After almost two months of construction, the remodel of the Annandale Hess gas station at 7100 Little River Tpke., near the corner of John Marr Drive is starting to take shape. The convenience store building for the gas station was delivered at the end of April. Construction crews have been at work almost daily continuining work on the property in order to meet the scheduled July open date. The gas station closed in March in order to complete renovations. When finished, the gas station will include a new Dunkin' Donuts and other food offerings inside the convenience store. Related stories …

After more than a year of constructon, the latest CVS location in the Annandale area officially opened on Sunday. According to an employee at the store, the store opened with little fanfare, but had seen a solid amount of customers throughout the day who noticed the "now open" signs posted out front and chose to stop in. The store is located at 3921 Prosperity Ave., in Fairfax just outside of Annandale and west of the beltway. It's a full-service CVS and includes a drive-thru and a 24-hour pharmacy. Additionally, the store will be the third CVS store in the Annandale area. Read more about CVS…

By the looks of things, the new CVS located at 3921 Prosperity Ave., will open this month as planned. Much of the remaining construction, with the exception of some interior and landscaping is complete, according to a construction worker on site. Back in March, Mike DeAngelis, director of public relations for CVS, told Patch the store hoped to open in April after months of delays due to permit approvals and unexpected site cleanup construction. CVS began construction on the new store site in early 2012 and originally planned to open in September 2012. Tell Us: Are you excited for the new CVS…

Local garden center and landscape business Campbell & Ferrara Outdoor Living is aiming to move out of their longtime Little River Turnpike location just outside of Annandale and relocate to Mount Vernon by May 31. [Read more on Patch: Campbell & Ferrara to Relocate in 2013] According to owner Donna Campbell, who co-runs Campbell & Ferrara with husband Jim, the family-owned and operated business plans to leave their Mason District location and move into their new location at 8357 Richmond Hwy., in Mount Vernon around the same time just before the start of summer. "We're really excited [about …

The Annandale Hess gas station at 7100 Little River Tpke., near the corner of John Marr Drive has closed temporarily and is scheduled to reopen this summer once renovations are complete, according to a representative for Hess. Back in January, Mason District Supervisor Gross told residents at a town hall meeting that the gas station would undergo a remodel in spring. The remodel, Gross said, would include a new Dunkin Donuts. Are you on Facebook? So are we! "Like" Annandale Patch on Facebook “We began renovations on our retail location in Annandale on March 18. When renovations are completed …

The Annandale Blockbuster Video at 7448 Little River Tpke., officially closed this month and it looks like a new business has already leased the now-vacant property. According to the Fairfax Inspections Database Online (FIDO) system, a permit for a new interior layout for an Advanced Auto Parts store was processed on Tuesday by the county for that address. The system also shows that a zoning plan for the layout was reviewed and approved. Zoning Plan approval is one of the first steps in a lengthy process businesses go through when applying for permits, according to a representative in the …

After two years as commander of the Mason District Station of the Fairfax County Police Department, Capt. Gun Lee is leaving to take on a new role within the department. Tuesday night’s Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Mason District Governmental Center in Annandale will be Lee’s last meeting. Lee succeeded Maj. Ted Arnn in 2011 as commander when Arnn was promoted. [Read more on Patch: Mason District Station Gets New Commander] The CAC meeting will also feature a presentation from the department’s Bureau of Internal Affairs and the officer of the month presentation…

Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) chair and Mason District resident Roy Lounsbury has retired from the committee after serving on it for 25 years. Janet Hall, representative for Mason District on the Fairfax County Planning Commission, made the announcement at Tuesday’s monthly committee meeting at the Mason District Governmental Center. The meeting was Lounsbury's last meeting as committee chair. Lounsbury was also recognized Feb. 26 by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors [View a photo of Roy with Board on Flickr] at the Board's Feb. 26 meeting. Dan Aminoff, a member of the MDLUC…

The new CVS under construction in Annandale west of the beltway at 3921 Prosperity Ave. did not open this month as expected; instead, the company is now hoping to open in two months time. Mike DeAngelis, director of public relations for CVS, told Patch the store now plans to open in April, barring any issues or permit delays. Site clean up on the location, which used to be a gas station, took longer than expected and the company was also awaiting approval on a few permits, DeAngelis said. Last November, DeAngelis told Patch the store was aiming for a February open date. CVS began construction…

Despite efforts to find a business to move into the property once occupied by the Bloom supermarket in the Annandale Shopping Center, the space remains vacant more than a year after Bloom closed. According to Carol Zach-Reuss, manager of the Annandale Shopping Center, the property is still available for lease. Zach-Reuss said every effort is being made to find the right business to move into the space. The Annandale Bloom opened in January 2010 at 7000 Columbia Pike. The store closed in late January 2012 awhen Delhaize America closed several of its underperforming stores. What do you want to …

The Annandale Blockbuster Video store will begin selling off its inventory Monday as part of the store's closing sale. The sale begins at 11 a.m. Monday. The store, located in the Little River Shopping Center beside Dollar Tree, is one of 300 stores Blockbuster plans to close in the next few months. An employee said prices on all previously viewed DVD's are $9.99 each or lower excluding multi-disc sets and merchandise from Disney merchandise and DVD's (which are price-controlled). All games are also for sale at discounted prices. The pricing on items will decrease as the weeks continue until …

The Hess gas station located at 7100 Little River Tpke., near the corner of John Marr Drive will soon undergo a renovation. The company has plans to undergo a remodel to increase the size of the station and build a Dunkin Donuts on the new, bigger site. Watch Mason District Supervisor Gross discuss the remodel and business development in Annandale at Tuesday's town hall in the above video. Robert Lawrence with Reed Smith LLP, who is a representative for Hess, told members of the Annandale Central Business District Planning Committee at their Jan. 8 meeting that the site plan for the new, …

Annandale residents in Mason District or in the greater Annandale area who are concerned about issues affecting Mason District are invited to swing by the Mason District Council of Community Associations (MDC) town hall meeting Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Annandale United Methodist Church. The results of a community survey conducted by the MDC will be discussed at length during the meeting, which will feature local officials and community leaders. The preliminary results of the survey were released last week. Annandale Patch is a co-sponsor of the event along with the Annandale Blog. …

Bad news for Annandale residents hoping to get their Korean fried chicken fix: BonChon has left Annandale. A representative in the BonChon New York headquarters, who declined to give their name, said the BonChon franchise located at 6653 Little River Tpke., Suite H in the Willow Run Shopping Center is no longer at that address. However, the company still lists Annandale as a location on their website. The representative declined to give a reason as to why the franchise left. A new restaurant, Chi-MC Chicken & Beer, has replaced BonChon, but patrons can expect similar food under a different …

Originally, I was going to post the top 12 most-read posts on Annandale Patch in 2012. However, the top 12 included two or more stories related to the same story or included a story that wasn't completely central to Annandale (like our number 10, Walmart Workers May Strike Over Black Friday Hours). So instead, we will settle for the top 10 most-read posts on Annandale Patch in 2012. It doesn't sound as nice as top 12 of 2012, but it works. 10. Surprise Derecho Storm The unexpected derecho storm that struck in June and left close to 12,000 Annandale residents without power actually ranked just…

Remember that new Korean undergarment store TRY we told you about back in November? It's now open. TRY had its grand opening earlier this month, according to an employee in the store who did not give her name. According to their website, TRY is “a comfortable, fashionable, trendy innerwear brand store that will cater to men, women and children.” The store is located at 7432 Little River Tpke., beside the Petco and Safeway in the Little River Shopping Center. Prior to TRY moving in, that space belonged to the Annandale Hallmark store. Keep up with news in Annandale! Sign up for the free …

The new Bill Page Chevrolet dealership, which has been under construction since late summer, is mostly complete. Dozens of Chevrolet car models now line the parking lot of the dealership, located at 6500 Little River Turnpike in Alexandria just outside of Annandale. In August, Raymond Page, owner of Bill Page Toyota and Honda, told Patch the dealership would open in late fall or winter. That seems to be about right since the store appears to be open. The store is the company’s first Chevrolet dealership. Bill Page is a family-owned and operated business. They've operated in the Northern …

Update Friday, Jan. 4 11 a.m.: The Goodwill store will host their grand opening and ribbon cutting on Saturday, Feb. 9. -- The incoming Goodwill® store, which will replace the former RoomStore at 7031 Columbia Pike near Jukebox Diner, is scheduled to open next year. "We hope to get lots of shoppers and donors from the Annandale area," said Brendan Hurley Chief Marketing Officer for the Goodwill of Greater Washington offices. The store is aiming to accept donations beginning Jan. 11 and to open for retail as early as Jan. 26. The dates are tentative, Hurley said, and depend on zoning approvals…

Several Annandale residents have been wondering when Walgreens plans to begin construction on the former site of Fuddruckers. So when's the official start date? I don't know. As Patch previously reported, a representative for Walgreens told the Annandale Central Business District Planning Committee (ACBDPC) construction would begin in early September. However, that timeline appears to have changed. The property was left unattended to for months, causing some residents to comment on the state of the landscaping. Walgreens has yet to get back to me about a construction start date (despite my …

After five months of vacancy, the building at 7221 Little River Turnpike, the former site of Trophy Mart, is occupied once again. LoanMax Title Loans moved in to the property two weeks ago, according to an employee who did not give her name. The store provides short-term loans on car titles. Their website states LoanMax Title Loans opened in Georgia in 1990 and has almost 1,000 stores in 20 states. Trophy Mart, which spent more than 25 years at their Annandale location, relocated to a new property in Alexandria back in July.