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Officer Nearly Hit by Car, Tries to Grab Driver

By Potomac Local News
Essman [Photo: Prince William police]

MANASSAS, Va. — A police officer tried to sever several warrants for a woman in Manassas and was nearly run over, police said.

It happened at 2 p.m. Wednesday in front of a home in the 8900 block of Traveller Street in Manassas. The officer walked up to the woman, who is now the suspect in the case, who was sitting inside of her car, and tried to serve a warrant. As the officer approached, the woman put the car in reverse nearly striking the cop, police said. The woman stopped the car and the cop tried to approach her a second time, and this time reached through the window of the car and grabbed the woman. She then put the car in drive, knocking the officer off balance, said Prince William police spokesman Jonathan Perok.

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Prince William Forest Park Cuts Programs

By Potomac Local News

TRIANGLE, Va. — Sequestration has come to Prince William Forest Park, and park visitors will soon notice some changes.

Between now and and the end of the park’s fiscal year on September 30, park officials said popular events like weekly campfire talks, Paws in the Park, Petrified Forest, and National Trails Day will all be eliminated for  this summer. There will also be a reduction in the size and scope of the park’s Heritage Festival, a press release states.

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Business

Auto Repair Shop Stays in Business by Educating Employees on Cost of Doing Business 

By Potomac Local News
Service Managers Michael Lowe and Jason Philippy with Sudley Car Care owner Craig Ginther, [Photo: Kelly Harman / For Potomac Local News]

Let’s face it – going to an auto repair shop is a lot like going to the dentist.  You know you have to go once in a while, but there is always somewhere else you would rather be spending your time, and your money.

For auto repair shop owners, starting one can be difficult – many close within the first three to five years in business.  And, auto repair shops are one of the more regulated businesses in the U.S. today.

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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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Business

Breaking the Food Rut at the Farmer’s Market

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By ANNIE BLEWETT
Farmer’s Market Coordinator

Every couple of months, I’ll be eating my “old standby” meal when I realize mid-bite: I am in a food rut. It happened most recently over a bowl of oatmeal. Oats had become my staple in my morning. And I made them the exact same way every single time. The predictability of my morning meal was starting to grate on my nerves so greatly that I decided to take a break from the mundane oatsy mush I found myself forcing down.

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Quantico Office Buildings LEED Certified

By Potomac Local News

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Buildings at 925 Corporate Drive and 1000 Corporate Drive are each approximately 140,000 square foot office buildings located in Quantico , and are the first two office buildings in Stafford County to achieve LEED for Existing Building Operations and Maintenance Silver certification. Both buildings achieved EPA’s ENERGY STAR Certification in 2012 and are the only office buildings in the county to hold this achievement.

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