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.


News

FREDERICKSBURG — We’ve learned a link between Stafford County and Fredericksburg could be closed for up to 19 months as crews work to fix a structurally deficient bridge.

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Business

BRISTOW — Washington, D.C. real estate firm JCR Companies now owns a shopping center on the outskirts of Manassas, home to a Chick-fil-A and one of the largest Target stores around.

The JCR Companies has acquired the Center at Innovation in Manassas, VA for $31 million. The 101,990 SF shopping center, shadow-anchored by a Super Target, is over 90 percent leased to a mix of national, regional, and local tenants including TJ Maxx, PetSmart, Chick-Fil-A, Tropical Smoothie Café, GameStop, Verizon Wireless, and Red Robin. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler represented the seller, EDENS.


News

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Public safety officials spread are thin dealing with people with mental health issues.

On average, a Prince William County police officer, when called, spends about 10 and a half hours working with a person with mental issues. That’s more time than what’s available in a regular eight-hour shift.


News

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Delegate Tim Hugo and Senator Ryan McDougle have introduced companion legislation that will allow an individual to petition for expungement of convictions for marijuana possession, underage alcohol possession, and using a false ID to obtain alcohol when the offense occurred prior to the person’s twenty-first birthday and after a 5 year period.  Individuals petitioning for expungement would first have to demonstrate that all terms of their original sentence have been satisfied.