Tag: shopping
Rent increase driving long-time florist out of Annandale
The Flower Den, an Annandale institution for the past 25 years, is moving to Lorton. “The last thing I want to do is move,” says Jenny Kalifa, owner of the flower shop in the Bradlick Shopping Center at the intersection of Backlick and Braddock roads. But the landlord is raising the rent when the shop’s … Continued
Lambros Goldsmiths: bringing beauty to Annandale for nearly 30 years
Lambros and Elna Magiafas with Elvis. Lambros Goldsmiths has been selling fine jewelry in Annandale for 28 years – and that makes it one of the oldest, continually operating businesses in the community. While the shop’s owner, Lambros Magiafas, now operates five other jewelry stores – four in Alaska and one in Hawaii, catering to … Continued
Farmers markets open in May
Good stuff from the market at Wakefield Park. The farmers markets operated by the Fairfax County Park Authority offer many varieties of exceptional, locally grown vegetables and fruit and artisanal food products – along with the opportunity to meet the people who produce them. There are two markets in the Annandale/Mason area. The Annandale Farmers … Continued
Annandale fire department hosts community yard sale Saturday
Last year’s AVFD yard sale. Spring in the Annandale area means yard sales just about every weekend. The Annandale Volunteer Fire Department’s third annual Community Spring Yard Sale is this Saturday, April 18, in the parking lot by the firehouse. The starting time has been changed to 8 a.m. this year based on feedback from … Continued
Sports card, comic book show coming to Annandale April 19
Sports cards and memorabilia [Shoff Promotions] Comic book and sports card collectors – and anyone interested in popular culture – should definitely check out the show April 19 at the Annandale Volunteer Fire Department’s social hall, at 7128 Columbia Pike. Collectors will find rare comics from the 1940s and older, as well as new ones … Continued
Spectrum shopping center goes back to the drawing board
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted March 24 to “defer indefinitely” the rezoning application for the proposed Spectrum shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. Following many discussions with the community and the developer, “we asked the developer to go back to the drawing board and rework the plan for the shopping center,” … Continued
Join a community supported agriculture group for fresh organic produce
Some of the produce from the Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative. Who wants to receive a package of fresh, organic vegetables and fruits every week directly from a farm at a reasonable cost? That’s the idea behind Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Jennifer Auble of the Ravensworth Farm neighborhood in North Springfield has agreed to host a … Continued
Weaving artisans featured at Craft Gallery
Robin Milburn, of the Waterford Weavers Guild, gives a spinning demonstration. [Photo by Karen Bowes] Members of the Waterford Weavers Guild demonstrated textile craft at an open house at the Artisans United Craft Gallery March 7. The gallery, at 4011C Hummer Road in Annandale, not only has a shop with high-quality items made by the … Continued
Board of Supervisors defers vote on Spectrum shopping center
“Lot 8,” the home of Concetta Difalco, whose family opposes the Spectrum development. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a motion March 3 to defer a decision on the Spectrum shopping center proposal until March 24. The project, to be built by Spectrum Development, would be on a 2.7-acre property on Leesburg Pike between … Continued
Winter preppers
By Robert Schwaninger As I traveled to the Giant to watch people pile carts with milk and toilet paper, making me wonder what they drink and apply when it’s not snowing, I felt that I was witnessing doomsday preparations. As though with the fall of a few flakes we all would be plunged into a … Continued
Planning Commission approves Bailey’s Crossroads shopping center
An illustration of the Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads, as seen from Leesburg Pike. The Fairfax County Planning Commission voted Feb. 12 to recommend approval of a shopping center in Bailey’s Crossroads. The project would include a drive-through stand-alone CVS and several restaurants or shops on Leesburg Pike between Washington Drive and Charles Street. A Board … Continued
Sears Working Group agrees to draft plan for redevelopment
Friday afternoon traffic on Route 7. Members of the Special Working Group for the Sears site began their final scheduled meeting Feb. 5 not sure if they’d ever reach a consensus. By the end of the meeting, three and a-half hours later, they had agreed to a draft plan outlining the amount of density and … Continued
Redevelopment under consideration for Annandale Kmart
Negotiations are under way to redevelop the Kmart property in Annandale with a mixed-use project, most likely consisting of apartments with retail on the ground floor. The discussions involve Sears Holding Corp., the parent company of Kmart and Sears; Amerikor Investment Group, the Maryland-based company that owns the Kmart shopping center; and the office of … Continued
Redevelopment under consideration for Route 50 shopping center
Graham Park Plaza Federal Realty Investment Trust, the owner of Graham Park Plaza, the shopping center on Route 50 formerly known as Loehmann’s Plaza, is considering redevelopment options, including a mixed-use building with multifamily housing on the upper floors and retail on the ground floor. The company has asked Mason Supervisor Penny Gross’s office to … Continued
Planning Commission defers decision on Spectrum rezoning application
The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Jan. 22 approved commissioner Julie Strandlie’s (Mason) request to defer until Feb. 11 a decision on Spectrum Development’s rezoning applications for a shopping center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. The delay will give Spectrum more time to make changes in its application. At a Planning Commission hearing on … Continued