Features

WOODBRIDGE — Woodbridge has a boardwalk, and it’ll soon be open to the public.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors recently voted to combine the Julie J. Metz Wetlands Park, the Rippon Lodge Historic Property, Kings Highway, the Neabsco Creek Boardwalk, the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, and Rippon Landing Neighborhood Park.


Event

Join Cruise Planners Beth Borrego and Rod Rodriguez for the World of Travel Show 2027 on Saturday, February 6, 2027, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in The BlackBox at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

Meet representatives from 13 respected travel brands covering family and adults-only cruises, premium and luxury ocean voyages, European river cruises, expedition and Galápagos adventures, small-ship sailing, guided land tours, and customized vacations.


Traffic

WOODBRIDGE – Victor Angry has been appointed to the Board of Commissioners for the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission.

This appointment was preceded by Angry winning a special election last month to fill the vacant Neabsco District seat on the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.


Business

MANASSAS — The 50th-anniversary celebration in remembrance of IBM’s Manassas facility was held on May 2.

IBM announced in October 1968 that it was building a 250,000 sq ft manufacturing and laboratory facility. Construction began shortly after the first such IBM facility in Virginia. The decision by IBM to build a facility in Manassas was significant for this predominantly rural and agricultural community.


Obituaries

Ryan David Green, age 18, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville, VA.

He was born on June 3, 2000 in Fairfax, VA to Frederick Jeffrey Green and Janice Katherine (Dicus) Green. Ryan was a 2018 graduate from Colonial Forge High School in Stafford, VA and was attending Grove City College in Grove City, PA.