First and foremost, there will be noRose Hill Civic Association meeting on April 24, but we've still got a lot to think about.  Read More

Community members, schoolteachers and staff are volunteering their time to mentor young people who need a helping hand to keep up with classmates or to ease anxieties some kids have in dealing with group activities and personal relationships.At Rose Hill Elementary, Virginia State Trooper Darius Henry comes from his home in Woodbridge to spend time with a student he first met two years ago and who...  Read More

Fairfax County officials are planning a series of studies to create commercial profiles of neighborhoods in the county that will inform future economic development initiatives, according to a recent FFX Now report that mentioned Rose Hill as one such area.During a recent committee meeting, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors discussed the program, which involves studying different communities ...  Read More

Did you know Franconia Park has more than five miles of walking trails? Since April 2022, volunteers have been hard at work removing brush and marking pathways to provide a safe place to enjoy a quiet walk in the woods. Trail entrances are not yet clearly marked but can be found at several spots along the newly built Chessie’s Trail, which is paved, and along two busy roadways: Telegraph Road near...  Read More

As publicized in the current issue of the Rambler, a Franconia Teen who is a golfer at Edison High School is collecting names on a petition to save the former Top Golf site on South Van Dorn Street as a recreational facility. A developer has proposed to tear down the golf site and build 174 townhouses. The proposed development is double what is called for in the current comprehensive plan for the ...  Read More

Candidates seeking election to represent Rose Hill in the Virginia State Senate, along with various other local offices, are on the agenda for the Rose Hill Civic Association meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, in the community rooms of the John Marshall Library. State offices are of great importance as they affect each of us directly and form the basis for Fairfax County laws and ordinances...  Read More

The Rose Hill Civic Association hosted a Franconia District supervisor candidate forum on Wednesday, October 11. We recorded the video and posted it on YouTube so that voters and community members can watch the forum if they were unable to attend. EDITOR'S NOTE: At the Rose Hill Candidate Forum on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at the John Marshall Library, candidate Paul Beran said that that he beli...  Read More

Three candidates for Franconia District Supervisor will meet Rose Hill voters on Wednesday, October 11, in the community rooms of the John Marshall Library beginning at 7 p.m. Incumbent Democrat Rodney Lusk will begin the program, making a short statement and answering questions at 7:10 p.m. Republican Paul Beran will follow at 7:45 p.m. and Independant Mark T. Welch at 8:15. Times may differ by a...  Read More

For the past eighteen months since it was first presented, opposition to Combined Properties’ plan to redevelop the Rose Hill Plaza shopping center has increased dramatically after several meetings, Rambler articles and e-mail announcements.  Read More

On June 8, the DC metro area posted a record high AQI of 198, according to a report in the Washington Post. But did you know that one of the places where the air is sampled is literally in our back yard?  Read More

Owner Combined Properties wants to tear down the Rose Hill Shopping Center Plaza, keep it closed for two years, and then open a version that will include up to 400 apartments in buildings up to six stories tall, two thirds less commercial space, and parking garages. The only thing that will remain the same is McDonald’s on the corner,  which has a long lease.Rose Hill and its neighboring communiti...  Read More

Carl Sell, president of the Rose Hill Civic Association and a long-time advocate for youth sports, parks and recreation and historic preservation in Fairfax County, was recognized as a 2023 Community Champion in a ceremony May 10 at the Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax, Va.   Read More