9+ hour, 21+ min ago   (381+ words) A new mural brightens up Annandale. The artwork, featuring the Statue of Liberty, was installed on July 24 on the fence around a construction site on John Marr Drive. Several volunteers painted the mural on June 27 at an Asian Night Market…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (128+ words) The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department honored four lifeguards at the Providence Rec Center on July 16 “for their extraordinary actions during a water emergency,” the Park Authority reports. Lifeguards Michaela Zawadzki, Juliet Raimando, and Anna Parker, along with Manager…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (394+ words) Five months after the Culmore Clinic moved to a temporary location in Bailey’s Crossroads while a new permanent space is being constructed, it’s being forced to move again. The Culmore Clinic relocated to the Bailey’s Crossroads branch of the Columbia…...

5+ day, 47+ min ago   (349+ words) The Fairfax County School Board on July 16 passed a series of motions to limit the use of educational technology in the classroom. The motions were supported by Fairfax County Parents for Intentional Technology, a group of parents and teachers concerned…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (289+ words) A grand jury has indicted Misael Lopez Gomez, 28, on July 20 for aggravated murder and felony child abuse for the death of his 3-month-old daughter. A trial date will be set on July 23. Police responded to their home in the 3400 block…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (250+ words) The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on July 14 approved a zoning special exception for a childcare center on Fairland Street, Lincolnia, next to the Braddock Road intersection, to serve up to 50 children. The applicant and property owner, Deyi Awadallah, initially…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (610+ words) Second Story, a nonprofit that serves youths and families in underserved areas, learned with very little notice that four of its programs were at risk of closing on July 1 “due to unexpected interruptions to long-standing funding sources,” said Chief Executive…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (480+ words) Mason District Supervisor Andres Jimenez has been charged with reckless driving for going 104 miles per hour in a 70-mph zone. Jimenez is scheduled to appear in the Fairfax County General District Court on July 20, 9:30 a.m. Under the Virginia Code, a “reckless…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (136+ words) Teso Life, a retailer that specializes in Japanese and Korean cosmetics, snacks, household items, toys, stationery, and other Asian products, is coming to the former CVS space in the Willston I Shopping Center in Seven Corners. The CVS closed in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1060+ words) School construction tax – The Fairfax County School Board approved a resolution supporting a local referendum for a 1 percent sales tax for school facility capital projects. As part of the state’s budget agreement, the Virginia General Assembly authorized localities to raise…...