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Two dogs lost near in Annandale near Americana Drive

Two dogs have away when they dug under the back door of Eddie McGaffigan’s townhouse. They were last seen near the intersection of Americana Drive and Oreana Drive at the southern edge of Bristow Village.Kaiser is a very beautiful 10-month old male pur... »

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Planning Commission approves Peace Valley Lane development

The Fairfax County Planning Commission last night approved a proposal to allow a high-density infill development at Peace Valley Lane in the Ravenwood Park neighborhood. The measure now goes to the Board of Supervisors for final action; a date for boar... »

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Homeowner sees green in Holmes Run Acres

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Annandale resident seeks help in finding a missing cat

There is a missing cat in Annandale, and his distraught owner is offering a reward for his return.Nogrie, a 22-pound, gray and black striped tabby went missing March 28 when he slipped out of the door of his home near Gallows Road and Ashton Street. He... »

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Annandale farmers markets open in May

Flowers on sale at the Wakefield market last summerFairfax County farmers markets, offering fresh fruits and vegetables and other items from local producers, will open in early May.There are two farmers markets in the Annandale area:The Annandale Farme... »

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FXCO to study Seven Corners

The pedestrian bridge over Arlington BoulevardThe Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization (OCR) is launching a major study of the future of the Seven Corners area in May, Matt Flis, a planner with that office, announced at a meeting of the Ba... »

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Let's hear it for the Mason Crest Tigers!

The votes are in, and the mascot for the new Mason Crest Elementary School is the tiger, and the colors are red and black.  Students at four nearby elementary schools—Beech Tree,Belvedere, Woodburn, and Annandale Terrace—who will be attending the brand... »

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Spring cleaning: a community affair

Residents of the Sleepy Hollow community (pictured here) joined more than 5,000 volunteers throughout the region for the 24th Annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup last Saturday.The Sleepy Hollow volunteers spent the morning picking uptrash along Tripps Run... »

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FXCO Planning Commission again delays action on Peace Valley Lane

The Fairfax County Planning Commission deferred a decisionon the plan amendment to facilitate a housing development on Peace Valley Laneafter Janet Hall, the commissioner representing Mason District, changed theproposal three hours before the meeting. ... »

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Cop school: Robberies take a huge toll on victims

The BB&T Bank on Backlick Road in Annandale was robbed twice in 2011A chilling video from a check cashing store in Annandale a few months ago shows a man walking in on a Saturday morning and pulling out a handgun. He takes a customer and her child into... »

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Sandra Day O'Connor read to students at Columbia Elementary School

Students at Columbia Elementary School in Annandale had a special visitor April 16: Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor read a book she authored, titled Chico, to first and second-graders. The book is about the pony she grew up with while ... »

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FXCO Planning Commission to vote on Peace Valley Lane development tonight

After the Ravenwood Park Citizens Association (RPCA) has spent many, many months fighting plans for an overly dense development at Peace Valley Lane, the issue is coming before the Fairfax County Planning Commission tonight as a “decision item.”At issu... »

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County takes action against 'extreme yard sales' on Braddock Road

Appliances for sale at 4508 Braddock RoadRecent media attention on the “extreme yard sales” on Braddock Road may be having an impact. The Fairfax County Office of Code Compliance has issued a citation for 3908 Braddock Road, and is expected to cite 450... »

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We remember Virginia Tech

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the tragedy at Virginia Tech. On April 16, 2007, a student at the university in Blacksburg went on a shooting rampage, killing 32 people and wounding 25 others. Among the victims was Mary Read of Annandale, a 19-yea... »

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White Horticultural Park was saved from development

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