Tag: shopping
RadioShack sharing its space with Sprint
Sprint is a store-within-a-store at RadioShack. When RadioShack Corp. filed for bankruptcy last winter and announced plans to close at least 1,784 of its 4,000 stores, the one at 7408 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, wasn’t one of them. But it is one of the 1,435 RadioShack stores combining operations with Sprint as part of the … Continued
Craft bazaar, historic church tour this Saturday
Come to Annandale United Methodist Church Saturday, Nov. 7, to get some holiday shopping done and learn about local history. The annual craft bazaar, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., will have more than 35 vendors in the main church building, at 6935 Columbia Pike, Annandale. There will be a variety of crafters and artisans, baked goods, and … Continued
DMV coming to Barcroft Plaza
The long-empty storefront on the northern end of the Barcroft Plaza shopping center on Columbia Pike is finally getting a tenant – a Department of Motor Vehicles center. The DMV at 4150 S. Four Mile Run Drive in Arlington is losing its lease, so that center is being relocated to Barcroft Plaza, which is only … Continued
Chipotle coming to Bailey’s Crossroads
A stand-alone Chipotle in the Seven Corners Shopping Center Chipotle is moving into the spot vacated by Quiznos in the Crossroads Place shopping center on Leesburg Pike across from the Skyline Center. An opening date won’t be known until the permitting process is complete, says Senior Property Manager Stephen Wolff with Levin Property Management. Chipotle, … Continued
FXCO staff again rejects revised shopping center plan for Rt. 7
The proposed shopping center site as seen from Charles Street. Spectrum Development has submitted another revised plan for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads – and it still doesn’t meet the county’s requirements. Staff Report Addendum #3, issued by the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning Oct. 8, recommends the Board … Continued
Moon Festival at Eden Center features lion dance, eating contest
A cold, rainy day didn’t stop the Vietnamese community from celebrating the annual Moon Festival at Eden Center in Seven Corners Saturday afternoon. Five women and one man compete to see who can eat two moon cakes, including all the crumbs, the fastest. The eating contest resulted in a tie. Falls Church Mayor David Tarter … Continued
County staff urges BoS to reject shopping center in Bailey’s Crossroads
A section of the revised plan showing the pharmacy drive-through in the middle of the retail center. More than six months after the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to “defer indefinitely” a rezoning proposal from Spectrum Development for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, the BoS will hold a public hearing … Continued
Ghosts, witches invade Annandale shopping center next month
Annandale Shopping Center on Columbia Pike. The Annandale Chamber of Commerce is hosting “a haunted village” in the Annandale Shopping Center on Friday and Saturday evenings beginning Oct. 16 through Halloween. A poster on the front door of the Jukebox Diner says: “The Haunted Village of Annandale silently festers in the underworld, except in October … Continued
New Annandale store specializes in healing ‘soil beds’ from Korea
Various styles of “soil beds” at Healing Nara. A new store, Healing Nara, expected to open this month at 7331 Little River Turnpike, specializes in heated Korean beds and couches with pads made with soil containing minerals that are supposed to be good for one’s health. A pile of soil bed pads. Sleeping on these … Continued
Vape shop opens in Annandale
Annandale has a new vape shop, Premium X Quality, at 7236 Columbia Pike, Annandale. It’s in the long-vacant building that used to house the Annandale Boys and Girls Club before the sports organization moved to a larger building on Annandale Road in 2013. Y.J. Choi and Hannah Park. Premium X Quality sells vaporizers for inhaling … Continued
Unique items available at the Annandale Farmers Market
White peppers from the 78 Acres Farm. You can find things at the Annandale Farmers Market you’re not likely to find anywhere else around here. And while summer is nearly over, the Annandale market, at Mason District Park, will be running for another two months. It’s open Thursdays, 8 a.m.-noon through Nov. 12. Maura Niland … Continued
Barber shop coming to Columbia Pike
A barber shop/hair salon is coming to the empty storefront at 7207 Columbia Pike in Annandale. That space, in a building undergoing renovation next to Imm Thai Cuisine, had been occupied by the Uniq Mobil AT&T phone store. The other storefront in the building, formerly occupied by Gloria Fashion Outlet, is available for lease. Contact … Continued
Ravensworth Shopping Center renovations almost complete
The new home of a Lotte Plaza supermarket. Renovations of the Ravensworth Shopping Center are about 90 percent complete, and should be ready for a grand reopening in late October, says Rob Seidel of Stewart Commercial Real Estate Services. The new Lotte Plaza supermarket, however, isn’t expected to open until the end of the year … Continued
Hair Cuttery coming to Barcroft Plaza
Barcroft Plaza. Hair Cuttery is coming to the Barcroft Plaza shopping center. The store, at 6354 Columbia Pike used to be home of Sweet Bee frozen yogurt. Hair Cuttery will be the third hair salon at the retail center. American Beauty at Valentino’s hair and nail salon is just a few stores away, at 6343 … Continued
Spectrum resubmits plan for shopping center on Leesburg Pike
The latest blueprint from Spectrum shows the drive-through for CVS in the middle of the shopping center. Three months after the Board of Supervisors agreed to “defer indefinitely” a rezoning application for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads, Spectrum Development has resubmitted an application that doesn’t address any of the problems raised … Continued