Tag: Recreation
Fee increases proposed for park users
The pavilion at Round Tree Park. [Fairfax County government] The Fairfax County Park Authority is proposing fee increases for some of its facilities. The Park Authority Board is holding an annual public comment meeting on the fee changes Jan. 21, in room 106 of the Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, at 7 p.m. … Continued
Improvements planned for Eakin Park
The proposed design for a pavilion at Eakin Community Park. Improvements are planned for Eakin Community Park, but the work would be funded mostly by private sources rather than Fairfax County. At a community meeting earlier this month, staff from the Fairfax County Park Authority presented plans for a picnic pavilion at the Tobin Road … Continued
Community pool reps joining forces
The Edsall Park Pool. We might be having wintry November weather, but leaders of local community swimming pools are already thinking about next summer. The newly formed Mason District Pool Management Group, sponsored by the Mason District Council of Community Associations, is bringing together local pool reps to share ideas about improving management and best … Continued
Neighborhood Spotlight: The Pinecrest
The Pinecrest, with the golf course in the foreground. The Pinecrest community features a mix of housing types in a bucolic setting adjacent to the nine-hole Pinecrest Golf Course in the Alexandria section of Mason District. “We are the other nine holes,” says Pinecrest Homeowner Association President Rod Speer, referring to the fact that the … Continued
Public invited to Annandale Parade and Festival tomorrow
The Marching Atoms in the Annandale Parade a few years ago. The biggest community event in Annandale – the Annual Parade and Fall Festival, organized by the Annandale Chamber of Commerce – takes place tomorrow, Oct. 25. NOTE: Some local streets will be closed tomorrow morning, so plan alternate routes. The parade starts at 10 … Continued
Public invited to community celebration Sunday hosted by Pro Maxx Fitness
Pro Maxx Fitness is hosting a free, all-day fun fitness event Sunday, Sept. 14, in the parking lot of the Annandale Fire Station, 7128 Columbia Pike. There will be fitness competitions, entertainment, and food donated by local vendors. The entire Annandale community is invited, as well as gym members. The Live Life to the Maxx … Continued
Local Boy Scouts explore wilderness on a Western camping trip
Members of Boy Scout Troop 895 of Falls Church headed west for summer camp this year, traveling a bit farther than usual, reports Matt Dillard, assistant scoutmaster. After over a year of planning and fundraising, 26 boys and 14 adults spent a week in Yellowstone National Park and a week in the Grand Tetons. At … Continued
Annandale Blog readers pick Cue Club as best local bar
This is the third in a series of profiles of the winners of 2014 Annie Awards, presented to local businesses at Blogapalooza on June 28. The winners were selected by Annandale Blog readers in an open-ended survey. Cue Club manager John Kim. The Cue Club “is your neighborhood bar, no matter what your neighborhood is,” … Continued
You’re never too old to be an Olympian
A competitor in the Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. [NVSO photo] Registration is under way for the 2014 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. Competitions for people age 50 and over take place Sept. 13-24 in venues throughout the region. Events include track and field, tennis, swimming, cycling, horseshoes, and much more. There are plenty of less-strenuous events, … Continued
Park projects start this month in Annandale
The Fairfax County Park Authority announced plans to start construction on two projects in Annandale-area later this month. A 1,200-foot asphalt trail will connect Chivalry Road in the Camelot neighborhood with the athletic fields in Pine Ridge Park. Construction should take about four months. Portions of the existing trail will be intermittently closed during that … Continued
Cross County Trail renamed in honor of Rep. Connolly
Rep. Connolly (center) at the trail-naming ceremony. The 40-mile Cross County Trail is now known as the “Gerry Connolly Cross County Trail,” in recognition of the congressman’s strong support for open space and parkland, as well as his role in creating the trail. The name change occurred at a Fairfax County Park Authority ceremony … Continued
Kid’s Choice Sports Center seeks soccer players, kids for summer camp
Soccer indoors at the Kid’s Choice Sports Center. Playing soccer or other sports in the summer is tough—the heat saps your energy, overexerting yourself in high temperatures is unhealthy, and the mosquitoes and gnats can be a nightmare. People who play indoors at the Kids’ Choice Sports Center in Annandale (4317 Ravensworth Road) don’t have … Continued
Jump in: the pools are open!
Kids in the water at the Annandale Swim & Tennis Club. The opening of community pools on the Saturday before Memorial Day means it’s officially summer in the Annandale/Mason area. An invigorating jump into the Broyhill Crest Pool. [Photo by Elaine Wiggins.] After spending the last few weekends fixing up bathhouses and sprucing up the … Continued
No carnival in Annandale this year
Fun times at the 2013 Annandale carnival. There won’t be a carnival in Annandale this spring because the Sears Holdings Corp., the company that owns Kmart, won’t give approval to allow the event to take place in the Kmart parking lot. That decision is not due to any particular problems with the carnival—it’s more about … Continued
Public invited to end-of-summer party at Edsall Park Pool
The Edsall Park pool. The Edsall Park Swim Club is having a big end-of-summer Pool Party Blast Aug. 31, and you’re all invited. There will be a whole day full of fun activities, including a pancake breakfast at 10:30 a.m., a cardboard regatta at 2 p.m., and a barbecue and chili cook-off 5 p.m.-8 p.m. … Continued