Tag: shopping
Back-to-school tax holiday this weekend
School doesn’t start until Sept. 2, but if you want to take advantage of Virginia’s back-to-school tax holiday, you’ve got to start shopping this weekend. Shoppers won’t be charged sales tax for eligible clothing and school supplies purchased on Friday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 3. To qualify for the tax break, articles of clothing … Continued
Blog readers select Collector’s World as one of area’s best gift shops
The Annandale Blog presented 2014 Annie Awards to six local businesses during our fifth-year anniversary party, Blogapalooza, on June 28. The winners were chosen by Annandale Blog readers in an open-ended online survey. Collector’s World and AnnSandra, which was profiled July 10, got the same number of votes in the best gift shop category, so … Continued
Planning Commission defers vote on Bailey’s Crossroads shopping center
Washington Drive, looking toward Leesburg Pike. The shopping center would be at the left. [Google Maps] The Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decision on a shopping center proposal for Leesburg Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads until July 30, primarily because commissioners felt there was not enough information on a plan to align Charles Street with … Continued
Tenant sought for former bookstore building
This building is available for lease. Bandi Books, the Korean bookstore at 4305 Markham Street, Annandale, closed a couple of weeks ago for the same reason that bookstores everywhere are shutting down. It’s too hard to compete against online book sellers and there’s so much free information available on the internet, says property owner Gary … Continued
Armed robbery at Route 50 jewelry store
The Route 50 Gold & Jewelry Exchange When armed robbers hit the Route 50 Gold & Jewelry Exchange July 14, they took irreplaceable items of sentimental value. That’s what happened to one local resident who went to the store the next day to retrieve a couple of pieces of jewelry she had pawned and learned … Continued
Diamond ring donated to Annandale Goodwill store sells for $11,600
The Annandale Goodwill Someone donated a 3-carat diamond ring to the Goodwill store in Annandale. The store had been prepared to sell it for $200, but it was put on the Goodwill online auction site instead, where it sold for $11,600 on July 15, says Kiri Grant, general manager of the store on John Marr … Continued
Courtland Park residents raise concerns on proposed retail center
The site of a proposed shopping center on Leesburg Pike as seen from Charles Street. With a public hearing scheduled before the Fairfax County Planning Commission July 17 on a proposal for a shopping center on Route 7 in Bailey’s Crossroads, local residents are urging that the project be modified to protect the Courtland Park … Continued
Readers select AnnSandra as one of Annandale’s best gift shops
The 2014 Annie Awards, for the “best of Annandale/Mason,” were presented at Blogapalooza, the Annandale Blog’s fifth-anniversary celebration June 28. The award winners were selected by Annandale Blog readers in an open-ended survey. We’ll be profilingthe winners over the next few weeks. AnnSandra, the winner of a 2014 Annie Award for best gift … Continued
Seven Corners Task Force favors lower density project on Sears site
The Sears site on Leesburg Pike. Members of the Seven Corners Land Use and Transportation Task Force agree with local residents’ concerns that a proposed apartment complex on the Sears site would be too big. The group’s July 8 meeting focused on revisions suggested by task force members to the language for the Seven Corners … Continued
Shopping center under construction on Annandale Road
An illustration of the new shopping center. The store names are just examples of what might go there. Remember the old Black Tie Cleaners at 3037 Annandale Road? It’s coming back in the new shopping center under construction on that property. Black Tie, which had been there for some 20 years, closed last October. The … Continued
Annandale Blog readers select Beanetics as best local coffee shop
The 2014 Annie Awards, for the “best of Annandale/Mason,” were presented at Blogapalooza, the Annandale Blog’s fifth-anniversary celebration June 28. The award winners were selected by Annandale Blog readers in an open-ended survey. We’ll be profiling the winners over the next few weeks. Beanetics Coffee Roasters, the winner of the Annandale Blog’s 2014 Annie Award … Continued
Land use committee defers action on Route 7 shopping center
An illustration of the proposed shopping center on Leesburg Pike. The Mason District Land Use Committee deferred a decision on the shopping center proposed by Spectrum Development for Leesburg Pike between Washington Drive and Charles Street. “The Spectrum case is mildly controversial, not so much for the project itself, but because of issues related to … Continued
New projects in the works for Bailey’s Crossroads and Seven Corners
An illustration of the proposed Triple-A center. Members of the Bailey’s Crossroads Revitalization Corporation (BCRC) got a glimpse of the proposed Triple-A retail center June17. The center is slated for the stand-alone building in the shopping center at the corner of Route 50 and Wilson Boulevard in Seven Corners. The long-vacant building was most recently … Continued
Renovations to start soon at Kings Park Shopping Center
The new look for the Kings Park Shopping Center. Renovations are beginning soon at the Kings Park Shopping Center, which is west of Annandale between Braddock Road, Burke Lake Road, and Rolling Road. The Giant grocery store will be expanded from its current size, 28,000 square feet, to just over 50,000 square feet. The new … Continued
Walgreens bus offers free health screenings June 14
The new Walgreens at 4300 Backlick Road, Annandale, is hosting free health screenings June 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Walgreens Wellness Bus, a partnership of Walgreens and the National Urban League, will be in the parking lot 9 a.m.-3 p.m., offering screenings for cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, and comprehensive weight assessment, says James Lagasca, the … Continued