurant at Landmark Plaza
There was a shooting just after 9:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in the parking lot in front of the Viva Tequila restaurant at 6244 Little River Turnpike in Landmark Plaza, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the leg. They applied two tourniquets and the … Continued
Landmark Plaza poised for change
Landmark Plaza Big changes are coming to the Plaza at Landmark, the shopping center at Little River Turnpike and N. Beauregard Street in Lincolnia. A new Giant supermarket is slated to open Nov. 16 in the spot formerly occupied by Shoppers, reports Fred Cornett of Landmark HHH LLC. Shoppers closed in June. The new Giant … Continued
Improvements considered for dangerous intersection in Lincolnia
The N. Chambliss/N. Beauregard intersection. The Fairfax County Department of Transportation presented four scenarios to the community Oct. 3 for improvements to the intersection of N. Chambliss Street and N. Beauregard Street in Lincolnia. The project is aimed at improving pedestrian safety. It would not have an impact on traffic. The scenarios are somewhat similar, … Continued
Daycare center proposed for Lincolnia church
Flor Brea, a former teacher in the Alexandria City Public Schools, is seeking a zoning special exception to open a bilingual daycare center in Lincolnia United Methodist Church. The proposal, presented to the Mason District Land Use Committee earlier this week, calls for a total of 25 children, ranging from 16 and-a-half-months old to age … Continued
Office building conversion proposed for Lincolnia
One of the building in the Halifax Office Park. Two potential housing projects in the works for Mason District were presented to the Lincolnia Planning District Study Task Force Sept. 6. One proposal calls for the increasingly obsolete Halifax Office Park on Cherokee Avenue to be transformed into a high-end multifamily housing complex with on-site … Continued
A quiet, rural Lincolnia is remembered by a long-time resident
The old Carter store. Few Lincolnia residents know what their community was like when it was still a rural enclave, before it became choked with strip malls, subdivisions, and traffic. Third-generation Lincolnia resident Jill Gerald, 79, remembers. At a presentation on Lincolnia in the Olden Days at the Mason Government Center in August, Gerald spoke … Continued
Lincolnia Dollmakers bring comfort to hospitalized children
Members of the Dollmakers group. Thousands of hospitalized children have been able to communicate their feelings of fear and pain better, thanks to specials dolls made over the years by volunteers and clients at the Lincolnia Senior Center. The handcrafted dolls give comfort to young patients while medical personnel use them to teach children about … Continued
Lincolnia task force reviews transportation improvement options
Traffic on N. Beauregard Street near Little River Turnpike. The community task force charged with making recommendations on the redevelopment of Lincolnia has called for Fairfax County planners to study two alternatives for improving traffic flow around the intersection of N. Beauregard Street and Little River Turnpike. Traffic congestion is one of the major impediments … Continued
Hobby Lobby coming to Lincolnia
A Hobby Lobby store opened in Gainesville, Va., in January. A large Hobby Lobby store will move into the vacant upper-level space at the Plaza at Landmark, reports Fred Cornett of HHH Properties Corp., which manages the shopping center. The 65,000-square-foot space has been vacant since D Furniture closed in the middle of 2017. The … Continued
Lincolnia Task Force to consider transportation improvements
The intersection of Little River Turnpike and N. Beauregard Street is the focus point of the Lincolnia Community Business Center. The Lincolnia Task Force reconvened March 27 to start Phase 3 of the Lincolnia District Planning Study. In Phase 3, the task force and county staff will come up with recommendations for transportation improvements in … Continued
Planning Commission endorses Community Business Center in Lincolnia
The busy intersection of Beauregard Street and Little River Turnpike. The creation of a Community Business Center (CBC) in Lincolnia cleared a hurdle, as the Fairfax County Planning Commission endorsed the concept Jan. 25. The Board of Supervisors has scheduled a public hearing on it for March 6. Under Phase 2 of the Lincolnia Planning … Continued
Crime spree in Lincolnia
A D.C. man has been charged with robbery and other crimes following what Fairfax County Police are calling a “crime spree” in Lincolnia. It started with a commercial robbery at about 10 p.m. on Dec. 16 at a Verizon store at 6198M Little River Turnpike in Landmark Plaza. Two men forced the employees into a … Continued
Redevelopment considered for Landmark Plaza
The Plaza at Landmark on Little River Turnpike. The Lincolnia Planning District Study Task Force’s recommendation to designate an area surrounding the Little River Turnpike/N. Beauregard intersection as a Community Business Center (CBC) was presented to the Mason District Land Use Committee Nov. 28. The task force also proposes a Revitalization Area within the CBC … Continued