The northbound lanes will close for a reversal from about 10:30 p.m. Saturday to 12:30 a.m. on Sunday. The lanes will then run southbound from 12:30 to about 1:30 a.m.

From 1:30 to 3:30 a.m., the lanes will reverse again, fully reopening northbound at about 3:30 a.m.


Michael Van Meter is trading his political microphone for the real deal.

The Republican who lives in Springfield is mounting a run for the newly-created District 33 State Senate Seat. The district, created in December 2021 by the Virginia State Supreme Court as part of the redistricting process, has no incumbent.


Blues musician Bobby BlackHat and his band will replace Mark G. Meadows, a Stevie Wonder tribute band, who had been scheduled to perform during the show slated for Saturday, July 2. The fireworks show is rescheduled for Sunday, July 10. Meadows was unable to make the rain-date performance.

Tickets to the event start at $20 per car. Those who walk to the event, or take a taxi may attend free.


Many of those sitting in traffic on Interstate 95 or Route 1 rarely think about how close they are to the expansive Potomac River, the region’s first superhighway during colonial times.

But tourism officials in Fairfax County want to change that. They announced a new branding initiative for the southern portion of the county at an event at George Washington’s Mount Vernon home on Wednesday, May 18.


Occoquan aims to work with regional partners in Fairfax and Prince William counties to bring more visitors to the riverside town.

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