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Cabela’s announced today plans to celebrate the official grand opening of its new Gainesville, Va., store on Thursday, March 9, with a unique ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a weekend-long celebration offering events, giveaways, family activities, guest appearances and more.
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Interfacing Brains to Electronics will be discussed by bioengineering professor Nathalia Peixoto at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 as part of Galileo’s Science Café, hosted by George Mason University’s Science and Technology Campus.
The new Baldwin Elementary School in Manassas closed its doors Tuesday and will be closed again Wednesday due to a pipe burst.
The pipe burst at about 2 a.m. Tuesday, according to school officials. The temperature at Washington Regan National Airport at that time was 17 degrees.
No school for Baldwin Elem. students Jan. 11, 2017 due to final clean-up from water. Staff to report. See more at https://t.co/yQzPBABvb0.
— ManassasCitySchools (@mymcpsva) January 10, 2017
There are signs of life at an old Bob Evans Restaurant at 13900 Noblewood Plaza.
We spotted new awnings at the eatery, and crews working at the restaurant space near the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Minniville Road in Woodbridge.
From Manassas City Councilman Ian Lovejoy:
“What is 100 Ways in 100 days? In short, 100 Ways in 100 days is an “idea-raiser.” Rather than raising money, our goal is to solicit ideas from the Manassas community on how to better the city. As the name implies, the ultimate end-game is to come up with 100 small, cost effective, and implementable ideas that collectively have a big impact- all within approximately 100 days (January 15th – April 25th).”
From the REALTOR® Association of Prince William (PWAR):
November 2016 residential real estate sales touted another positive month as compared to the prior year. A total of 528 homes were sold in November 2016, a surge of over 21 percent compared to November 2015 closed sales. The number of new pending rose minimally by 1 percent year-over-year, from 575 pending to 581.
From a letter from Prince William County School Board Chairman Ryan Sawyers, Vice Chair Lillie Jessie, and Loree Williams to the United States Department of Justice
“Of current concern to the undersigned members of the [Prince William County School Board] PWCSB is a recent gambit in which the [Prince William County Board of Supervisors] PWCBOCS offered previously-unappropriated funds to the PWCSB for the express purpose of selecting a more expensive and opulent design for a new high school to be built in the predominantly white western portion of the County, which it would then match with an equal amount to be
We learned yesterday that the signage at Route 234 and Purcell Road is being redone and that U-turns will soon be allowed. But one reader wants to know why a concrete median was installed at the intersection preventing drivers from getting into a convenience store.
Submitted by Brian Eaton, of Prince William County:
From Almeta (Al.) Radford Director, of Public Communications, Manassas City Public Schools
There will be no school for Baldwin Elementary School students today, Tuesday, January 10th, because of standing water in the building due to frozen pipes and no heat. A clean-up crew is on site to remove the water.
