Tag: Seven Corners
New affordable, youth soccer club serves Seven Corners
Falls Church Soccer Association players exchange high fives after scoring a goal. Ariel Fernandez, a local soccer dad, says youth soccer clubs are too expensive. So Fernandez created a new club, called the Falls Church Soccer Association. “My intent is to provide an affordable, comprehensive, and transparent recreational program for all ages,” he says.
Seven Corners house fire started in the attic
Residents were out of town when their house caught fire. [Debi Gerard] A fire at a single-family home in the 6100 block of Munson Hill Road in Seven Corners was caused by “an unspecified electrical event involving household wiring” in the attic, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports.
Supervisors schedule public hearing on eminent domain for sewer project in Seven Corners
The new sewer is shown in red, temporary construction easements and grading agreements are in yellow, and affected properties are outlined in blue. The Board of Supervisors on July 27 agreed to hold a public hearing on the need to use quick-take eminent domain powers for a sewer project in Seven Corners. The hearing is … Continued
Residents raise concerns about proposed needle exchange program in Seven Corners
The NovaSalud staff. The handful of local residents who attended a community meeting on a proposed comprehensive harm reduction program in Seven Corners raised concerns that it would attract drug addicts hanging around the area. A key part of the program is a needle exchange initiative that would be managed by NovaSalud in a medical … Continued
Community invited to learn about new needle exchange program in Seven Corners
The Comprehensive Harm Reduction Program would be operated by the NovaSalud clinic in this medical building in Seven Corners. The public is invited to a community meeting next week to learn more about the Comprehensive Harm Reduction Program coming to Seven Corners. This program, hosted by the Fairfax County Health Department, will provide needle exchange … Continued
Seven Corners pedestrian bridge improvements would discourage loitering and vandalism
One of the stairwells at the pedestrian bridge in Seven Corners. Fairfax County is considering several options for retrofitting the pedestrian bridge over Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners to minimize problems with littering, vandalism, and loitering. The project would replace the non-structural concrete panels on the two stairwells with more visually open materials. The objective … Continued
Man arrested for knife incident at mosque
Lincoln Fairfax County Police detectives arrested a man for an attempted stabbing incident at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Seven Corners. Johnathan Lincoln, 41, of Falls Church, was charged with two counts of assault and disorderly conduct earlier this morning. Police were called to the mosque, at 3159 Row Street, yesterday just before 3 … Continued
Planning Commission approves new Seven Corners Fire Station
The Seven Corners Fire Station on Sleepy Hollow Road. The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a plan May 5 to replace the aging and obsolete Seven Corners Fire Station. That building, at 2949 Sleepy Hollow Road, was built in 1975 and is not up to the county’s current standards for fire stations.
VDOT will repave dozens of roads in Annandale and Seven Corners
The roads in red will be repaved in 2021. The Virginia Department of Transportation will repave hundreds of roads in Fairfax County between April and November. Roads on VDOT’s repaving agenda in the Annandale/Mason District area are concentrated in these neighborhoods: Holmes Run Acres, Masonville, Sleepy Hollow, Lee Boulevard Heights, Mantua, and Strathmeade Springs. Access … Continued
When Justice Park was created, Black families were displaced
By Marie Reinsdorf As previously reported in the Annandale Blog, Fairfax County Public Schools and the Park Authority have plans to pave over a portion of Justice Park to build a satellite parking lot for Justice High School. FCPS would construct the parking lot, demolish the basketball/multi-use court to make room for the parking lot … Continued
New pizza shop coming to Seven Corners
The new &Pizza on Arlington Boulevard. &Pizza is expected to open in the Willston II Shopping Center on Arlington Boulevard in Seven Corners in March. Pronounced “and pizza,” this casual restaurant offers oblong-shaped pizzas with a wide range of toppings. The restaurant is between Busy Bees and Tropical Smoothie Café.
Seven corners mental hospital seeks permission to expand services to substance abusers
Dominion Hospital Dominion Hospital, a mental health facility at 2960 Sleepy Hollow Road in Seven Corners, is seeking a special use permit allowing it to treat people whose only need is recovery from alcoholism or substance abuse. Dominion CEO Lee Higginbotham told the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation Feb. 18 that its current permit from … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners business owners invited to free training program
Business owners in Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners are invited to participate in a free business training program. The Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation is working with the Community Business Partnership to offer this program with grant funds from Kaiser Permanente.
Fairfax County seeks feedback on transportation improvements for Seven Corners interchange
The Seven Corners interchange is confusing and congested. The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) invites the community to a virtual meeting on transportation improvements planned for the Seven Corners interchange. At the meeting, FCDOT officials will seek residents’ input on which improvement should be done first.
Fit Theorem offers kickboxing in Seven Corners
The former I Love Kickboxing studio in the Willston II Shopping Center in Seven Corners has been rebranded as Fit Theorem. Before, the studio was solely focused on kickboxing. Now the program offers kickboxing combined with exercises aimed at weight loss, says instructor Maddie Staley. Fit Theorem is catered more to people who want to … Continued