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It could be as simple as creating large-print programs or as complex as understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act legalese, but Marit Majeske does it all as house manager for the Hylton Performing Arts Center on the George Mason University’s Prince William Campus.

“My belief is that nothing should keep people from fully enjoying the arts,” Majeske says. “Cost should not be a factor nor should any disability preclude you from enjoying something that everyone else enjoys.”


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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Taxpayers will spend $75,000 on a study to determine if a mobile home park owner can put back trailers where a flood all but destroyed them during a tropical storm.

A settlement between Prince William County and the Holly Acres Mobile Home Park off U.S. 1 in Woodbridge, near Marumsco Plaza, requires the study to be conducted. In September 2011, the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee dumped several inches of rain across the area causing severe flooding that caused the Marumsco Creek to topple its banks and spill into the park and along U.S. 1.


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Friendly, affectionate, and playful; how’s that for the perfect combination of traits! She is a 9 year old, UTD, spayed, all white female. Snowball loves attention and is very social. Give her a toy and a pal, and she is one contented kitty. Special Price for This Special Girl – Adopt her for only $49.00 during the month of August!

-Information provided by the Stafford SPCA. Contact them for more information on any of the animals shown above. 


Event

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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WOODBRIDGE, Va. — If you’ve eaten and then swiped your credit card at a PF Changs restaurant in Woodbridge in the past two months you may be a victim of data theft.

The company that operates its China Bistro at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center, as well as other locations in the U.S., says the security of its customers’ credit card data was breached on June 12. The restaurant says they’ve been processing credit cards securely since June 12.


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The Washington Redskins will take on the New England Patriots on Thursday at FedEx Field in Maryland.

The pre-season game will undoubtedly draw fans from across the region, and those fans will be able to take Metro to and from the game. The public transit service says trains on the Blue line that serves the Franconia-Springfield Metro stop, will run an hour longer Thursday night.