There was very little to look at when you traveled a two-lane Route 234 in the early 1980s.

Driving with her sister to her parent’s new house they had just bought in Woodbine Woods, Debbie Jones, then in her early 20s, wondered why her parents gave up their lives in Vienna to move way out here.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — In the military now, or have honorably served your country in the past? Like Chick-fil-A? Then you’re going to like Wednesday evening.

Chick-fil-A in Woodbridge, and locations throughout the region, will giveaway a free dinner to active-duty, reserve, and retired military personnel, and their immediate family members. It’s a way for the restaurant that specializes in chicken sandwiches to kick off Memorial Day early, and to give back to those who serve.


MANASSAS, Va. — A newly expanded parking lot is now open at Novant Prince William Hospital.

A total of 392 spaces have been added to the parking lot which will primarily be used by hospital employees. It’s part of a larger overall plan to upgrade the medical center in Manassas.


MANASSAS, Va. — The report cards are in and every single state legislator received an grade of “incomplete.”

The Prince William Chamber of Commerce released its annual legislator report card where this year 13 legislators in Virginia’s State Senate and House of Delegates were scored on how they voted on issues either supported or opposed by the Chamber.


MANASSAS, Va. – Two young men are hoping their dreams of starting a business will go up in smoke.

John Simo, of Manassas Park, and Chris Foster, of Manassas, both 22, are betting people will pay for a quality experience while smoking hookah, which is a large water pipe that accommodate two to three smokers at a time, and shisha, the flavored tobacco that is smoked from the pipe.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — The economy in Prince William is getting a bit sweeter, you could say.

The county’s Economic Development Department on Tuesday will release its first quarter 2014 report and it shows $2.95 million in new investment from Elvaria, a company that makes frozen yogurt machines. The Virginia-based firm will bring 13 jobs to the county.


LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Another restaurant is coming to the growing Prince William Parkway corridor.

The Prince William County Planning Commission will decide if they will allow a Chick-fil-A restaurant to have a drive-through at a planned location on the corner of Prince William Parkway and Old Bridge Road. The new restaurant will sit in front of the Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center, when constructed.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — When it’s complete, it’ll be a more modern building in which to have surgery.

Sentara, operators of the Northern Virginia Medical Center in Woodbridge, is spending $35 million on a new surgical pavilion. If you’ve driven past the hospital at any point this past winter you’ve probably noticed the construction.


NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — A CVS Pharmacy on Va. 610 will soon be beside itself.

The national pharmacy chain has cleared trees next to its store at 388 Garrisonville Road in North Stafford to make way for a new, larger, 14,000 square foot store. The new store will be 1,000 square feet larger than the current pharmacy and feature double the parking spaces than its predecessor.


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