Center Street Is Closed
Due to construction, Center Street in Vienna closed to traffic from Maple Avenue to Locust Street on Monday, July 7, and will remain closed until the last week of August. The street-reconstruction project consists of excavating the roadway, lowering the road’s high crown and repaving it.
Vienna Farmers Market
The Vienna Farmers Market is held Saturdays, from 8 a.m.-noon, in the Faith Baptist Church parking lot at 301 Center Street S. and it will remain open during the construction on Center Street that begins June 30. Customers may access the market via Courthouse Road to Locust Street or via Park Street to Cherry Street.
Blood Drive July 11
Town of Vienna employees are sponsoring a blood drive this Friday, July 11, from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Vienna Community Center, 120 Cherry St. S.E. The Inova bloodmobile will be parked in front of the community center.
To make an appointment to donate blood, go to www.inova.org/donateblood, click on “schedule a donation,” click on “donate blood” and use sponsor code 1058. Or contact Emily Goodman at 703-255-6341 or egoodman@viennava.gov.
Courthouse Road Bike Lanes
As part of VDOT’s summer repaving program, Courthouse Road from Route 123 to the Town of Vienna is being reconfigured to include bike lanes. Where the road is too narrow for bike lanes, shared-lane markings are being used. Final pavement markings are now being installed. This popular bike route runs parallel to Route 123 between Oakton and Vienna.
Oakton Farmers Market
The Oakton Farmers Market is held Saturdays, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Unity of Fairfax Church, 2854 Hunter Mill Road in Oakton.
Summer Stories and Sprinklers
From now through Aug. 7, children may come and enjoy stories, Thursdays at 1 p.m., at the historic Vienna Little Library behind the Freeman Store, 131 Church St. NE. Then at 1:30 p.m., families may have fun running through the sprinklers on the Town Green lawn.
Give Caregivers a Break
Fairfax County needs Respite Care volunteers throughout the county to give family caregivers of a frail older adult a well-deserved break. Volunteers visit and oversee the safety of the older adult for a few hours each month. Volunteers are matched with families in or near their own neighborhoods. Support and training is provided. Contact Kristin Martin at 703-324-7577, TTY 711, or Kristin.Martin@fairfaxcounty.gov.
Drive Seniors to Appointments
Fairfax County needs volunteers to drive older adults to medical appointments and wellness programs. Call 703-324-5406, TTY 711, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/olderadults and link to Volunteer Solutions or email VolunteerSolutions@fairfaxcounty.gov.