Reports of the death of “hyperlocal” news are premature. While Patch and other corporate-backed online local news efforts are struggling, a trio of independent local news websites in the Washington, D.C. area are thriving.
ARLnow.com and BethesdaNow.com, published by Arlington, Va.-based Local News Now LLC, and PotomacLocal.com, published by Woodbridge, Va.-based Potomac Local Media LLC, have enjoyed significant traffic and revenue growth over the past year.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — A Dumfries man was killed on Independence Day in a motorcycle crash on Joplin Road that involved two motorcycles.
Police were called to the intersection of Joplin and Mawavi roads just before 1 p.m. Thursday. Two motorcycles were headed east on Joplin Road toward Interstate 95 and Quantico when one of the riders moved to pass a vehicle traveling in front of him, and then collided with an oncoming vehicle traveling on the opposite side of the road, according to Prince William police.
MANASSAS, Va. — A new commuter lot on Interstate 66 will open on Monday in Manassas.
The new $5.9 million, 433-space Cushing Road commuter lot can sits near the interchange of Prince William Parkway and I-66. The lot can be accessed by using Cushing Road, just off Balls Ford Road.
Update
Police released the names of the two drowning victims from Montclair.
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MANASSAS, Va. — A woman was cut from a car after a four-car pile up tonight in Manassas, according to a witness on the scene.
It happened near the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Liberia Avenue just after 11 p.m. All four cars appeared to have been involved in a rear-end collision, witnesses said.
Where to the most cows live? Try the George Mason University. We’ll, Chick-fil-A fans dressed like cows, anyway.
And those fans on Tuesday broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people dressed in a cow costume.
I thought I would be all alone seeing “The Lone Ranger” at 8:45 this morning. Gee willikers, was I ever wrong.
A packed theater and I saw Director Gore Verbinski’s (The Pirates of the Caribbean) take on the 1930s icon of American Justice. Since the story comes with its own catch phrases and kooky sidekick, this seemed like a perfect fit.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — The 4th of July will be celebrated at Pratt Park in southern Stafford County this year.
Fireworks will begin at 9:15 p.m., and the festival will include the Quantico Marine Corps Band, the University of Mary Washington’s Philharmonic, and the cast of Les Miserables at the Riverside Center. It’ll also feature music, food, and children’s games.
