Parker Haller had a 4 percent chance of walking after an accident three years ago, but he astounded classmates and doctors by walking across the stage to receive his high school diploma. [See more at NBCWashington.com]
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The City of Manassas, along with Prince William County, were the recipients of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission’s Leadership Award for the area’s efforts in commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War during the past seven years.
The City of Manassas partnered with Prince William County, the Prince William County Historic Preservation Division and many area museums, parks, and historic sites to coordinate dozens of local events that brought history to life for thousands of residents and visitors from across the country. The Prince William County/Manassas Committee began meeting in 2007, and helped plan and promote the signature 2011 Sesquicentennial commemoration at multiple sites across the city and county.
The car taxi service Uber is pushing further into the suburbs.
An Uber driver set up shop under a tent at a Silver Diner restaurant on Smoketown Road in Woodbridge on Tuesday to recruit new drivers. In exchange for signing up to drive for Uber, the company agreed to give new recruits a $50 gas card.
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A plan for a reimagined Dale City calls for neighborhoods that are friendly to pedestrians, bus riders, and drivers.
These new neighborhoods must have better crosswalks so people can easily cross Dale City’s main thoroughfare Dale Boulevard. And while there’s already commuter and local bus service along the corridor, a plan calls for even more transit service along Dale Boulevard.
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Star Wars Day was this past Sunday at The Pfitz and all members of our roster (25 men) plus the coaching staff donned them.
All were auctioned off to the P-Nats‘ faithful and each winning fan got to receive a picture with the player or coach on the field post-game and all jerseys were autographed by the player or coach.
This weekend you can hear bands and drink beer at the Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest in Centreville.
The festival – which is on its 8th year – will be held at the Bull Run Regional Park. It will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 20 and 21.
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The crossing would add collector-distributor lanes parallel to the general purpose lanes of I-95 between Route 17 in Stafford and Route 3 in Fredericksburg.
The public hearing will be held:
Chuck Feldbush has declared his candidacy for the Stafford sheriff’s race.
More on Feldbush’s background:
All 100 seats for the House of Delegates may be up for grabs again in 2016, no matter what the outcome in this year’s November General Election.
The General Assembly will be called back to Richmond for a special session this summer after a string of court hearings, going all the way to the Supreme Court. A lawsuit asserts that there was racial bias in the drawing of Virginia’s Congressional districts in 2010.