Duck Chang’s, a family restaurant that set its roots down in Annandale nearly 50 years ago, is charting an uncertain future.
Located in a strip mall at 4427 John Marr Drive, the restaurant — which has been in the Chang family for generations — has launched a crowdfunding campaign to cover more than $100,000 in renovations that the property’s new owners asked the restaurant to complete.
(Updated at 4:50 p.m.) Fairfax County police have arrested an unlicensed masseuse who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at an Annandale clinic.
Kyung Pil Chang, 55, of Haymarket faces four felony charges related to an assault reported on Jan. 25.
Suspect in Attacks on Unhoused People Previously Jailed in Fairfax County — “Gerald Brevard III, 30, had been in and out of jail in D.C., Virginia and Maryland on varying charges including assaulting a police officer and shoplifting, court records show. Most recently he served several months in Fairfax County jail after he was arrested on an abduction charge that was reduced to misdemeanor assault in a plea agreement.” [The Washington Post]
Man Arrested for Herndon Sexual Assault — “Andy Josue Calix Mejia, 23, of Sterling was arrested for sexually assaulting a juvenile last year in the Town of Herndon, according police…The incident happened March 25, 2021, in the 500 block of Florida Avenue.” [Patch]
A karaoke bar coming to Annandale’s former Kmart plaza now has its liquor license.
Construction on Glam Karaoke, located at 4369 John Marr Drive in the new Eastgate Shopping Center, has been underway since last fall, Annandale Today previously reported.
The Audrey Moore Rec Center, built in 1977, is getting input from people on what upgrades it needs.
As the oldest rec center still operating in the Park Authority’s portfolio, Fairfax County has been setting aside money in park bonds and surveying people about what improvements would be needed for the 8100 Braddock Road facility, which includes a pool, racquetball courts and more.
Annandale will get its first Chick-fil-A this year.
A company spokesperson tells FFXnow that the 4,400-square-foot fast food restaurant is expected to open at 7120 Little River Turnpike in the spring.
(Updated at 12 p.m.) Police are investigating a stabbing after a man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
Fairfax County Police Department spokesperson Tara Gerhard said the man was attacked outside last night in Annandale. The call came in around 10:08 p.m. yesterday (Wednesday), and police responded to the area of Daniels Avenue and Mangalore Drive.
One man was stabbed and two others were injured after a pickup truck crashed into an apartment in Annandale Saturday night.
The incident happened around 7:20 p.m. on the 4500 block of Commons Drive and reportedly involved a gathering of about 60 people.
