Tag: Merrifield
Planning Commission defers decision on Merrifield development
Merrifield Suburban Center Task Force Chair Charlie Hall speaks at the Planning Commission hearing. After a lengthy hearing on a proposed plan amendment to allow extensive development at the Inova site on Gallows Road and at Fairview Park, the Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision to Sept. 19. The proposal, agreed to by county … Continued
Capital Bikeshares now available in Merrifield
A Capital Bikeshares station in Tysons. [Tysons Reporter] There are now three Capital Bikeshare stations in Merrifield, allowing people to rent a bike for a one-way ride from kiosks at the Mosaic District, Dunn Loring Metro Station, and Merrilee Drive and Lauren Elizabeth Lane. Bike sharing is designed as a last-mile solution to get from … Continued
Driverless shuttle service planned for Merrifield
An example of an autonomous shuttle in a report on economic initiatives submitted by the Fairfax County Executive’s Office to the Board of Supervisors. [City of Arlington, Texas] The first autonomous shuttle service in Fairfax County – and most likely the state of Virginia – could be operating within a year or so between the … Continued
Inova development would worsen Gallows Road traffic
A Providence District task force considers major development proposals. Traffic is already horrible on Gallows Road and will become much worse if there’s a lot of new development on the Inova campus on the site of the former ExxonMobil headquarters. That’s the consensus of members of the Merrifield Suburban Center Study Task Force who shared … Continued
Aldi opens in Merrifield Nov. 16
The Annandale Aldi. Drop by the new Aldi in Merrifield during its grand opening on Nov. 16 for a chance to win some great prizes and try free samples. The grocery store, at 8100A Arlington Blvd. in the Yorktown Shopping Center, opens at 8 a.m. It’s in the spot vacated by Staples in April 2016. … Continued
Aldi coming to Merrifield
Before Staples was here, this was a Giant. A new Aldi grocery store is expected to open by the end of the year at 8100A Arlington Blvd., Merrifield, in the Yorktown Shopping Center. The new store will be in a space that has been vacant since Staples closed in April 2016. That shopping center is … Continued
Five Guys to open in old Grevey’s spot in Merrifield
A Five Guys restaurant is set to open in the old Grevey’s spot, in the Yorktown Shopping Center in Merrifield, in late July or early August. Grevey’s, the popular sports bar that had been in the Yorktown Shopping Center for 37 years, closed in December. Former Washington Bullet Kevin Grevey opened a restaurant here in 1979. The … Continued
Fairfax Water drops plan to use eminent domain to acquire property
Fairfax Water plans to acquire the light yellow properties in Merrifield for a new water facility and might also purchase the dark yellow lots. [Fairfax Water] The Fairfax County Water Authority has dropped plans to use eminent domain to acquire a property at 8515 Lee High in Merrifield for a new maintenance facility. That plan … Continued
Taste of Merrifield brings crowds to Mosaic District
Lots of people flocked to the Mosaic District May 2 for the Taste of Merrifield. The event, hosted by the Greater Merrifield Business Association, featured live entertainment; a few Mosaic District restaurants; other vendors and organizations; a beer garden for adults, and pony rides, fire truck tours, and other activities for kids. The Split String … Continued
Health programs moving to new Merrifield Center next month
Merrifield Center Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) programs that are currently based in offices on Woodburn Road, Annandale, and other locations in Fairfax County and Falls Church will be moving in January to the new Merrifield Center building at 8221 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, near the Route 50/Gallows Road intersection. The CSB is a … Continued
Medical building under construction in Merrifield
The design for the new building from Avison Young. A medical office building is under construction at 8120 Gatehouse Road, Merrifield, on the site of a long-closed Sir Walter Raleigh Inn restaurant. (The one-time local restaurant chain is down to just one location, in Berwyn Heights, Md.) Construction under way at 8120 Gatehouse Road. The … Continued