Tag: parks
Pop-Up Park featured on Channel 16
Lots to explore at NOVA Labs’ table. The Annandale Pop-Up Park was really busy during its Community Day on Oct. 5, held in conjunction with the Taste of Annandale. In case you missed it, Fairfax County government’s Channel 16 produced a video: Here are some more scenes from the park’s Community Day: A bike safety … Continued
Crossroads Interim Park officially opens
Crossroads Interim Park Crossroads Interim Park officially opened to the public Sept. 28 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The park is on the former site of the Bailey’s International Center, an office building that was torn down last year, on Columbia Pike next to Radley Acura. The ribbon is cut. The county owns the property and … Continued
Pop-Up Park hosts Community Day during the Taste of Annandale
Kids learned about traffic safety at the Pop-Up Park last month. The Annandale Pop-Up Park is holding its final event of the season, Community Day, Oct. 5. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., during the Taste of Annandale. The Pop-Up Park is at the ACCA Child Development Center parking lot on Columbia Pike across the street from the … Continued
County proposes $30.5 million plan to save Lake Accotink
A large crowd turns out for a community meeting on the county’s plan for saving Lake Accotink. Fairfax County officials have come up with a plan to save Lake Accotink and are confident they will get the money to carry out the project. The plan was announced at a community meeting Sept. 19 at Cardinal … Continued
Petition seeks more pickleball courts
Pickleball is becoming an increasingly popular sport, yet Fairfax County isn’t meeting the demand for places to play. Annandale resident Mike Perel, vice chair of the Fairfax Area Commission on Aging, encourages people to sign a petition asking the Board of Supervisors and Park Authority to “find ways to support the growth and interest in … Continued
Mason District Running Festival promotes outdoor exercise
The Mason District Running Festival features six races, including a Kids Fun Run. If you’re planning to run in the Taste of Annandale 5K Race on Oct. 5, why not get some practice by joining the Mason District Running Festival on Sept. 28? Both races use the trails at Mason District Park. Raffle prizes at … Continued
Azalea Park gets a makeover
Play time at Azalea Park. Residents of the Hillwood neighborhood and Fairfax County officials celebrated the makeover of Azalea Park Sept. 14 at a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a block party. Park Authority Executive Director Kirk Kincannon speaks at the ribbon-cutting. The park, in the Providence District between Seven Corners and the City of Falls … Continued
Scout seeks volunteers for park cleanup project
Nathan Reinoehl Boy Scout Nathan Reinoehl seeks volunteers for an Eagle Scout project to clean up Manassas Gap Railroad Park in Annandale on Sept. 21. The park has ruins from the unfinished Manassas Gap Railroad. Many residents don’t know this park exists, so one of the goals of Nathan’s project is to get more recognition … Continued
Community invited to meeting on county’s plan to save Lake Accotink
Lake Accotink is shrinking, as it fills up with sediment The public is invited to a community meeting Sept. 19 to learn about the latest plans to save Lake Accotink. The meeting, at Cardinal Forest Elementary School, 8600 Forrester Blvd., Springfield, will be hosted by supervisors John Cook (Braddock) and Jeff McKay (Lee). There will … Continued
Two Mason District park projects honored
The White Gardens Two Fairfax County parks were honored by the Virginia Recreation and Park Society, and both of them are in Mason District. The Indoor Valis Family Learning Center at the Pinecrest Golf Course was honored as the Best New Renovation/Addition in the Bricks and Mortar category for a population area greater than 200,000. … Continued
Chainsaw artist carves woodland creatures on a dead tree trunk at Hidden Oaks
Andrew Mallon carves animals on a tree trunk at Hidden Oaks Nature Center. Taking a chainsaw to a tree usually means destroying it. But what Andrew Mallon does with a chainsaw is turn a dead tree trunk into a work of art. Mallon was at the Hidden Oaks Nature Center Sept. 9 carving raccoons, squirrels, … Continued
Share your memories with the Annandale Oral History Project at the Taste of Annandale
The Annandale firehouse in 1948. Did you grow up in Annandale when it was a semi-rural outer suburb? We’re inviting you to share your memories with the Annandale Oral History Project during the Taste of Annandale on Oct. 5. There will be a table set up with an interviewer to record your stories at the … Continued
Interim Park to open in September
The plaza area. Crossroads Interim Park, the new park being developed on the site of a demolished office building at 5827 Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, is expected to be completed and open in mid to late September, says Suzianne Battista of the Fairfax County Office of Planning and Development. So far, some metal benches … Continued
Fun and fitness at Annandale’s Pop-Up Park
Game time at the Pop-Up Park. It was a beautiful day for outdoor fun and fitness Saturday morning, and that’s what happened at Annandale’s Pop-Up Park. Fairfax County Park Authority staff led a Zumba session and hosted disc golf, a watermelon roll, and other games. A bike course for kids. Other activities during the … Continued
Falls Church students honored by Park Authority
Falls Church High School [FCPS] Falls Church High School was named a “youth honoree” for the Elly Doyle Park Service Awards, the Fairfax County Park Authority Board announced Aug. 22. FCHS was recognized for its partnership with Providence RECenter for the past six years in which special needs students carry out work-based learning experiences. Students … Continued