Tag: shopping
Planning Commission defers decision on Bailey’s Crossroads retail center
A view of the Shops at Bailey’s Crossroads on Leesburg Pike. [Spectrum Development] The Fairfax County Planning Commission agreed unanimously to defer until Jan. 22 a recommendation on a proposal to allow a retail center on Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hear the issue on Jan. 27. Spectrum … Continued
Explosion at Eden Center
Firefighters from Falls Church and Arlington on the scene of an explosion at Eden Center. [WTOP photo] An explosion rocked the Eden Center in Seven Corners at about 3 p.m. today. According to a City of Falls Church spokesperson, smoke was billowing from the front and rear entrances. The Falls Church News-Press reports three people … Continued
Eden Center celebrates 30th anniversary
In the foreground at the ribbon-cutting for Good Fortune are, from the left, Quan Guo Yang, general manager of Good Fortune, Falls Church Mayor David Tarter, Eden Center Vice President Alan Frank, and Mr. Xia of Good Fortune. The Eden Center celebrated its 30th anniversary Dec. 9 featured a lion and dance plus a ribbon-cutting ceremony for … Continued
Mason land use committee rejects Route 7 shopping center
An illustration of the shopping center proposed for Bailey’s Crossroads. The Mason District Land Use Committee Nov. 25 decided not to endorse a shopping center proposed for Route 7 in Bailey’s Crossroads but did agree to support a plan for an Afghan funeral chapel on Braddock Road if certain conditions are met. The committee also … Continued
Good Fortune supermarket brings Chinese specialties to Eden Center
Good Fortune specializes in live seafood. You can find things at Good Fortune, the supermarket that opened in the Eden Center Nov. 22, that you’ll never see in a Giant or Safeway, like whole ducks, live eels, jellyfish heads, huge taro stems, cans of grass jelly dessert, giant lotus roots, whole pig heads, and much, … Continued
Planning Commission approves Home Depot expansion
Building supplies piled up in the Home Depot parking lot. The Fairfax County Planning Commission on Nov. 13 endorsed a proposal to allow the Home Depot in Seven Corners to expand into vacant retail space next door. At a public hearing on the proposal last week, attorney Andrew Painter of Walsh Collucci, representing Home Depot, … Continued
It’s holiday craft fair season
With Thanksgiving around the corner and the December holidays looming on the horizon, the craft show/church bazaar season is in full swing. This Saturday, Nov. 15, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church is having its annual Christmas Bazaar. (9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 6800 Columbia Pike, Annandale.) Venders will be offering baked goods, books, art, toys, games, jewelry, pressed … Continued
Church hosts craft bazaar this Saturday
Ada Lyle’s stationery will be at the Craft Bazaar. Want to get a jump on your holiday shopping list? Check out the Annual Craft Bazaar at the Annandale United Methodist Church Saturday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The church is at 6935 Columbia Pike, Annandale. More than 40 crafters and artists will be on hand, … Continued
Residents object to proposed funeral chapel on Braddock Road
A rendering of the proposed funeral chapel. Residents of Hillbrook-Tall Oaks and nearby Annandale neighborhoods urged the Mason District Land Use Committee Oct. 28 to oppose plans for a funeral chapel on Braddock Road near the Backlick Road intersection. Their concerns primarily have to do with traffic on Braddock Road, spillover parking on neighborhood streets, … Continued
Public invited to Annandale Parade and Festival tomorrow
The Marching Atoms in the Annandale Parade a few years ago. The biggest community event in Annandale – the Annual Parade and Fall Festival, organized by the Annandale Chamber of Commerce – takes place tomorrow, Oct. 25. NOTE: Some local streets will be closed tomorrow morning, so plan alternate routes. The parade starts at 10 … Continued
Lotte international grocery will replace Safeway in Ravensworth Shopping Center
A rendering of the shopping center after remodeling. The Safeway at the Ravensworth Shopping Center will close this winter and will be replaced with a Lotte Plaza international grocery store. That change is part of a project to renovate the shopping center outlined at a community meeting Oct. 16. “We want to create a warm, … Continued
Shoppers converge on new Springfield Town Center
Several hundred people gathered for the grand opening of the new Springfield Town Center Oct. 17. It replaces the old Springfield Mall, which opened in 1973 and had declined in recent years as an increasing number of stores became vacant. The new 1.3 million square foot shopping structure is still a mall, although it boasts … Continued
Supervisors approve shopping center in Bailey’s Crossroads
The shopping center site consists of parcels numbered 1-5, bordered by Route 7, Charles Street, Washington Drive, and the Courtland Park neighborhood. [Fairfax County photo] The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan Sept. 23 allowing development of a shopping center on Leesburg Pike between Charles Street … Continued
Expansion of Seven Corners Home Depot proposed
The Seven Corners Home Depot is requesting a zoning special exception allowing it to expand into the adjoining storefront, currently occupied by a temporary Spirit of Halloween store. It was formerly a Room Store, and before that, Dollar General. The expansion is needed because Home Depot has an inadequate area for staging and loading merchandise, … Continued
Loehmann’s Plaza renamed Graham Park Plaza
With Loehmann’s long gone from Loehmann’s Plaza – the discount clothing company went out of business last January – Federal Realty Investment Trust, the owner of the shopping center on Route 50 in Falls Church, is changing its name from Loehmann’s Plaza to “Graham Park Plaza.” According to a Sept. 16 press release, new signage … Continued