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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.

City Manager Laszlo Palko will unveil to the city’s Governing Body an updated concept plan for phases three and four of the city’s development plans for the area between Manassas Drive and the Manassas Park Virginia Railway Express station. A public meeting will be held at Manassas Park City Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

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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.

Northam issued Executive Order 55 at 2 p.m. press conference in Richmond:

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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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Cyd Rowley Open Studio Weekend

July 18, 2026 11:00 am -5:00 pm

Cyd Rowley Studio

10449 Metropolitan Ave

Kensington, Maryland 20895

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Join me during this National Craft Open Studios weekend, a celebration of Amrican craft organized by the American Craft Council (ACC). Come visit my studio July 18-19th, 11am-5pm at 10449 Metropolitan Ave, Kensington, MD. Please drop in, see how my work is created, tour my studio and try your hand at hammering some metal.

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