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Pro-Choice Cabellos Supports Job Training, Medicaid Expansion

By Allison Landry
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Meet Richard Cabellos, a Democrat running against Delegate Jackson Miller, R-Manassas, for the 50th seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. Cabellos lives in Manassas with his wife of five years, Yolanda, and their 3-year-old son, Cruz. He is currently working as the director of the Southgate Community Center in Reston, where he oversees youth leadership and volunteer programs, facilitates job-training programs for adults, and helps to conduct ESL classes, among other programs.

“My current job is so rewarding. I work with children as well as adults every day in a very diverse community,” says Cabellos.

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Cyd Rowley Open Studio Weekend

Cyd Rowley Studio

10449 Metropolitan Ave

Kensington, Maryland 20895

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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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Press Release

SERVE Seeks Volunteers for Food Inventory

By Potomac Local News

The SERVE campus of Northern Virginia Family Services is in need of volunteers on Monday, Sept. 30 and Tuesday, Oct 1  from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. to help warehouse staff take a complete inventory of food and supplies in our 8,000-square-foot warehouse.

SERVE is located at 10056 Dean Drive, Manassas 20110. Up to 25 volunteers are needed each shift. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old, be prepared to do considerable lifting. This is a great one-time opportunity! For more information, please contact Jan Hawkins at [email protected].

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Look Up, it’s a Blimp

By Potomac Local News
A view from the Ridgefield neighborhood of a blimp spotted over Prince William County. [Photo: Daphne Lopes]

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The U.S. Navy blimp spotted over the region this morning is part of a scientific research squadron that will conduct mapping exercises between Frederick, Md. and Culpeper.

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Ruffalo & Paltrow Shine in Film About Sex Addiction

By Potomac Local News

Thanks for Sharing — Rated R — 3 1/2 stars of 5

“Thanks for Sharing” is in limited release today, so I went to the theater in Fair Oaks and climbed the 12 steps to see it. That’s what the movie is about: those “steps” and the meetings and process of recovery for addicts – sex addicts.

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VDOT Chooses Metal Signs Over Electronic Versions for Weekend Construction Project

By Uriah Kiser
VDOT spent $3,339 to create three metal signs for a one-time construction project, rather than renting electronic signs at a higher cost. [Photo: Uriah Kiser / Potomac Local News]

NORTH STAFFORD, Va. — Most metallic road signs tell you where to go, where you can’t go, or where there’s a greasy fast food restaurant at the next exit.

Most of the static signs don’t have printed dates, except for three new signs created for road work taking place this weekend on Va. 610 (Garrisonville Road) at Stafford Marketplace in North Stafford.

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