It can take weeks for someone to get used to being cared for inside of their home.
The needs of seniors can change from week to week, or instantly. Marcus Evans, a Care Giver at Home Instead Senior Care in Manassas, makes it his job to know his client’s needs and to make them feel right at home. A typical day for Evans consists of starting the day early and meeting with clients, many of whom he considers his friends.
A woman with a marketing background and love for French pastries will open a new bakery in Dominion Valley.
Macaron Tart will open in the Dominion Valley Shops next to Giant Food near Haymarket on November 5. Founder and president of the shop Elena Hocking said it will offer sweet treats and unique experiences for its customers.
Manassas will move ahead with a plan make old farmland into a new waterfront development.
The City Council this week with a vote of 5-2 to instruct the city’s Economic Development Authority to sell 40 acres of land on Gateway Drive, between Prince William Parkway / Route 234 Bypass and the Manassas DMV, to Buchanan Partners. The firm will develop the property into space for retail, offices, restaurants, hotels, and 279 new homes.
When delegates of the Shaoxing Yuecheng District in China were looking for an American local government to learn from, they selected the City of Manassas.
On Oct. 20, 2015, the City of Manassas hosted five members of the Shaoxing Yuecheng Delegation from China. Vice Mayor Way and City Manager W. Patrick Pate put together a team of senior staff to speak to the group. The group heard from the Chief of Police, Voter Registrar, Treasurer, City Attorney and the Purchasing Manager about local government processes and transparency in government.
A 76,000 square foot, concept grocery store will anchor the retail center at the latest incarnation of Aquia Towne Center.
The once bustling 200,000-square foot shopping center was razed in 2007. The land sat dormant until this year, and now 256 apartments are now coming up out of the ground on about half of the 25-acre property.
The ACTS Thrift Store in Dumfries reopened this month after going being renovated.
The store now boasts new interior paint, exterior paint, a new store layout, and a newly paved parking lot, according to a press release.
Boston Market, a national fast casual chain specializing in rotisserie chicken and home style meals, will open its second restaurant in Prince William County on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 in the food court at Potomac Mills mall.
The Potomac Mills opening is a progression of the fast-casual chain’s desired expansion into the non-traditional segment of the restaurant industry.
Over 450 jobseekers participate in area’s first independently organized job fair
When local business and industry leaders shared the struggles they were having in filling current job openings, a small group of citizens, led by Manassas City Councilman Ian Lovejoy, embraced the challenge to identify workers capable of filling the void.
An open house and ribbon cutting will take place at a new walk-in health center near Manassas.
Inova Urgent Care Center – Manassas will open November 2. An open house and ribbon cutting will be held October 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Apple Federal Credit Union will open the doors on its new banking center in Stafford next month.
The credit union will move from its current location at Doc Stone Commons to Stafford Marketplace in North Stafford, near Starbucks. The move will afford the bank an easier-to-find location, and one that is visible to more drivers on busy Garrisonville Road.
