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Author: Trinity Bui
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Manassas Park is working on rebranding itself as a destination.
It’s part of the city’s new downtown development, where it is building a town center with a plan to create a signage and branding concept. The audience it hopes to reach: the rest of Northern Virginia.
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On October 8, 2020, Regal Cinemas will close all 536 theater sites in the U.S., including three sites in our area.
This announcement follows a series of movie delays, including Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” Marvel’s “Black Widow,” and the James Bond movie, “No Time to Die.” These movies were postponed to 2021 while other movies, such as “Death on the Nile” and “Wonder Woman 1984,” have been pushed back to December 0f 2020.
Today marks the official kick-off for the Toys for Tots 2020 holiday campaign.
Now until Christmas, U.S. Marines and 35, 000 volunteers will be conducting 810 toy collection and distribution campaigns in all 50 states for an estimated 15 million children living in poverty. The mission of Marine Toys for Tots is to bring the joy of Christmas to less fortunate children with the goal of delivering a message of hope that will inspire youngsters to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens.
In honor of the 35th President, the Lake Ridge Chorale is selling the annual ornament from the White House Historical Association.
From chorale general manager Lynn Godino:
From September 14 to September 27, the Parkridge Center near Manassas will be hosting an outdoor dinosaur exhibit called “Jurassic Encounter.”
The exhibits are free and open to the public daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., regardless of the weather. No tickets or reservations are necessary and the exhibits are self-guided, stanchioned, and zero-touch. It will have 11 outdoor dinosaur environments with Jurassic sized dinosaurs and a digital scavenger hunt.
The Charlie Boone Trails Memorial Bike and Skate Park is coming to Lake Ridge and designs are underway.
To design the park, the Charlie Boone Trails Memorial Foundation partnered with Pillar Design Studios and Artisan Skateparks.
On September 19, 2020, Stafford County will have a drive-thru Rabies Clinic for pet owners to have their cats and dogs vaccinated. The event will be held by Stafford Animal control on the Stafford Government Center campus.
More in a Press Release: