Wawa looking at D.C. expansion
The Washington Business Journal reports Wawa Inc., a Pennsylvania-based convenience store and gas station chain, wants to expand in the Washington and Baltimore areas and already has several sites in the works, a company official said at the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Mid-Atlantic Conference at National Harbor.
U.S. Postal Service identifies 223 sites for closure
The Washington Business Journal reports The U.S. Postal Service has largely completed a five-month study into closing mail processing facilities and has identified 223 sites for potential closure.
Panera Bread plans more pay-what-you-want cafes
WTOP.com reports Panera Bread is opening at least two more pay-what-you-want cafes as part of its effort to help feed the hungry in a dignified way.
Deadly Prince William Co. road to be flattened
WTOP.com reports Logmill Road in Prince William County is so hilly that when approaching some bumps all a driver sees is clouds and sky.
Virginia seeks No Child Left Behind waiver
The Washington Post reports The Virginia State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to request relief from key parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law, which has drawn widespread criticism for saddling schools with unrealistic achievement goals and harsh penalties.
‘Personhood’ bill killed for this year by Virginia Senate
The Washington Post reports In a highly unusual move, the full Virginia Senate killed the so-called ‘personhood’ bill for the year just hours after it seemed likely to surv ive.
Louisa receives $19 million for earthquake-damaged school
The Washington Post reports The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded $19 million to rebuild Louisa County High School, which suffered significant damage during the Aug. 23 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks.
Va. Senate fails to pass budget plan
The Washington Post reports The Virginia Senate failed to pass its version of the state’s two-year, $85 billion budget Thursday afternoon after all the chamber’s Democrats voted against the bill in a dispute over power-sharing.
Nitty-gritty knocked Va. abortion bill off the fast track
The Washington Post reports In the end, it took late-night comedians, a less genteel legislature and a backtracking governor to change the course of Virginia’s highly contentious antiabortion bill.
Jury saw a limit to George Huguely’s malice
The Washington Post reports When jurors in the trial of George Huguely V began deliberations, they were convinced that Yeardley Love had died at Huguely’s hands, but they were split over his intentions, according to one of the jurors.
