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Manassas Park to reveal new plans Tuesday to develop the city’s downtown

Published March 30, 2020 at 5:36PM | Updated March 31, 2020 at 2:12PM

The Manassas Park City Hall.

A mix of new retail and residential buildings are envisioned in Manassas Park, Northern Virginia’s youngest city, all in an effort to attract new residents and shoppers to the area.

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Smoothie King of Woodbridge offers free immune builder in all drinks

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 30, 2020 at 4:04PM | Updated April 1, 2020 at 2:24PM

It’s Virginia Restaurant Takeout Week, and restaurants in the state are reeling due to lack of business following the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Gov. Ralph Northam has limited the number of people who can be inside a restaurant at one time to 10 people, so customers this week are encouraged to call ahead to their favorite restaurant and order out.

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Northam issues statewide stay-at-home order, scolds beach goers

By Uriah Kiser

Published March 30, 2020 at 3:45PM | Updated March 30, 2020 at 4:35PM

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam today tightened his grip on Virginia residents with a new executive order that limits the free travel of those in the commonwealth as the coronavirus continues to spread.

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3rd Annual Trunk or Treat at Image Church

October 26, 2025 2:00 pm -4:00 pm

Image Church

13900 Church Hill Drive

Woodbridge, Virginia 20191

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3rd annual free community event that brings our neighbors right to our parking lot for a day of fun. Trick or Treating, games, raffle, photo booth, free food!

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House of Mercy steps up facemask production for hospitals

By Gianna Jirak

Published March 30, 2020 at 11:20AM | Updated April 1, 2020 at 2:11PM

Since 2005, House of Mercy has been servicing the NoVA community through their food pantry and thrift store, but recently, their efforts have shifted to something new: making masks for local healthcare workers.

The idea came in part from executive director Jessica Root’s mother, who is a nurse in New York. She suggested Root do something to prepare Virginia healthcare professionals for COVID-19.

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