April 19, 2025
Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Tag: Seven Corners

Man brandishes a rifle on condo balcony

#crime, #Seven Corners
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[Updated 12:15 a.m., Aug.3] Fairfax County Police are investigating a brandishing incident at 3245 Rio Drive at the Barcroft Hills condo in the Seven Corners/Bailey’s Crossroads area. A man was seen on an apartment balcony armed with a rifle and shouting threats. At one point, the police department tweeted they believe the man is alone … Continued

Planning Commission endorses supportive housing facility in Seven Corners

#homeless, #housing, #Planning Commission, #Seven Corners
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission on July 27 endorsed a proposal to replace the Patrick Henry emergency family shelter in Seven Corners with a new building providing permanent supportive housing. The new four-story facility, called Patrick Henry Place, will have 16 units. Construction is expected to start in spring 2023. It should be ready for … Continued

County seeks more funding for Seven Corners ring road

#funding, #infrastructure, #Seven Corners, #transportation
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The failure of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to fully fund the Seven Corners ring road will not delay the project, says project manager Nanditha Paradkar with the Fairfax County Department of Transportation. The ring road is a massive effort to reduce congestion by creating a road around the Leesburg Pike/Arlington Boulevard/Wilson Boulevard intersection. Funding … Continued

Supervisors approve plan amendment for affordable housing

#Board of Supervisors, #housing, #land use, #seniors, #Seven Corners, #stormwater
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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan April 12 that clears the way for an affordable housing project on the grounds of First Christian Church in Seven Corners. The project calls for a four-story 113-unit apartment building for seniors to be developed by Wesley Housing. The Culmore Clinic, currently … Continued

Planning Commission endorses affordable housing in Seven Corners

#churches, #housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #Seven Corners, #stormwater
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The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a Comprehensive Plan amendment March 23 that would allow First Christian Church on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners to develop 113 affordable, age-restricted, multifamily housing units. At a Planning Commission hearing last week, several residents of the Ravenwood Park neighborhood spoke about severe flooding during storms and expressed fears … Continued

Planning Commission defers decision on affordable housing

#churches, #housing, #land use, #Planning Commission, #Seven Corners, #stormwater
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After listening to residents’ horror stories about flooding, the Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision on a proposal by First Christian Church to build 113 units of affordable housing for seniors. The Planning Commission will vote March 23 on whether to endorse an amendment of the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan, which is needed for … Continued

Man shoots occupied car

#crime, #Seven Corners, #shooting
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A man shot an occupied car on Leesburg Pike and Row Street in Seven Corners on Feb. 26, the Fairfax County Police Department reports. The victim was stopped at a traffic light shortly after 4 a.m. when a Toyota pulled up next to him. The driver displayed a handgun and began shooting, damaging the victim’s … Continued

Unattended cooking pot causes condo fire

#fires, #Seven Corners

An unattended cooking pot caused a fire in a unit on the eighth floor of the Woodlake Towers Condominium in the 3100 block of S. Manchester Street in Bailey’s Crossroads Dec. 9.  According to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, a tenant had been warming a pot of cooking oil shortly before 1 p.m. … Continued