November 22, 2024
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: safety

Truck parking ban approved for three streets in central Annandale

#Board of Supervisors, #businesses, #Gross, #parking, #safety, #transportation
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Daniels Avenue across the street from American Legion Post 1976. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution Oct. 8 prohibiting commercial trucks from parking on Poplar Street and parts of Daniel Avenue and the Little River Turnpike service road in central Annandale. The parking restriction would ban commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles, and … Continued

Fire in Columbia Pines was accidental

#fires, #safety

A house fire at 3803 Ridge Road in the Columbia Pines neighborhood in Annandale Aug. 29 was caused by “an unidentified electrical anomaly leading to an attic fan,” according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. The video below was shot by Columbia Pines resident Bob Kovacs: “The lone occupant escaped unharmed” and declined … Continued

Meet your neighbors at a National Night Out event Aug. 6

#community events, #entertainment, #neighborhood groups, #police, #safety

The 2012 National Night Out event at the Annandale Shopping Center. The public is invited to a free, communitywide National Night Out event at the Annandale Shopping Center Tuesday evening Aug. 6, 6 p.m. on Columbia Pike by Gallows Road, featuring an outdoor family-friendly movie. That’s just one of many National Night Out events happening … Continued

Wakefield Chapel residents want NOVA to address student parking problems

#Braddock District, #Cook, #NOVA, #parking, #safety, #traffic, #VDOT
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Residents complain about NOVA students on Wakefield Chapel Road. People who live close to the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) Annandale campus have been complaining about students parking on Wakefield Chapel Road and side streets for years. The familiar litany of grievances was aired again Feb. 25 at the most recent quarterly meeting on NOVA/neighborhood … Continued

Kory’s Report from Richmond: We need gun safey laws, not armed teachers

#Kory, #safety, #state government
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Gov. McDonnell’s outrageous and irresponsible comments in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy cannot go unanswered. As the head of our commonwealth’s government, he should be setting an example of thoughtful reflection upon this event which has become the recent focus of our entire nation. He should be proposing serious measuresthat our state … Continued

VA politicians: Restricting guns vs. arming school officials

#Connolly, #crime, #McDonnell, #safety, #Saslaw
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Since the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, Virginia politicians have been talking about guns, but their solutions for preventing more violence has taken different directions Gov. Bob McDonnell suggested we have discussions about allowing school officials to carry firearms on campus. Speaking on WTOP radio Dec. 18, McDonnell said, “If people were … Continued

Cop school: Shooting and driving

#police, #safety
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Lt. Hall demonstrates the correct shooting position. At the final session of the Fairfax County Citizens’ Police Academy, participants had a chance to shoot police guns on the firing range and drive police cruisers on a training course at the Criminal Justice Academy in Chantilly. [This report covers a make-up class on Nov. 17 because … Continued