There will be limited bus service in Prince William, Manassas, and Manassas Park today and no service tomorrow, Christmas.
More in a press notice from the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission that operates OmniRide and OmniLink buses:
Whimsical Galerie Owner Closes Shop, Prepares for New Endeavors in New Year — The new year has new things in store Christine Finnie, a long-time business owner in Old Town Manassas. [Patch]
State works to open preserve in Stafford Co. — A state agency is working to provide public access to a nature preserve in Stafford County. [Patch]
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QUANTICO, Va. — Military officials want local governments to require better sound protection in homes and other structures built around Quantico Marine Corps Base.
In a new Joint Land Use Study, or JLUS, released today by Quantico and Stafford County, base officials cite creating new sound attenuation standards as one of eight critical needs facing operations at the crossroads of the Marine Corps, as well as future development around the military installation.
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.
DUMFRIES, Va. — When Angela Armstrong was standing in a checkout line at a Walmart store in Dumfries she never expected this.
After a long day at her government job in Arlington, following a trip to church, and after shopping with her husband and three cranky children for last-minute Christmas gifts, the Triangle wife, mother of five, and new grandmother, was picked to receive a free holiday turkey.
Go to Dumfries Vice Mayor’s Surprise Gift of Christmas Turkey Brings Tears, Help to Family
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This lovely, orange and white, Maine Coon mix female is a sweet and mellow little kitty. If you are looking for the perfect companion cat, she is the one. Michele is friendly, playful & enjoys other cats. She is UTD on her shots and has been spayed.
For more information on this animal, visit staffordspca.org/contact-us.html
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A pedestrian was killed Sunday evening while crossing Occoquan Road in Woodbridge.
More in a police press release:
MANASSAS, Va. — Two men face charges of possession of child pornography.
The suspects were arrested Wednesday after a joint investigation with Manassas Police and the Northern Virginia – District of Columbia Internet Crimes against Children Taskforce.
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Dallas Buyer’s Club — Rated R — 5 stars of 5
I thought the “Dallas Buyer’s Club” was about Jerry Jones and the Cowboys. I found out it’s about another cowboy named Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey from “Mud”) who blazed his own trail in the 1980s.