The doors opened this week on the new Northern Virginia BioScience Center.
The $17.5 million base at Innovation Park Prince William provides new wet lab space for fledgling life-science companies. The area is designed to be the next step up for companies graduating from the Prince William County Science Accelerator at George Mason University’s Science and Technology Campus outside Manassas, serving as an incubator for scientists at start-up life-science companies.
The demolition derby will return to the Prince William County Fairgrounds this weekend.
The Crash ‘n Bash Demolition Derby starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the expo and events center outside Manassas, at 10624 Dumfries Road. Tickets for the event are sold on the fairground’s website and are $15 for ages 11 and up, $5 for ages 2 to 10, and children aged two and younger are free.
High school students from across the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region are invited to participate in Dialogue for Democracy at George Mason University!
Hosted by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, this event offers high school students an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about democracy, civic engagement, and the importance of understanding different perspectives.
On Tuesday, April. 5, School Board Chairman At-large Dr. Babur Lateef will present its 2022-23 operating budget during the Board of County Supervisors’ 7:30 p.m. meeting.
The school’s proposed $1.4 billion budget is $187.2 million larger than a year ago. It includes $80 million to furnish teachers and staff with a 4.2 percent cost of living adjustment and a step increase, resulting in an average pay increase of 7 percent.
Rising gas prices are having a significant negative impact on the economic recoveries of nearly two-thirds of Virginia small businesses, according to a poll released by the small business organization Alignable.
“Nearly two out of three Virginian small business owners (65%) told us they’ve been very significantly affected by the elevated gas prices over the past couple of weeks,” Chuck Casto, the head of research and news at Alignable.com, told The Center Square.
Strong winds brought down a tree on two vehicles.
Emergency crews went to Joshua Road in North Stafford just before 1 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10 PM for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
A Wind Advisory is in effect for portions of north-central Maryland, northern and central Virginia, and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia until 8 PM this evening.
Some familiar faces from the community will trade their day jobs for a waiter’s apron to raise money for charity.
The Lake Ridge Rotary will bring its annual Celebrity Luncheon back to Bistro L’hermitage in Occoquan from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 27.
