ARTfactory invites runners, walkers, and families to its inaugural 5K and Fun Run, A Frozen Experience, on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Evergreen Country Club in Haymarket, the organization said.
The event is at Evergreen Country Club, 15900 Berkeley Drive, Haymarket. Packet pickup begins at 6 a.m., with a warm-up at 6:30 a.m. The 5K starts at 7 a.m. ($45). A 1-mile fun run starts at 7:30 a.m. ($15).
Manassas City School Board candidate Sara J. Brescia said Wednesday that unofficial results showing her 13 votes behind Murina V. Dove for the third open seat do not end the race, and that late mail and provisional ballots could still change the outcome.
Unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections show Lisa Anne Stevens with 6,216 votes (19.70%), Marcus S. Still with 6,102 (19.34%), and Dove with 5,941 (18.83%). Brescia finished fourth with 5,928 votes (18.79%). Raul O. Campoverde Lindao and Javanese M. Hailey each received 3,626 votes (11.49%). Write-ins totaled 110.
Lisa Anne Stevens, Marcus S. Still and Murina V. Dove won the three open seats on the Manassas City School Board in unofficial results Tuesday.
Stevens received 6,216 votes (19.70%), Still 6,102 (19.34%) and Dove 5,941 (18.83%). Incumbent Sara J. Brescia finished fourth with 5,928 votes (18.79%) — 13 votes behind Dove. Raul O. Campoverde Lindao and Javanese M. Hailey each received 3,626 votes (11.49%). Write-ins totaled 110 (0.35%).
Manassas voters removed the only Republican from City Council on Tuesday, handing all three open seats to Democratic nominees.
Unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections show Dianne Lane, Jill M. Spall and Helen Anne Zurita taking the seats. Incumbent Theresa Coates Ellis finished fourth. She has served on the council since 2019 and was the sole Republican on the body.
Manassas City Council deadlocked 3-3 twice Monday on the first reading of a rezoning that would put 162 apartments and a public parking garage on the former Manassas Ice and Fuel site at 9007 Center Street, then left the outcome unclear when the clerk’s language on the tape said the item both “is passed” and “is deferred.”
A motion to defer the item failed 3-3. Theresa Coates Ellis, Sonia R. Vásquez Luna, and Ashley Hutson voted yes. Mark D. Wolfe, Ralph J. Smith, and Tom Osina voted no. A motion to approve produced the same split: Osina, Smith, and Wolfe yes; Ellis, Vásquez Luna, and Hutson no. Under ordinary council rules a 3-3 vote fails. Official minutes or a later clarification will be needed to confirm what, if anything, advanced.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly referred to Bull Run Unitarian Universalists as “Brew Church.” The congregation’s acronym is BRUU.
Manassas police recovered more than 25 shell casings from the street at the Church and Main intersection after shots were fired about 11 p.m. Friday outside Bull Run Unitarian Universalists (BRUU). No injuries were reported, and officers already within one block of the scene arrived in less than one minute.
Manassas City Council unanimously appointed Council Member Ralph J. Smith as interim mayor on Oct. 26, 2026, with his term beginning Oct. 27 and running until certification of the November 2027 mayoral election.
Vice Mayor Mark D. Wolfe presided after former Mayor Michelle Davis-Younger’s resignation took effect Sept. 30. Davis-Younger had first said in February she would leave at the end of 2026, then moved the date up; Potomac Local News reported the city’s confirmation of the earlier exit and covered her final meeting on Sept. 28. Smith, Wolfe and Council Member Tom Osina had each made their case at an Oct. 5 special meeting, but council took no vote that night.
Actors Theatre at the ARTfactory presents Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical Nov. 20-29 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas. Directed by Kimberly Kemp. The Nov. 21 10 a.m. show is sensory-friendly. Tickets are final sale. Details and purchase.
Manassas City Police say officers responded Friday night to reports of gunshots near Church Street and Main Street in Old Town.
Police said no one was injured. Investigators recovered cartridge casings in front of Bull Run Unitarian Church, where a private gathering of about 150 to 200 people had been taking place. One parked vehicle was damaged.
