Tag: Seven Corners
Housing development proposed for Sears site in Seven Corners
There’s a plan in the works to build a large housing development in Seven Corners along Leesburg Pike between Juniper Lane and the office building being converted to Bailey’s Upper Elementary School. The Sears store and two office buildings on that site would be demolished. The 847,000 square-foot project would include 748 apartments and … Continued
Volunteers clean up Willston Center, Culmore areas
Volunteers plant flowers at the Willston Center. About 55 volunteers of all ages spent Saturday morning spiffing up the area around the Willston Multicultural Center as part of Seven Corners Beautification Day, while about 300 or so picked up litter around Bailey’s Crossroads during the 12th annual Culmore Cleanup. The Seven Corners volunteers planted flowers—Shasta … Continued
Volunteers needed Saturday for Seven Corners Beautification project
Kids pick up litter in the Willston Center parking lot during the Seven Corners cleanup event in November. It’s spring cleaning season, and that goes for communities, as well as homes. The public is invited to take part in Seven Corners Beautification Day Saturday, April 26, 8:30-11 a.m. Volunteers should meet at the Willston Multicultural … Continued
Armed robbery, police pursuit with a car full of children
Four adults have been charged for their involvement in an armed robbery that occurred Saturday night, the Mason Police District reported April 21. Six children were in the suspects’ car during a police chase and two accidents. Police were called to the Woodlake Towers apartment complex in the 3100 block of South Manchester Street in … Continued
Improving Seven Corners traffic is long-term project
In 20 or 25 years or so, Seven Corners could be totally transformed with high-rise apartments, a town center, a pedestrian-friendly street grid, and new connections aimed at reducing traffic congestion at the intersection of Route 50, Route 7, and Wilson Boulevard. At the Bailey’s Business Breakfast last week, Kris Morley-Nifkar, a planner with the … Continued
Triple-A plans to open a retail center in Seven Corners
The long-vacant stand-alone building in the shopping center between Route 50 and Wilson Boulevard in Seven Corners that used be a Bennigan’s restaurant is getting a new occupant: An AAA Car Care, Insurance and Travel Center. AAA Mid-Atlantic (part of the membership organization formerly known as the American Automobile Association) is requesting a zoning special … Continued
Seven Corners task force endorses concept for improving transportation flow
The Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force tentatively endorsed a proposal April 8 to improve traffic flow around the severely congested area by adding more road connections. Whether anything gets done is an open question, however, and the process of determining the specific elements in the plan, obtaining approval from the Board of … Continued
Businesses encouraged to join Seven Corners cleanup effort
Trash by the car vacuums at the Sunoco station. Kay Cooper and Nancy Vorona, longtime community activists who’ve been working on cleaning up the Seven Corners area, are finding some of the business owners and managers are interested in helping, too. The two Lake Barcroft residents have taken on responsibility for picking up trash and … Continued
More active role planned for Bailey’s Crossroads business group
The new president of the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation (BC7RC), Brian van de Meulebroecke, a co-owner of Public House No. 7, told the group at its March 18 meeting that he wants it to become more like a chamber of commerce and encourage many more local businesses to get involved. That will take a … Continued
Bailey’s community selects a name for the new building
Demolition has started on the new Bailey’s school building. Students, parents, and community members have selected a name for the new annex of Bailey’s Elementary School in a former office building in Seven Corners: Bailey’s Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences. The final voting took place at a community meeting at the school … Continued
Seven Corners mosque offers assistance to needy community members
Dar Al-Hijrah is at 3159 Row Street, close to Leesburg Pike, in Seven Corners. The Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Seven Corners is way more than just a place for prayers. The mosque has an active social services agenda that serves those in need throughout the community. Tahani Jabarin of the mosque’s social services department … Continued
Stabbing death in Seven Corners
UPDATE: Marlon Oswaldo Gudiel Polanco, 32, of 2903 John Marshall Drive in Falls Church, was charged with murder, on Feb. 20, on connection with the stabbing described below. Polanco is being held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. Fairfax County Police are investigating an early morning homicide the Seven Corners area. Officers were dispatched … Continued
Mason police officer is ‘local hero’ to kids at Willston after-school program
“Murph” helps the kids with their homework. When Alejandra Caballero saw a recent video that went viral showing a police officer throwing a football with a young boy in Texas, she had an idea: Why not publicize the behind-the-scenes work with children carried out by PFC Brendan Murphy? Murphy, the crime prevention officer at the … Continued
Architect describes vision for Bailey’s Elementary School annex
The back view of the Bailey’s annex. The office building on Leesburg Pike that will be converted to an elementary school to relieve severe overcrowding at Bailey’s Elementary School, the school’s design will accommodate a more flexible, 21st century learning concept. Classrooms will have lots of natural light, and the entrance will be repositioned to … Continued
Boy stabbed in Seven Corners
A 12-year-old boy was assaulted and stabbed at the Seven Corners Shopping Center between routes 7 and 50 at 6:45 p.m. on Jan. 2, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. He was walking when he was approached by three men, described as Hispanic and in their 20s. The men stabbed the boy in the upper … Continued