Tag: Seven Corners
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

Planning Commission endorses a revised redevelopment plan for western Annandale
The site of a proposed redevelopment project on Little River Turnpike in Annandale. The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed that a major redevelopment project in Annandale’s west end should be included in the county’s Comprehensive Plan work program for 2021 – with two major changes. That project calls for 575 multifamily residential units, 156,000 square … Continued

Community members speak out against redevelopment proposals in Annandale and Seven Corners
The Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center on Row Street in Seven Corners wants to develop a community center. Local residents spoke out against most of the six nominations for redevelopment projects in Mason District at a Planning Commission hearing last week. The projects have been nominated for inclusion in Fairfax County’s Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program for … Continued

Neighbors speak out against senior housing project at First Christian Church in Seven Corners
An illustration of the proposed senior housing project on Leesburg Pike in Seven Corners. Local residents raised some key concerns about a proposal for a senior housing project in Seven Corners at a lengthy Fairfax County Planning Commission hearing Nov. 18. That proposal – submitted by First Christian Church at 6165 Leesburg Pike – is … Continued
Fairfax County staff oppose plan amendments for two projects in Annandale, one in Seven Corners
Planning staff opposes a large mixed-use project on this site in Annandale, viewed from Woodland Road. Fairfax County Planning and Development Department staff are recommending that three of the six “site-specific plan amendments” proposed for Mason District be included in the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program for 2021 – and three should not. The Planning … Continued

Planet Fitness reopens in new location in Seven Corners
Planet Fitness reopened in a new location in Seven Corners Nov. 1 with all new equipment. The gym moved from the Eden Center into a spot formerly occupied by Gold’s Gym in the shopping center between Arlington Boulevard and Wilson Boulevard. Gold’s closed in March. Planet Fitness is open 24 hours a day, seven days … Continued

Fire at Seven Corners high rise caused by electrical issue
Firefighters put out fire at Seven Corners condo. [FCFRD] A fire at the Woodlake Tower Condominium in Seven Corners on Oct. 31 was caused by an overloaded multi-plug adapter in the dining room, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The fire affected a unit on the third floor of a 10-story building in … Continued