tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post8961286292290851236..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Urban planners to study Annandale revitalization strategiesAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-14440031729460662122016-08-01T10:44:17.489-04:002016-08-01T10:44:17.489-04:00I agree with 8:43. Annandale has one of the best ...I agree with 8:43. Annandale has one of the best locations in all of the DC region and yet nothing to show for it! #newbloodpleaseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-25644769616818668812016-03-17T20:16:12.667-04:002016-03-17T20:16:12.667-04:00Great minds created great cities, small minds crea...Great minds created great cities, small minds created small towns, no minds created Annandale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-29104132526766544652016-03-17T13:49:34.362-04:002016-03-17T13:49:34.362-04:00And they call us know-nothings!And they call us know-nothings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-57209523267278788292016-03-17T13:46:17.945-04:002016-03-17T13:46:17.945-04:00The Chamber and the Annandale Central Business Dis...The Chamber and the Annandale Central Business District Planning Committee etc. all work for Penny. No change means no change. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-30465815129325623752016-03-16T23:38:46.358-04:002016-03-16T23:38:46.358-04:00We should tap into the minds of students at TJHSST...We should tap into the minds of students at TJHSST. Also, maybe we could advertise as a small pet friendly place with "yappy hour" at places w outdoor seating. We have great places to walk dogs (Mason District Park, Greenspring, a dog park, several animal clinics, including a 24-hr one, a PetSmart, a walkable downtown. Perhaps we could attract a pet spa & promote animal training, grooming & pet care/dog walking services. Not ideal, but it's something we have now that might give us some cachet.Pam Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-32712943679597965532016-03-16T09:20:44.611-04:002016-03-16T09:20:44.611-04:00The dog enjoyed them. The dog enjoyed them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-57685416741026983512016-03-15T15:54:54.409-04:002016-03-15T15:54:54.409-04:00Monorail...monorail...monorail.
Miss Hoover:
... Monorail...monorail...monorail.<br /> Miss Hoover: <br /> I hear those things are awfully loud. <br /> Lyle Lanley: <br /> It glides as softly as a cloud. <br /><br /> Apu: <br /> Is there a chance the track could bend? <br /><br /> Lyle Lanley: <br /> Not on your life, my Hindu friend. <br /><br /> Barney Gumble: <br /> What about us brain-dead slobs? <br /><br /> Lyle Lanley: <br /> You'll be given cushy jobs. <br /><br /> Grampa Simpson: <br /> Were you sent here by the devil? <br /><br /> Lyle Lanley: <br /> No, good sir, I'm on the level. <br /><br /> Chief Wiggum: <br /> The ring came off my pudding can. <br /><br /> Lyle Lanley; <br /> Take my pen knife, my good man. <br />MONORAIL!<br />I swear, it's Annandale's only choice! Throw up your hands and raise your voice! Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384921987341840149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-45976280813052848692016-03-15T07:54:15.782-04:002016-03-15T07:54:15.782-04:00I did not know we had a Chico's Pet Depot so I...I did not know we had a Chico's Pet Depot so I googled it and now I may have to check them out. How were the gourmet dog biscuits?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-91058265574714027032016-03-14T18:45:18.418-04:002016-03-14T18:45:18.418-04:00what u got against toast browhat u got against toast broAdam Goldbarghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03940970270491817344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-8704472005924026612016-03-14T14:38:48.262-04:002016-03-14T14:38:48.262-04:00We already have gourmet dog biscuits in Mason Dist...We already have gourmet dog biscuits in Mason District at Chico's Pet Depot. I bought some the other night. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-72535994185746101212016-03-14T14:31:20.051-04:002016-03-14T14:31:20.051-04:00> The group will recommend strategies for revit...> The group will recommend strategies for revitalization<br /><br />> “The project should generate some great ideas,” says Laura Baker, a planner with the Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization<br /><br />Incoming changes:<br /><br />All local cafes close, replaced with Cosis, Zoe's, Starbucks, et al.<br /><br />Thrift stores and locally-owned botiques close, replaced with stores selling gourmet dog biscuits, $100 yoga pants, and imported artisinal toast.<br /><br />Kmart stays put for another half-century, utterly impervious to all change, like some alien obelisk of bargain-basement commerce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-4487082967524425672016-03-13T20:41:31.459-04:002016-03-13T20:41:31.459-04:00Make it a resort town for the North Korean leader....Make it a resort town for the North Korean leader. That is essentially what you got left as an option without some means of connectivity to a major economic zone: Tysons and/or DC. <br /><br />Perhaps a loop circulator like an elevated mono rail that would take all of us in this deadland that have been forgotten to major metro satellite stations via this new form of transit.<br /><br />We don't have metro or any form of good mass transit, and your probably right and that is because the County leadership has no will, ingenuity or vision, they are too stuck in spreadsheet land counting pennies and not figuring out how to bring in lots of new tax revenue dollars; the public of know nothings have their heads in the sand tearing down every idea, and WMATA wants nothing to do with the Dump.<br /><br />I say build a monorail and they will come. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-38960176954065871622016-03-13T15:49:14.054-04:002016-03-13T15:49:14.054-04:00I am not a know-nothing.. I stated "other tha...I am not a know-nothing.. I stated "other than some Korean places to eat" , meaning Korean places are the main draw to Annandale. What else have we got? Nothing special that is in every other town, gas stations, kfc, mc d's. We have no town center with shops or newer class 1 type office space. People are not coming to Annandale to get title loans, those people already live here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-77478446406848200922016-03-13T14:42:25.218-04:002016-03-13T14:42:25.218-04:00We are not getting metro. Ever. If we did, it woul...We are not getting metro. Ever. If we did, it wouldn't be for a very, very long time. WMATA et al. would rather cater to commuters in Leesburg and other far-flung corners of the region. So, we need to come up with a plan b. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-36334527808134890982016-03-13T12:16:30.684-04:002016-03-13T12:16:30.684-04:00Thankfully Annandale has the Korean business commu...Thankfully Annandale has the Korean business community, but its not enough. Annandale needs to be connected to the grid, via metro and economic development. The Korean restaurants and associated businesses are a good launching pad but without strategic planning Annandale will continue to be third rate to the adjacent communities such as Merrifield. Political and economic development leadership is desperately needed. That vacant Bloom store would be leased if Annandale was a desirable economic hub, which unfortunately it is not. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-10088440787006983162016-03-13T11:26:09.643-04:002016-03-13T11:26:09.643-04:00Pat, what are your thoughts on the Annandale busin...Pat, what are your thoughts on the Annandale business district? Has the ACofC talked to Penny?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-41585890191587147342016-03-12T16:58:23.431-05:002016-03-12T16:58:23.431-05:00What the know-nothings here do not know is that th...What the know-nothings here do not know is that those Korean places are quite a draw for out of district residents, and not just Korean ones. Honey Pig, Kogiya, Karaoke, other Korean restaurants places...when I was not a Mason District resident, I was in Annandale more than you'd think, and no, I'm not Korean. <br /><br />Where can I support the Korean business owners of Annandale?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-66802049691982627552016-03-12T13:29:39.553-05:002016-03-12T13:29:39.553-05:00Sadly nothing will become of Annandale until since...Sadly nothing will become of Annandale until since we have little to no office space. The office lunch crowd keeps restaurants going during the day. We will not get good retail until the social economic issues are resolved, Annandale / Baileys has one of the lowest per house hold income in the area. First thing that major retail looks for is income levels and education. Since we are low income, this area is not the top pick for major retail, be it a Whole Foods, Macy's, Wegmans.<br /><br />Without some type of mass transit other than bus, not much will happen. You will continue to see growth along the silver line and I see Springfield recovering now that the mall is back. Springfield has metro, office space, retail, and restaurants. Now parts may be a run down but overall it is not as bad. <br />Other than some Korean places to eat, no real reason to shop in Annandale, nothing here that is not already somewhere else. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-69913050938127808622016-03-12T00:43:26.381-05:002016-03-12T00:43:26.381-05:00You get what you voted for:
little/no help.You get what you voted for:<br />little/no help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-16937433682631879632016-03-11T22:20:09.200-05:002016-03-11T22:20:09.200-05:00Yea, and its falling apart. That is what I would c...Yea, and its falling apart. That is what I would call first class urban renewal gone bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-78431519783058754452016-03-11T21:58:14.337-05:002016-03-11T21:58:14.337-05:00"Annandale was revitalized several years ago ..."Annandale was revitalized several years ago when we had the brick paver sidewalks and cross walks installed. That really improved the walkability of Annandale." you mean like this one in the middle of <br />Annandale: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2a8tyo0ldm3mhis/Annandale%20not%20brick%20walk%20.jpg?dl=0 They're imitation brick. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-91872141422275794552016-03-11T21:53:42.684-05:002016-03-11T21:53:42.684-05:00Annandale is not important or glamorous enough for...Annandale is not important or glamorous enough for Penny or Sharon to engage. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-30069724410721443212016-03-11T20:09:20.113-05:002016-03-11T20:09:20.113-05:00I'm not sure I'd count installing nice sid...I'm not sure I'd count installing nice sidewalks as "revitalization". It is a part of revitalization, but it isn't revitalization, and to be clear, Annandale is far from being revitalized. Tysons is revitalized. Reston is revitalized. Clarendon is revitalized. Ballston is being revitalized again. Baileys, Annandale, et all, do not look or feel anything like those places. In some ways thats a good thing (I chose to not live in those places for a reason), but in many others, it's a bad thing (we need the business interest and we need to start reducing blight).Jeff Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800609058016605285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-14405589963575755862016-03-11T19:11:32.649-05:002016-03-11T19:11:32.649-05:00Has anyone gone on the Annandale Chamber of Commer...Has anyone gone on the Annandale Chamber of Commerce site? Go on and click on "Our Community" Read The Commercial Revitalization of Annandale,along with the other reports. Our little town needs alot of help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-73798052431874472142016-03-11T18:01:18.411-05:002016-03-11T18:01:18.411-05:00Annandale was revitalized several years ago when w...Annandale was revitalized several years ago when we had the brick paver sidewalks and cross walks installed. That really improved the walkability of Annandale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com