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Tax breaks considered for Lake Anne, Huntington developers to spur revitalization

Published June 20, 2024 at 10:30AM | Updated July 1, 2024 at 3:48PM

Lake Anne Plaza in late March (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Fairfax County is looking at Reston’s Lake Anne area and the Huntington Metro station as the next candidates for a program that offers tax breaks and other incentives to jumpstart revitalization efforts.

Both areas have proven difficult to redevelop and are seeing stagnant real estate values, despite their prime locations and the county’s overall economic growth, according to Elizabeth Hagg, director of the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Development’s community revitalization section.

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Fairfax County Library launches summer reading program with children’s festival

By Angela Woolsey

Published June 14, 2024 at 1:30PM

Families browse books during the 2023 Children's Summer Reading Festival at Chantilly Regional Library (courtesy Xande Anderer/Fairfax Library Foundation)

Classes are out, and summer reading is in for Fairfax County students.

Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) officially kicked off its annual Summer Reading Program on Wednesday (June 12), encouraging youngsters and adults alike to dig into books and tackle various literary activities to earn prizes.

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County board moves forward with Bailey’s Community Center name change

By James Jarvis

Published May 31, 2024 at 10:30AM

Bailey's Community Center (via Google Maps)

Fairfax County is moving ahead with plans to rename the Bailey’s Community Center (5920-A Summers Lane) in honor of a notable historical figure from the area’s Black community.

The Board of Supervisors, led by Mason District Supervisor Andrew Jimenez, approved a motion on May 21 to initiate the renaming process. A prominent figure in the historically Black Springdale community, Minnie Peyton founded five churches, including Warner Baptist and Holy Scripture Church of Christ.

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Police arrest Alexandria man for shooting in Bailey’s Crossroads

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 1, 2024 at 3:30PM

An Alexandria City Police cruiser (staff photo by James Cullum)

A 24-year-old man from Alexandria is facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly shooting a man he was trying to rob in Bailey’s Crossroads.

Alexandria City police arrested Abner Neftali Selen Barrera of Del Ray yesterday (Tuesday) after detectives identified him as the suspect in the shooting, the Fairfax County Police Department announced today.

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Arlington man charged with manslaughter for fatal Bailey’s Crossroads crash

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 8, 2024 at 9:30AM

Westbound Leesburg Pike at South Jefferson Street in Bailey's Crossroads (via Google Maps)

A 23-year-old man from Arlington has been charged with manslaughter in connection to a Feb. 16 crash in Bailey’s Crossroads that resulted in the death of a 93-year-old woman.

The Fairfax County Police Department announced on Thursday (April 4) that its detectives believe Isai Jimenez Paz was speeding when he allegedly crashed into a Toyota Corolla at the Leesburg Pike and South Jefferson Street intersection.

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Driver charged with traffic violation for fatal Bailey’s Crossroads motorcycle crash

By Angela Woolsey

Published April 2, 2024 at 3:30PM

Westbound Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) at Glen Carlyn Drive (via Google Maps)

The driver involved in last month’s fatal motorcycle crash on Leesburg Pike (Route 7) has been charged with failing to yield on a left turn.

The Fairfax County Police Department announced yesterday (Monday) that its detectives had arrested the 35-year-old man from Bailey’s Crossroads and charged him with the traffic violation. He was released from custody after being served a summons.

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Motorcyclist killed in Bailey’s Crossroads crash on Leesburg Pike

By Angela Woolsey

Published March 12, 2024 at 11:15AM

Westbound Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) at Glen Carlyn Drive (via Google Maps)

A 19-year-old man from Arlington died Sunday night (March 10) after reportedly crashing into a sedan while riding his motorcycle in Bailey’s Crossroads.

Officers responded to the intersection of Leesburg Pike (Route 7) and Glen Carlyn Drive at 11:10 p.m. on Sunday for a crash involving a 1996 Yamaha motorcycle and a 2000 Acura sedan, the Fairfax County Police Department said yesterday (Monday) in a news release.

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Nashville hot chicken chain set to open in Bailey’s Crossroads

By James Jarvis

Published March 4, 2024 at 11:45AM

Crossroads Place in Falls Church (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A Los Angeles fast-food chain that specializes in Nashville-style fried chicken is planning to spice up Bailey’s Crossroads.

Dave’s Hot Chicken is coming to the Crossroads Place shopping center, situated at the intersection of Leesburg Pike and South Jefferson Street, property manager Levin Management, a New Jersey-based realty management company, announced last week.

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FCPD: Woman, 93, has died after getting injured in Bailey’s Crossroads crash

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 23, 2024 at 11:55AM

The intersection of Leesburg Pike (Route 7) and South Jefferson Street in Bailey's Crossroads (via Google Maps)

A 93-year-old woman died earlier this week from injuries she sustained in a car crash on Leesburg Pike (Route 7) in Bailey’s Crossroads, police say.

Gladys Bilbao, a Falls Church resident, was in the front passenger seat of a 2007 Toyota Corolla when the driver collided with a 2023 Toyota GR86 in the South Jefferson Street intersection around 7 p.m. on Feb. 16, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

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Columbia Pike still closed after vehicle crash into house, utility pole in Bailey’s Crossroads

By Angela Woolsey

Published February 12, 2024 at 10:30AM

Downed utility pole on Columbia Pike in Bailey's Crossroads (via FCPD/Twitter)

Columbia Pike has been closed for more than 12 hours near Bailey’s Crossroads after a vehicle crashed into a house and utility pole last night (Sunday), taking out the pole and, with it, the area’s electricity.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue investigators were dispatched to Columbia Pike at Powell Lane around 7:16 p.m. for the single-vehicle crash, according to scanner traffic on Open MHz.