WOODBRIDGE, Va. — There are some very special VIPs among us at area Chick-fil-A restaurants.

The fast food chain asked each Chick-fil-A store in the Washington area to seek written submissions from members of the community stating why they should be chosen as a Chick-fil-A VIP. The winners have been announced, and they will be flown to company headquarters in Atlanta for a private tour.


OCCOQUAN, Va. — In Occoquan, the cash registers were ringing on Small Business Saturday.

Shoppers lined the streets to kick-off the Christmas shopping season and to support local merchants – something this town has plenty of.


Today is Small Business Saturday. It’s a chance for the spotlight to switch from yesterdays deluge of deals at malls and big box chain stores to mom and pop stores across the region.

While there is nothing small about American Express – the sponsor and largest promoter of Small Business Saturday – lots of small businesses are taking part today.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — If you’re already thinking about your Thanksgiving feast, Giant Food stores in Prince William County are thinking about new ways to get it to you.

The county’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an amendment to the county’s zoning plan that could allow for customers in the near future to drive to Giant grocery stores and pick-up their orders. Until today the practice has not been allowed these supermarkets in the county.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Residents know more about the Potomac Science Center planned for the growing Belmont Bay neighborhood.

A science center has long been slated for the planned mixed-used neighborhood located on the Occoquan River at Virginia Railway Express’ Woodbridge station. George Mason University will now spearhead the project to build the 50,000 square foot center to study the watershed of the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.


An organization committed to providing producer-only farmers markets is expanding in the area.

Smart Markets of Northern Virginia will expand it’s Thursday afternoon market at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton from a season market to one open once per week, all year long.


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