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Stafford Locals say Brewing is an Everyday Adventure

By Uriah Kiser

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STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — At 150 degrees, the enzymes inside begin to break down and sugars start to separate from the grains. What remains is poured into a boil kettle where the batch begins to boil at 210 degrees. Hops are added for flavor and then removed.

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To Attract Jobs, VRE says $2 Billion Needed to add Southbound Service from Washington

By Uriah Kiser
VRE Chief Doug Allen [Mary Davidson -- Potomac Local News]

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Prince William County has been slow to attract many Fortune 500 companies to the region, unlike its neighbor to the north Fairfax County which boasts many.

Part of the problem is its lack of a the Metro rail system which workers who live in the urban core of Washington, D.C., Alexandria and Arlington can use to get to job centers in Fairfax County. Employers are looking for easy access to mass transit so workers can avoid the daily peril that is commuting while driving on Interstates 95 and 66. Just this week, Springfield, and two locations in Prince Georges County, Md. – all near Metro stations – were named finalists in the search for a new headquarters for the FBI.

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A Growing Church Leaves Dumfries Officials Questioning What Should be Allowed in Town’s Business Districts

By Uriah Kiser

DUMFRIES, Va. — Last year, Grace Church donated 13,000 pounds of food to the community through its “bag of hope” food pantry.

They did it all from their home located in Dumfries since 2007. Inside their worship center, which once served as a commercial mailing and packaging center in the heart of the town, is a large sanctuary and stage lined with musical instruments, a community daycare center with classrooms, a café, and a TV production facility the church uses to spread the words of its pastor, Bishop Derek Grier.

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Foust Opens Manassas Office, Seeks to Replace Frank Wolf in Congress

By Uriah Kiser

MANASSAS, Va. — In a little corner of Downtown Manassas new campaign headquarters opened Monday night.

It’s a joint election office for Senator Mark Warner who is seeking reelection, and for John Foust, a Fairfax County Board of Supervisors member hoping to replace outgoing Congressman Frank Wolf (R, Va.-10). Both Foust and Warner are Democrats and at their Manassas election headquarters supporters wore t-shirts, stickers, and hats as if the two men were unto themselves a professional football team.

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For New Owner, Montclair Family Restaurant a Home of His Own

By Uriah Kiser

Leone lives in Woodbridge with his wife, a his daughter, 6, and two sons ages 2 and 4, and recently made his dream come true. He purchased the Montclair Family Restaurant on Va. 234 outside Dumfries.

After spending the past 13 years working under this father-in-law at Armetta’s Restaurant on Minnieville Road in Dale City, getting an eatery of his own was the next logical step.

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Anderson Wants Hands-Free Law in Virginia, Crackdown on Distracted Driving

By Uriah Kiser

Delegate Richard Anderson (R-Prince William) says he’s exploring legislation that would require drivers in Virginia to talk on their cell phones hands free. If the bill was passed, Virginia would join its neighbors in Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. that all have hands free law on the books, and where not using a hands-free device such as a Bluetooth headset is a primary offense.

“If we don’t institute a hands-free phone ban, then we should allow someone to drink from a straw from a bottle Jim Beam while behind the wheel,” said Anderson.

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Healthcare Expansion Focus of Anderson – Barker Bi-Partisan Town Hall

By Uriah Kiser
Va. Sen. George Barker and Delegate Richard Anderson. [Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A bi-partisan town hall meeting quickly turned to debate over Medicaid expansion in Virginia.

State Senator George Barker (D-Fairfax, Prince William) and Delegate Richard Anderson (R-Prince William) on Wednesday night got an earful of opinions from Prince William County residents who support or oppose growing the federal healthcare mandate, known as Obamacare.

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Downtown Hopes Pinned on Tenant-Seeking City Center

By Uriah Kiser
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MANASSAS PARK, Va. — The project that leaders hope one day will bring people and downtown development to Manassas Park will get a second look Thursday.

Known as City Center, construction of the mixed-use development located across from the Manassas Park City Hall and a Virginia Railway Express station began in 2006. It has 291 apartments that have renters in nearly every one, says Manassas Park Planning and Zoning Director Vanessa Watson.

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