Those types of developments don’t fit the mold of mixed-use town center developments, like Potomac Town Center, Belmont Bay and the much talked about but yet to be developed Harbor Station.
Principi says he’s turned down a new shopping center, a drive through fast food restaurant and a new car dealership because they don’t fit his vision of a new Woodbridge, one that is built around higher densities, mass transit and open access to the Occoquan River.
Currently overlooking a U.S. Post Office on Jefferson Davis Highway, the bike shop plans to move into the nearby Aquia Park shopping and professional center.
A spokesman for the store did not return a request for comment, but we do know the new store will be smaller than its current location. Construction crews are still working on the new building and an opening date has not yet been announced.
The automobile advocacy group says gas prices nearly a $1 more than a year ago will prompt a 1.8 percent decline in the number of drivers on the road this upcoming three-day holiday weekend.
“While gas prices have eased slightly since their peak in May, the extra 80 cents per gallon drivers face will be enough to keep the number of travelers on the road from topping last year’s numbers, which were the second-highest seen in the past five years,” said Anderson. “Travel during the Independence Day holiday has shown significant variability during the past five years, as the overall economic downturn and recovery have contributed to large swings in holiday travelers.”
Kinston, N.C. –– Two outs from a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night that would have earned a series win in Kinston, Marcos Frias gave up consecutive solo home runs that tied the ballgame and sent it to extra innings.
In the 12th, a critical P-Nats error extended the inning and set the stage for Anthony Gallas’s single into left field that lifted the K-Tribe to a 4-3 win.
A tractor trailer slammed into the rear of an SUV just as it crossed the Rappahannock River from Stafford County into Fredericksburg about 5 p.m. The force of the crash caused the SUV to collide with two other vehicles in front of it.
No one was seriously injured, but the crash closed all three southbound lanes of the highway for a brief time. That prompted police to urge drivers to take alternate routes around the crash scene as traffic backed up.
Zibibbo 73 Chophouse in Aquia Park is one of Stafford’s newest and coziest restaurants. It replaced the Firkin and Bulldog pub earlier this year, but the owners made few changes to the interior of the restaurant.
The dark wood that makes up the large bar remains, along with the building’s signature red carpet which helps to bring about the restaurant’s warm feel.
Super Q Mart International Food, known for its wide selection of low-priced produce and ethnic specialties from around the globe closed their doors last week.
A store manager who did not give her name said there are no plans to reopen the store, and noted customers had been calling to find out why they closed.
Kinston, N.C. — The Potomac Nationals and Kinston Indians decided to spend some extra time at Grainger Stadium on Monday night.
Dumfries, Va. — The latest changes to Dumfries’ historic boundaries were made by the town council in 2005. The problem is they were never amended in the town code, so now Virginia’s oldest-chartered town must revert to boundaries drawn in 1790.
The change means some property owners may have buildings the historic district and may require approval before any changes to their exterior can be made.
Sources say an unidentified man was badly burned during a domestic incident between him and a female about 9 p.m., at 11739 Gascony Place off Springwoods Drive, sources say.
It’s not clear what precipitated in the incident, but police can be seen inside the house conducting an investigation.
