Tag: shopping
New Annandale Petco opens Nov. 12
The new Petco pet store, at 7434 Little River Turnpike, near the Safeway, opens Friday, Nov. 12, with some special events scheduled for the Grand Opening weekend: Saturday, Nov. 13, 8:55 a.m. – Ribbon-cutting ceremony. Saturday, 9 a.m. – Free $10 gift card to the first 100 customers enrolled in Petco’s PALs program. Saturday, 9 … Continued
Annandale’s big event happens this Saturday: the annual Parade and Fall Festival
The biggest annual event in Annandale is just days away: The annual Fall Festival and Parade, sponsored by the Annandale Chamber of Commerce, takes place Saturday, Oct. 23. The parade runs along Columbia Pike, starting at 10 a.m. from the Annandale United Methodist Church parking lot near the Gallows Road intersection. It heads up Columbia … Continued
Virginia tax holiday this weekend on energy and water-efficient items
If you buy certain energy and water-efficient appliances in Virginia this weekend, you won’t have to pay sales taxes on them. The state has a four-day tax holiday this weekend—through Monday, Oct. 11—for the purchase of certain appliances with Energy Star or WaterSense certifications. These items must cost less than $2,500 and must be purchased … Continued
Green Springs Garden is one of Annandale’s best parks
The weather was perfect for the Green Spring Gardens Festival in Annandale earlier today. Among the nurseries and organizations with plants on sale were Morningside Farm, Hillhouse Farm and Nursery, and the Virginia Native Plant Society. Live music in the gazebo, craft vendors, a tea tasting in the Historic House, a bake sale, and children’s … Continued
Craft show this weekend at NOVA’s Annandale campus
The Northern Virginia Handcrafters Guild is sponsoring a craft show this weekend at the Ernst Cultural Center at the Annandale campus of Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Turnpike. The show is open Saturday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $3. More than 60 artisans will be at the … Continued
Craft Gallery to close temporarily while Packard Center is remodeled
The Craft Gallery of Artisans United is temporarily closing Sept. 20 while the Fred M. Packard Center, where it is housed, will be remodeled. The Packard Center, at 4022 Hummer Road, Annandale, is next to Hidden Oaks Nature Center. The Craft Gallery is expected to reopen in early November, just in time for the holidays, … Continued
New Dollar Tree opens in Annandale
Spiderman man was there, as well as a face painter, at the opening celebration for Annandale’s new Dollar Tree Saturday. The new store is in the Little River Shopping Center (7448 Little River Turnpike) next to Blockbuster. Dollar Tree is the only dollar store “where everything truly costs a dollar,” says the regional manager Jeff, … Continued
Annandale’s new Dollar Store to open on Labor Day
Planning to hang around Annandale, Va., and go shopping on Labor Day? The new Dollar Tree store in the Little River Shopping Center (next to Blockbuster) will open 9 a.m. on Monday. Renovation is underway on the new Petco a few stores down, in the same shopping center on Little River Turnpike.
Annandale’s reps in Richmond oppose privatizing liquor stores
Annandale’s representatives in the state legislature oppose Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proposal to privatize state-run liquor stores. McDonnell, a Republican, has been pushing the privatization concept in town meetings across the state and is expected to announce a detailed proposal next week. McDonnell contends that privatizating the stores now run by the Virginia Department of Alcohol Beverage … Continued
This weekend is a ‘tax holiday’ in Virginia
If you’re thinking of stocking up on school supplies or new clothes, this weekend is a good time to get started. Aug. 6-8 is a “tax holiday” in Virginia, meaning you won’t pay sales taxes on certain items. To qualify, school supplies must sell for $20 or less per item, and clothing must sell for … Continued
High-pitched noise outside of Harris Teeter—Mystery pursued
By Marie Reinsdorf A few weeks ago, my 18-year old son mentioned “an awful noise” outside of Harris Teeter at Barcroft Plaza [6351 Columbia Pike, Falls Church]. “I still shop at Harris Teeter, he said, “but I run in fast. I can hear it as far outside as the Starbucks up hill in the parking … Continued
Old Lee Highway theater demolished, clearing the way for Merrifield redevelopment
I’ve spent many a date night at the Lee Highway Multiplex in Merrifield, and it was a little sad to the see the building demolished. The site has been cleared to make way for the new Mosaic District, the $450 million redevelopment project to create a new Merrifield Town Center in the area between Gallows Road and Lee Highway. … Continued
Dollar Tree and Petco coming to Little River Shopping Center
A couple of the vacant properties in the Little River Shopping Center in Annandale will be occupied within the next few months. A Dollar Tree is moving into the spot next to the Blockbuster [in photo], which was vacated by the Seoul Department Store. A Petco will move into the long-empty site that once held … Continued
Something Special closing after 42 years in Annandale
It’s the end of an era. After 42 years at Annandale’s Little River Shopping Center, Something Special is closing. Meanwhile, until the shop finally shuts its doors for the last time—in August or September—everything is at least 20 percent off and some items are 70 percent off. Owner Jeff Kay, who’s been at the store … Continued
Annandale farmers markets offer fresh produce and much more
If you’re thinking about serving your families more fruits and vegetables, supplement your grocery shopping with a trip to one of Fairfax County’s farmers markets. There are two in the Annandale area: The Farmers Market at Mason District Park is open on Thursdays, 8 a.m.-noon, and the market at Wakefield Park is open Wednesdays, 2-6 … Continued