This weekend, we’re thinking some ice might be nice, as two local skating destinations offer special programs.
Junior Speedskating Championships
First up, head to Prince William Ice Center to catch the National Junior Speedskating Championships. Racing will take place starting Friday and goes through Saturday. Admission is free. Winners from this event will represent the U.S. in Australia.
By Brad Fulton
Capital News Service
RICHMOND – Virginians are one step closer to being able to hunt on Sundays. On a 29-11 vote Thursday, the Senate passed a bill that would allow Sunday hunting on private land.
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J.C. Penney unveils new store layout
J.C. Penney Co. Inc., which has five Washington-area stores, plans to transform the company’s business through initiatives that include three types of pricing, new branding and an overhaul of store layout, reports The Washington Business Journal.
Arlington, Alexandria strike waste deal with Covanta Holding
Arlington and Alexandria have succeeded where Fairfax County could not: Striking a new deal with waste energy giant Covanta Holding Corp. to burn their garbage, reports The Washington Business Journal. Covanta operates a waste-to-energy plant in Lorton.
When Denise Stern learned she would be graduating from one child to three, she had some very real concerns about her ability to cope.
By URIAH KISER
Stafford, Va. — The plan to give Stafford a new downtown will have to wait.
We want to know, have you ever had less than three occupants inside your vehicle when you used the lanes during peak HOV rush hours?
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Emergency at 6:20 a.m. crews were called to Joshua Road and St. Adams Drive after a Pontiac driven by a 56-year-old man lost control of this car and collided with a Hyundai Accent driven by a 49-year-old man.
Fire and rescue crews were able to extract one man who was trapped inside his car, said Stafford fire and rescue Executive Officer Mark Doyle.
I openly confess to being a giant political junkie. One of my first dates was to go see the Capital Steps perform live.
(I was in 8th grade. His mom drove. We both adamantly denied it was actually a date, but I’m willing to go on record now that there was some mild hand-holding.)
The Lorton Arts Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural season of its own Workhouse Theatre. Based in the Workhouse Arts Center’s newly renovated building W-3, it is one of only three professional theater companies in Northern Virginia. Workhouse Theatre will launch its season with the play ART from January 20-February 26, 2012.
ART, a play that raises questions about art and friendship, concerns three long-time friends, Serge, Marc and Yvan. Serge buys a large, expensive and completely white painting. Marc is horrified, and their relationship suffers considerably as a result of their differing opinions about what constitutes “art”.
