LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Trees are coming down and a renovation of a Lake Ridge shopping center is getting underway.

Owners of the Festival at Old Bridge Shopping Center on Old Bridge Road cut down trees to make way for new ones. It’s part of an overall renovation of the property that includes tennants Gold’s Gym, Village Skis and Bikes, Brittany’s Sports Bar, and Food Lion grocery store.


Let’s face it – going to an auto repair shop is a lot like going to the dentist.  You know you have to go once in a while, but there is always somewhere else you would rather be spending your time, and your money.

For auto repair shop owners, starting one can be difficult – many close within the first three to five years in business.  And, auto repair shops are one of the more regulated businesses in the U.S. today.


By ANNIE BLEWETT
Farmer’s Market Coordinator

Every couple of months, I’ll be eating my “old standby” meal when I realize mid-bite: I am in a food rut. It happened most recently over a bowl of oatmeal. Oats had become my staple in my morning. And I made them the exact same way every single time. The predictability of my morning meal was starting to grate on my nerves so greatly that I decided to take a break from the mundane oatsy mush I found myself forcing down.


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Buildings at 925 Corporate Drive and 1000 Corporate Drive are each approximately 140,000 square foot office buildings located in Quantico , and are the first two office buildings in Stafford County to achieve LEED for Existing Building Operations and Maintenance Silver certification. Both buildings achieved EPA’s ENERGY STAR Certification in 2012 and are the only office buildings in the county to hold this achievement.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Those charged with bringing more visitors to Prince William County got a lesson in social media on Wednesday.

In the Fashion District at Potomac Mills mall, representatives from local government, parks, hotels, and others in the tourism business gathered to kickoff National Travel and Tourism Week. This was the third year Discover Prince William / Manassas held the kickoff event, which this year focused on marketing the region online and via social media.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — It was report card day for legislators at a breakfast hosted by the Prince William Chamber of Commerce.

The business organization on Wednesday doled out scorecards, giving elected officials who represent the county in Richmond both high and low marks on bills they supported or opposed, with the outcomes of the of bills impacting business owners and some 2,000 Chamber members.


DALE CITY, Va. — The Dale Service Corporation will be sold to the American Water Works Company.

If the $27.7 million sale of the Virginia American Water subsidy is approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission, it will mark the first time Virginia American Water will be in the wastewater business.


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