Elysium — Rated R — 3 star out of 5
The movie “Elysium” sounds like a prescription for a bad infection, but it’s the new sci-fi thriller from Director/Writer Neill Blomkamp (District 9).
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MANASSAS, Va. — Giving a solid answer on his view of the Bi-County Parkway, Virginia Attorney General and Virginia Republican Gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli supports the Bi-County Parkway between Interstate 95 in Dumfries and Dulles Airport.
“With the tremendous growth in Loudoun, and Prince William County, and the region, we need new transportation options, but the current proposal on the table is unacceptable,” said Cuccinelli. “We cannot be closing roads down just so we can build a new road…we need all the transportation options we can get.”
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By KJ MUSHUNG
It may be August but the summer concert season has shows well into September within easy driving distance and for a lot less than you might expect. But first, you’ll have to head south.
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.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police said a man used a mirror and a shopping cart to look up a women’s dress.
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LAKE RIDGE, Va. — Police said someone broke into a Lake Ridge golf club and and then took golf carts for a joyride.
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MANASSAS, Va. — The Prince William County Fair kicks off today.
Gates are scheduled to open at 5 p.m. for the largest county fair in Virginia, and it’s set to feature one of the most popular attractions at the fair starting at 7 p.m. — a demolition derby.
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Potomac Local Leaders
There was such a time when internet access was not available for the simple things like applying for a job, reading news, watching House of Cards on Netflix, or playing Words with Friends on your iPad.
MANASSAS, Va. — In July, the City of Manassas Neighborhood Services Division hosted more than 100 international students from the Shenzhen Foreign Languages School (SFLS) in China at Osbourn High School (OHS).
The day-long project partnered SFLS students with OHS students. Supervisors for the program included Mike Dufrene, Freshman Academy Administrator for OHS, Project Infusion Executive Director Tina Murray, City of Manassas senior planner Morgan Brim and Neighborhood Services Manager Kisha Wilson-Sogunro.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — One man is custody tonight following a police pursuit that ended on Purcell Road in a wreck in Prince William County.
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