On October 28, a robbery occurred at a 7-Eleven store located on 10438 Dumfries Road. Police were told that at around 9:30 pm the suspect entered the store and with a handgun, demanded money from an employee at the register, said Manassas police spokeswoman Adrienne Helms.
Using the data collection online tool city-data.com, the House of Mercy has determined that the nonprofit humanitarian organization, located in Manassas, serves about 16 percent of the poor overall in targeted areas of Greater Manassas combined, helping up to 34 percent of impoverished residents in some communities.
Free cab rides offered Halloween — As a means of making the Washington-metropolitan area’s roadways a little less frightening this Halloween, free cab rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington-metropolitan area on the evening of Friday, October 31st. [Washington Regional Alcohol Program]
The Woodbridge campus of Stratford University will hold a free job fair from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. today.
The job fair will be held in collaboration with Virginia’s SkillSource center in Woodbridge.
Our cell phone camera didn’t do it justice, but to be fair it wasn’t that bright in the sky.
The Northern Virginia Youth Ballet (NVYB) and its affiliate school, The Academy of Russian Ballet (ARB) are pleased to announce that International Ballet Super Stars Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky will guest in their eight annual production of “The Nutcracker” on Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The Prince William Chamber of Commerce is preparing for one of its most popular events, the Cuisine de Commerce, sponsored by Internet Ad Management, Inc. Taking place at the Continental Event Center, 9705 Liberia Avenue in Manassas, 11:30 a.m. on November 6, this “taste of the town” will feature samples from 15 area restaurants and caterers.
Launch failed: Antares rocket explodes just seconds after liftoff, investigation underway — Just seconds after liftoff, the Antares rocket exploded and fell back to the ground. [Washington Post]
Join us in celebrating our successful opening of The Bone in Historic Old Town Manassas. The ribbon cutting will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday at The Bone, 9420 Battle Street.
Representatives of the Prince William Chamber of Commerce and Historic Manassas Inc. will be on hand to assist with the ribbon cutting, as well as Manassas Mayor Hal Parrish.
STAFFORD, Va. – Stafford County and the 350th Anniversary Blue Ribbon Committee are inviting local residents to an all day “Trail to Freedom” event celebrating African-American history in Stafford County on this Saturday, Nov. 1.
