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MANASSAS, Va. — Woodbridge resident Annie Thomas has been reunited with her husband’s dog that disappeared after his death in 2010, thanks to the Manassas Animal Shelter.

Angel, a pug, was positively identified as Thomas’ dog based on an identification chip implanted in the dog, which the shelter was able to scan.


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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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DUMFRIES, Va. — Last year, Grace Church donated 13,000 pounds of food to the community through its “bag of hope” food pantry.

They did it all from their home located in Dumfries since 2007. Inside their worship center, which once served as a commercial mailing and packaging center in the heart of the town, is a large sanctuary and stage lined with musical instruments, a community daycare center with classrooms, a café, and a TV production facility the church uses to spread the words of its pastor, Bishop Derek Grier.


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OCCOQUAN, Va. — During the month of August the Artists’ Undertaking Gallery in Occoquan will be presenting “Angles and Curves”, an exhibit featuring jewelry by Sherry Chaples, Carved Eggshells by Tina Kannapel, and lotus photographs printed on metal by Gerry Gantt.  The exhibit runs August 2 – September 1.  A Meet-the-Artists reception will be held on Saturday, August 2, from 1:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The Artists’ Undertaking Gallery is located at 309 Mill Street in historic Occoquan, VA, and is open 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily.