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Manassas growth spurs debate over city building height

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

As Manassas continues to grow, many are calling for new rules to limit building heights in downtown in hopes to retain the city’s small-town charm.

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Broad economic incentives package approved for new Manassas hotel

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

The developers of a new Tru by Hilton Hotel will receive a $10,000 grant from the Manassas Economic Development Authority once the new hotel opens.

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House overcrowding, baseball complex, Georgetown South parking discussed at city town hall

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Despite ample seating, there were plenty of empty chairs.

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Meineke car care won’t be moving next door to a Manassas retirement community

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

A Meineke Car Care Center will not be built at Wellington Station shopping center has planned.

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Facing a recycling crisis, Prince William wants to turn glass to stone

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

WOODBRIDGE — Prince William County needs a new place to toss its glass.

China’s recent recycling ban has led to a slowdown in recycling processes, and for the need for an alternative place to send recyclable materials. The country no longer accepts glass, plastic, paper,  and other materials it once imported from the U.S.

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City resident to bring Viking festival back to Manassas in May

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Vikings will return again to the most unlikely city: Manassas.

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Taps run dry on Heritage Brewery expansion; Hotel, homes still on track at Manassas ‘Cannon Branch’ addition

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Heritage Brewing no longer plans to build and operate its anchor brewery at the Landing at Cannon Branch.

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Exclusive: Prince William, Fredericksburg priests accused of sexual misconduct

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

Three priests who served in Prince William County are suspected of sexually abusing minors, according to the Arlington Diocese – the area that encompasses Catholic parishes in Prince William County and Fredericksburg.

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Mathis corridor, parks focus of city comprehensive plan committee

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

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It took more than a week to clean up this stinky mess Quantico’s daycare center

By Olivia Aveni Briscoe

QUANTICO MARINE CORPS BASE — Quantico’s CDC (Child Development Center) North has reopened for business after a sewage backup.

The center was closed for over a week, displacing 230 children, after sewage flooded several rooms in the facility, said Quantico Marine Corps Base spokesman Maj. Ken Kunze.

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