QUANTICO — Marines travel from all over the world to experience it.
On Wednesday, it was 12-year-old Malachi’s first trip to the National Museum of the Marine Corps at Quantico.
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MANASSAS — (Press release) While parents in Virginia might complain about trailers in elementary schools that would actually be a step up for the students of the Toussaint Louverture School in Corail Soult, Haiti.
A charity in Manassas is trying to help.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY – (Press Release) Check out the work of some of the finest high school artists in Northern Virginia at the Prince William County Service Authority’s Water Art Invitational on March 14, 2019.
This year’s Water Art Invitational is dedicated in memory of Neabsco District Supervisor John D. Jenkins, a long-time member of the Board of County Supervisors and avid supporter of the annual water-themed art event.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY – (Press Release) Prince William County is the perfect place to celebrate the start of spring.
The county has endless outdoor activities, world class music, craft beverages and fantastic local food to enjoy. Events this month include concerts, festivals and family friendly events for the community.
MANASSAS – (Press Release) Write by the Rails (WbtR), the Prince William Chapter of the Virginia Writer’s Club, has released its anthology of Twitter-friendly writings entitled #BackOnTrackNow: A Write by the Rails Anthology and Social Media Initiative.
The works of 22 authors were chosen for inclusion in the unique book, the result of a three-month campaign designed to bring creativity to social media. Members and non-members, mostly from the east coast, were encouraged to submit their work, publish it through their own social profiles and have it shared through WbtR’s social media channels and networks.
WOODBRIDGE – (Press Release) The Prince William SPCA is sponsoring a new program for K-12 kids who want to make a make a positive social impact on the lives of companion animals.
The program provides resources and up to $500 in funding for student-led, student-run projects that focus on cruelty prevention, pet adoptions, humane education, enrichment, behavior, nutrition and spaying/neutering.
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MANASSAS — Vikings will return again to the most unlikely city: Manassas.
“I’ve just always wanted to do something Nordic,” said Erna Pomrenke, a city resident and founder of the Manassas Viking Festival.
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MANASSAS — It took him a minute to scrounge up the courage to ask this first question.
Malachi, all but 12 years old, sat next to Okras Cajun-Creole restaurant founder Charles Gilliam, one of the most recognizable businessmen in Manassas.
DUMFRIES – (Press Release) The 2019 Polar Plunge Festival will be held on February 23 at Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant & Crabhouse in Dumfries. All proceeds will go to Special Olympics Virginia.
The festival has a $100,000 goal. Interested participants can register right up until start time on event day. For more details and a schedule of events, check out our event website, polarplunge.com/tims-rivershore. Please note all event times are subject to change based on weather and water conditions.
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FREDERICKSBURG — Behind the glass windows of Katora Coffee lies much more than a cup of coffee and hot tea. Within its graffitied walls are two co-owners who risen above countless obstacles to create a community-oriented space.
April and Christian Zammas opened Katora Coffee at 615 Caroline St. on Dec. 11, 2017.