Tag: Taste of Annandale
Sleepy Hollow Healthcare offers a home-like setting
Sleepy Hollow Health Care Center If your loved ones become too frail or ill to care for themselves, the Sleepy Hollow Healthcare Center offers a pleasant place for them to live right here on Columbia Pike between Annandale and Bailey’s Crossroads. The center has signed on as a Silver-level sponsor of the Taste of Annandale, … Continued
Congressional School focuses on STEM
Congressional students work on a community garden. Congressional School, an independent, private school on Sleepy Hollow Road, is expanding its focus on education in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) this year, says Chris Pryor, assistant head for advancement. The school, a Silver-level sponsor of the Taste of Annandale, has a new full-time STEM educator, … Continued
Celebrate community at the Taste of Annandale
The 2017 Taste of Annandale drew a large crowd. Ready for some fun? The fourth annual Taste of Annandale is Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., along Tom Davis Drive in the heart of Annandale, Va. This family-friendly and pet-friendly event features live music and dance, a 5K race, a beer garden, best-dressed pet contest, a … Continued
First Fidelity to advise potential home buyers at the Taste of Annandale
Bruce Gordon with a Yeti mug like the ones he plans to raffle off at the Taste of Annandale. “We’re different; we’re small, responsive, and competitive,” says Bruce Gordon, senior loan officer with the First Fidelity Funding Group, a mortgage company based in Fairfax. “As a result, we can empathize with our borrowers; we can … Continued
Chico’s one-year anniversary party on Sept. 30 features mini-makeovers for pets and people
Chico’s new pet spa. Chico’s Natural Pet Market invites everyone and their pets to an Open House and Pampered Pet Party Sunday, Sept. 30, 1-7 p.m., to celebrate the store’s one-year anniversary and introduce its new pet spa. Chico’s, at 6349A Columbia Pike, is hosting the best-dressed pet contest at the Taste of Annandale and will … Continued
‘Animal communicator’ will help judge pet contest at the Taste of Annandale
The Taste of Annandale Planning Committee is pleased to announce that Diane Roadcap, the “animal communicator,” will be one of the judges at the best-dressed pet contest at the Oct. 13 street festival on Tom Davis Drive. The Taste of Annandale schedule hasn’t been finalized but the pet contest, hosted by Chico’s Natural Pet Market, … Continued
Heartland Home Foods brings dinner to you
Chicken from Heartland. Tired of stopping at the grocery store to pick food for dinner after a tough day at work? Can’t afford to eat out all the time or subscribe to a meal delivery service? There’s another alternative: Representatives from Heartland Home Foods will describe their concept – and give out complementary food packages … Continued
Small school has a big impact
Pinnacle Academy students deliver supplies to a village in Burkina Faso. The Pinnacle Academy, a small private, international school founded in Oakton 11 years ago, is the only “early college high school” in Northern Virginia. Under this approach, students take college courses as early as the ninth grade so by the time they graduate, they … Continued
The Parliaments is hosting a block party on Saturday
The Parliaments The Parliaments, a community in the center of Annandale, invites residents and potential renters to an International Block Party and open house Sept. 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. There will be a DJ, moon bounce, games, food, contests, and vendors. It’s in the parking lot next to the leasing office at 7409 Eastmoreland Road. … Continued
Coco the Couture Cat offers inspiration for the Taste of Annandale pet contest
Coco models one of her many outfits. Coco the Couture Cat, a guest at the upcoming Taste of Annandale, is a star feline fashionista and with 100 or so custom-designed outfits. But don’t worry, Coco won’t be competing in the best-dressed pet contest at the Oct. 13 street festival. That’s because her handler, Teri Thorsteinson, … Continued
Golf simulator unveiled at Pinecrest Golf Center
Nick Lemens, a member of the Annandale High School golf team, tries out the new TrackMan4. The Pinecrest Golf Center has a brand-new TrackMan4 Golf Simulator, thanks to a $25,000 donation by longtime Bailey’s Crossroads residents and avid golfers Wayne and Angela Valis. The simulator, in Pinecrest’s newly updated, renovated, and renamed Valis Family Golf … Continued
For Anthem HealthKeepers Plus, the Taste of Annadale is all about outreach to the public
Patricia Moreno Many lower-income residents in Virginia who are eligible for Medicaid don’t realize they can get excellent benefits beyond basic healthcare if they join Anthem HealthKeepers Plus. That’s why the company gets involved in community events, such as signing on as a Silver-level sponsor of the Taste of Annandale, a street festival on Oct. … Continued
Taste of Annandale will have full day of children’s entertainment
The Paw Patrol characters at the 2017 Taste of Annandale. Children should have a fun time at the Taste of Annandale, as the ACCA Child Development Center (CDC) is planning a full slate of entertainment for them. The “Paw Patrol” characters, a big hit last year, will be back, and there also will be costumed … Continued
Couts Group realtors support Taste of Annandale as Gold-level sponsor
Free pies awaiting pickup in front of Vivianne Couts house. Vivianne Couts, a realtor with Coldwell Banker, is all about cultivating personal relationships and giving back to the community. That’s why the Couts Group, which consists of Viv and Jenny Arias, is a Gold-level sponsor of the Taste of Annandale. But they do so much more. … Continued
Willie brings campaign for ‘mayor of Annan-tail’ to Taste of Annandale
Willie With the Taste of Annandale happening just a little more than three weeks before Election Day, we’re expecting there will be some intense political campaigning going on at the Oct. 13 street festival. Joining the real candidates, will be Willie, a friendly pit bull mix, who’s running as mayor of “Annan-tail.” Willie will be … Continued