Tag: parks
Pop-Up Park hosts Fitness & Fun Day Aug. 24
Rock painting at the Pop-Up Park’s Art Day in July. Come out and play at Annandale’s Pop-Up Park during Fitness & Fun Day on Saturday, Aug. 24. There will be free family-friendly activities and games 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the park, at 7200 Columbia Pike in Annandale between the ACCA Child Development Center and the … Continued
Deer season in local parks starts Sept. 7
Backyard fawns. The 2019-20 Fairfax County deer management season starts Saturday, Sept. 7 and will end Feb. 22. The county allows groups to use archery to reduce the deer population in designated parks. Archery is allowed in 113 Fairfax County parks during the 2019-20 season, including the following parks in the Annandale/Mason District area: Accotink … Continued
Spotlight by Starlight concerts end soon
The Bulgarian folk music group Lyuti Chushki performed at Ossian Hall Park Aug. 10. The group’s name means “hot peppers.” With the end of summer in sight, there are just a few more chances to catch a free Spotlight by Starlight concert in Mason District parks. The last cultural heritage night at Ossian Hall Park … Continued
Annandale Pop-Up Park hosts Arts Day
Could central Annandale become a place where people want to gather for fun activities and social engagement? That’s the premise behind the Pop-Up Park recently created by the Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization on the ACCA Child Development Center parking lot at 7200 Columbia Pike. During the park’s Arts Day on Saturday, several local … Continued
Saturday is Arts Day at Annandale’s Pop-Up Park
The second community event at Annandale’s Pop-Up Park, on Saturday, is all about the arts. This free, family-friendly event at the park, 5-8 p.m. at 7200 Columbia Pike, will feature interactive arts activities, including mural chalking and painting hosted by the nonprofit organization, Community Art for Everyone (CAFE). The CAFE artists fixed up and decorated … Continued
Police identify officer involved in dog shooting
The Fairfax County Police Department identified the officer who shot a dog at Green Spring Gardens as Police Officer First Class Yousuf Ashraf of the Mason Police District. Officers had initially responded to the park June 25 for a report of two dogs running loose. One of the dogs, a German Shepherd, bit two visitors. … Continued
New ‘pop-up park’ brings the community together
Master Gardeners from the Virginia Cooperative Extension hand out free tomato plants. Annandale’s newest park, a small “pop-up park” on Columbia Pike between the fire station and the ACCA Child Development Center, opened for the public June 29 for the first of several scheduled events. Kevin Holland of the Hidden Oaks Nature Center brought a … Continued
Lake Accotink carousel gets a makeover
A crew working on the Lake Accotink Carousel. [Thomas Kinder] The restoration of the carousel at Lake Accotink Park is nearing completion after months of work. Park manager Joshua Smith hopes the carousel will be ready to reopen on July 4. The Lake Accotink carousel is about 80 or 90 years old and is … Continued
Volunteers clean up site of Annandale’s pop-up park
Crosby Lester (with white hat) chose the pop-up park cleanup as an Eagle Scout project. Boy Scouts, Fairfax County employees from the Office of Community Revitalization (OCR) and Park Authority, and other volunteers spent several hours Saturday cleaning up the future site of Annandale’s pop-up park. The park, located between the Annandale Fire Station and … Continued
Spotlight by Starlight shows start June 15
The Ribbon Dance at Taiwan Cultural Heritage Night at Ossian Hall Park in 2018. The Spotlight by Starlight Summer Entertainment Series starts this weekend at two Annandale area parks The first show is Taiwan Cultural Heritage Night, Saturday, June 15, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at Ossian Hall Park, 7900 Heritage Drive. There will be international music and … Continued
New interpretive signs installed at Mason District Park
Mason District Park in Annandale has a dozen brand-new interpretive signs, thanks to the efforts of local residents. David Siegel, who lives next door to the park, got the ball rolling about three years ago. He noticed the signs had gotten “ratty” and needed to be replaced. He offered to contribute $500 to the cost of … Continued
Construction starts on interim park in Bailey’s Crossroads
Illustrations of the interim park are from the Park Authority. Work has started on Crossroads Interim Park, the temporary park on the site of the former Landmark office building in Bailey’s Crossroads. The nearly 3-acre park on county-owned land at 5827 Columbia Pike will be in place for at least five years, as plans for … Continued
Annandale’s pop-up park opens next month
A demonstration pop-up park was held during the 2018 Taste of Annandale. Annandale’s “pop-up park” will officially open to the public on June 29. The 1,200-square-foot park, located on underutilized county-owned property at 7200 Columbia Pike, will become a community gathering spot with tables and chairs, game tables, an outdoor piano, and landscaping. Special activities … Continued
Dominion promises to repair damaged bike trail
Volunteers with MORE work on the bike trail in Wakefield Park. [MORE] If you enjoy riding a bike on the Cross County Trail in Wakefield Park or by Lake Accotink, you can thank an organization called MORE (Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts) for keeping the trail well groomed. MORE, in fact, has built and maintained more than … Continued
Volunteers clean up Backlick Park
Volunteers in the Backlick Park clean up crew. Backlick Park in Annandale is clean and litter-free, after members of the Falls Church-Annandale Lions Club and local residents picked up trash during a Saturday morning cleanup project organized by Katie Clinton. Since Backlick park was renovated last year – it has new playground equipment, a new … Continued