June 5, 2026
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
Pinecrest School

Tag: parks

Conservation group wants to prevent development of vacant Annandale properties

#Annandale, #community organizations, #development, #environment, #land use, #nature, #parks
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The Annandale properties up for auction are outlined in yellow. Fairfax County has put seven adjoining properties totaling 6.7 acres in Mason District up for auction. The land is adjacent to Accotink Creek, and the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) is scrambling to acquire the land so it can’t be developed. The seven parcels are … Continued

FCPS to seek rezoning and parking waiver for Justice HS

#Anderson, #Justice High School, #land use, #parking, #parks, #schools, #zoning
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An illustration of the Justice High School addition. Fairfax County Public Schools has a new plan to construct a badly needed addition for Justice High School without using Justice Park for parking. Instead, FCPS would go through a rezoning process and would seek a waiver of Fairfax County’s parking requirement, said John McGranahan Jr., an … Continued

Justice Park advocates blamed for potential delay of Justice High School addition

#Justice High School, #land use, #parks
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Playtime in Justice Park. Retaining all of Justice Park for recreational uses shouldn’t have a negative impact on the construction of an addition to Justice High School, park advocates say. The community deserves both â€“ an intact park and an expanded school.  Now that both Fairfax County Public Schools and the Park Authority have officially stated they … Continued

Construction underway on Hidden Oaks expansion project

#nature, #parks

Construction is underway on an expansion and renovation project at Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Annandale.  The $1.2 million project includes 2,000 square feet for new offices and a new multipurpose room, accessible restrooms, an additional exhibition area, and improved stroller parking. 

Fairfax County forced Black families to vacate land for Justice Park

#history, #Justice High School, #land use, #parks, #zoning
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Edwin Henderson (right) at Justice Park. On the left is Spanish translator Fernando Ferrufino.  Long before Justice High School and Justice Park were built on Peace Valley Lane in Seven Corners, the land was owned by a handful of Black families. The community learned about that “hidden history” at an event at Justice Park Sept. … Continued

Annandale Greenway Alliance seeks community support for a path connecting seven parks

#Annandale, #Greenway, #parks, #trails
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The Greenway would go along a pedestrian path between two sections of Alpine Drive.  A group of Annandale residents is committed to the Annandale Greenway project and encourages other community members to join the effort to make it happen.  The proposed Greenway is a four-and-a-half-mile-long path along existing park trails and streets through Annandale between … Continued

Public invited to event highlighting the hidden, Black history of Justice Park

#community events, #history, #Justice High School, #parks
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Justice Park  The community is invited to “Discover the Hidden History of Justice Park” at a special event Sept. 18 hosted by the Fairfax County NAACP’s Environmental and Climate Justice Committee.  Edwin Henderson, founder of the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation, will talk about the Black families who once owned land on the site and were … Continued

Community members invited to get involved in the Annandale Greenway project

#Annandale, #community events, #Greenway, #parks, #trails

The Annandale Greenway would incorporate this trail in Manassas Gap Railroad Park in Annandale. The Annandale Greenway is moving forward, and there are two upcoming opportunities for the public to get involved. In March we published an article by James Albright about his proposal to create a trail through Annandale between Annandale Community Park and … Continued

Explore a Park: Spring Lane Park, a green respite in Bailey’s Crossroads

#Bailey's Crossroads, #children, #parks, #Recreation

This article is part of our series on parks in the Annandale/Mason District area. Recent articles covered Poe Terrace Park and Pine Ridge Park in Annandale.   The 5.2-acre Spring Lane Park is located at 3400 Carlyn Hill Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads close to Columbia Pike and the Arlington County border. It’s surrounded by Spring Lane, … Continued

Summer concerts end this weekend

#arts, #entertainment, #parks

The LUA Project performed Mexilachian music, combining Mexican and Appalachian elementary, at Ossian Hall Park earlier this month. If you haven’t taken full advantage of the free summer Spotlight by Startlight concerns in Annandale yet, you’ve only got two more chances.  The last show at the Mason District Park Amphitheater is tonight, Aug. 20. The U.S. Navy … Continued