Covering Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Lincolnia, and Seven Corners in Fairfax County, Virginia

New salon opens in Annandale

Zaid Bakeer at work. Annandale’s got a new hair salon. Hayadi Salon was opened in late December at 4530 John Marr Drive by Daphne and Zaid Bakeer. The salon, in a former dentist’s office in the John Marr Professional Building, does haircuts, color, highlights, and styling for men and woman. The John Marr Professional Center. … Continued

Expanded Home Depot now open

Model kitchens on display in the new section. The Home Depot in the Seven Corners Shopping Center on Arlington Boulevard is a lot roomier since it annexed additional vacant space next door. The new space, which increased the store’s size by 35 percent is being used for kitchen design, appliances, and lighting displays. In the … Continued

Artists display works at Lake Barcroft holiday show and sale

Paintings by Helen Power, a psychotherapist who uses art therapy in her work. An incredible amount of creativity was on display Sunday at the Lake Barcroft Art League’s 2015 Holiday Show and Sale. Four Lake Barcroft residents turned their homes into mini-galleries showcasing paintings, jewelry, photographs, ceramics, woodwork, and fabric designs created by about 26 … Continued

Residents blast DMV for relocating facility to Barcroft Plaza

Among DMV officials at a community meeting at Belvedere Elementary School were (left to right): Facilities Director Justin Thomas, Deputy Commissioner David Mitchell, and Special Advisor to the Commissioner Matt Wells. A huge amount of anger and frustration were expressed at a community meeting Dec. 3 hosted by the Mason District Council about a Department … Continued

Girl Scouts offer Black Friday babysitting

If you’re planning a serious Black Friday marathon Nov. 27, don’t let your kids slow you down. Girl Scout Troop 675 has organized a Black Friday Babysitting and Gift-Wrapping service to raise funds for troop activities. Drop off your children, up to age 10, at Peace Lutheran Church, 6362 Lincolnia Road, 1-5 p.m. They will … Continued

St. Barnabas bazaar features Christmas items, raffle, and food

The Women of St. Barnabas invite the public to a Christmas Bazaar Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. It’s at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 4801 Ravensworth Road, Annandale. If you’re looking for a unique gift, you’ll find handmade Christmas crafts, angels, wreaths, trees, ornaments, knitted items, dolls, gently used costume and estate jewelry, baked goods, … Continued

St. Alban’s Christmas Bazaar this Saturday

There will be a Christmas bazaar this Saturday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 6800 Columbia Pike, Annandale. Enjoy Christmas caroling while shopping for baked goods, books, toys, jewelry, homemade crafts, tools, pressed flowers, art, decorations, white elephant items, and new this year, refurbished computers. For children, there will be face … Continued

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

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