Tag: parks
County to spray Mason District Park to eradicate fall cankerworms
Fall cankerworm caterpillars. [Virginia Department of Forestry photo] Fairfax County urban foresters will begin aerial spraying to suppress fall cankerworm caterpillars around the third week in April. A total of 2,200 acres will be treated, including 61 acres in Mason District encompassing the southern half of Mason District Park in Annandale between Oak Hill Drive … Continued
Preliminary schedule set for Mason District summer concerts
The first concert, June 1 at Mason District Park, features the Toast Big Band, seen here performing at the park last summer. [Photo from a video by Bob Kovacs.] The preliminary schedule for free Spotlight by Starlight concerts this summer has been set. The shows are presented by the Fairfax County Park Authority and Friends … Continued
Park Authority planning trail improvements at Lake Accotink
Lake Accotink dam [Park Authority photo]. The Fairfax County Park Authority is planning trail improvements at Lake Accotink Park in Springfield, including an elevated walkway over the dam outfall. A public meeting to discuss the project will be held Jan. 27, at 7 p.m., at Braddock Hall, 9002 Burke Lake Road in Burke. The existing … Continued
Proposed Markham Street project could spur redevelopment in Annandale
An illustration of the apartment building proposed for Markham Street. The proposed 12-story apartment building project on the site of the bowling alley on Markham Street in Annandale will have 310 units—with a mix of efficiencies and one and two-bedroom units—and a ground-floor restaurant and park. After hearing a presentation from the developers Jan. 14, … Continued
Fee changes proposed for Pinecrest Golf Course, other Fairfax County parks
The only ones on the Pinecrest Golf Course on a recent cold weekday afternoon were geese. The Fairfax County Park Authority is proposing fee changes for some park facilities. Some fees will increase, while others will actually be reduced. According to a report by the Park Authority, the changes are based on several trends: On … Continued
Here’s what happened with some of our major stories of 2013
Ever wonder what happened to the people and places we wrote about in 2013? Here are some follow-up reports on how those stories turned out. Box Hill Farm In January we reported on Box Hill Farm, an old restored farmhouse on a seven-acre property bordering Wakefield Park in Annandale. It was on the market for … Continued
Fairfax City approves sterilization program to curb deer population
A deer in Annandale Community Park. The City of Fairfax has approved a pilot program for humanely controlling the deer population by removing the ovaries from females, but don’t expect Fairfax County to do this any time soon. Getting the program underway has been a huge bureaucratic nightmare, said Anthony J. DiNicola, a wildlife ecologist … Continued
Annandale park makes a great location for fantasy battle
Visitors to Valley Crest Park in the Broyhill Crest neighborhood of Annandale might have been startled to see a battle raging Saturday with about 75 combatants dressed in Medieval garb and wailing on each other with swords and axes. It was all just for fun. The fighters were part of the Dagorhir live-action role-playing group, … Continued
Annandale ranked fourth best city in Virginia by real estate co.
An elevated view of John Marr Drive and Columbia Pike taken from the ferris wheel in the Kmart parking lot at the Annandale Carnival last June. Annandale is listed as the fourth best city in Virginia by Movoto, an online real estate brokerage based in San Mateo, Calif. Centreville is number one, followed by Tysons … Continued
Green Spring Gardens, Hidden Oaks volunteers honored
From the left: Park Authority Board Chair Bill Bouie,; Mason District Park Authority Board Member Frank Vajda, FROGS President Susan Voss, FROGS Treasurer Ivy Sinaiko, FROGS Secretary Elizabeth Promen, and FROGS Vice President Clinton Fields. The Fairfax County Park Authority Board recognized the 20th anniversary of Friends of Green Spring (FROGS) at its Nov. 13 … Continued
Hunters who violated rules suspended from bow hunting program
A sign warning the public about bow hunting at the entrance to a park in Annandale. Five hunters have been suspended from Fairfax County’s archery program to control the deer population following an incident with a Parklawn resident Nov. 16. Karen Corbett was at the playground in Heywood Glen Park near Holmes Run Stream Valley … Continued
A new bridge to be built in Canterbury Woods Park
The old bridge connected the swim club with Canterbury Woods Park. Construction is expected to start within the next few weeks on a new bridge over Long Branch Stream in Canterbury Woods Park in Annandale. The old bridge was washed out during Tropical Storm Lee in September 2011. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors authorized … Continued
Restoration of Luria Park boardwalk to start soon
Renovations of the boardwalk at Luria Park in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County are expected to start within the next month, and the project is anticipated to be completed by the end of the year. The contractor, Accubid Construction Co., will demolish approximately 80 feet of the existing boardwalk, construct a new prefabricated … Continued
Green Spring Gardens gazebo renovated
The gazebo at Green Spring Gardens is being restored with help from private companies and organizations. Phase one improvements, carried out on Sept. 7, include a new roof, handrail, and decking. Phase two improvements will include replacing and expanding the patio, redesigning the accessibility ramp, installing steps to face the lawn, and redesigning the gardens … Continued
Concert series ends on a blues note
The 2013 Spotlight by Starlight concert series at Mason District Park and Ossian Hall Park is finished, so we’ll leave you with one last video from Bob Kovacs: It’s Clarence “Bluesman” Turner doing the blues classic “See See Rider.” “Turner has an interesting guitar technique where he strums and picks the strings with his fingers … Continued