Earlier this month, Potomac Mills announced their participation in a national month-long engagement with Susan G. Komen® to support the fight against breast cancer.

Throughout the month of October, the mall has engaged employees, retailers and shoppers in ‘Mission Pink® events. “As an active member in the community, Potomac Mills has provided an ideal backdrop for raising awareness and encouraging support in finding a cure for breast cancer, a disease we know touches the lives of our employees, retailers and shoppers every year,” said Rocell Viniard, Area Director of Marketing and Business Development for both centers.


Coinciding with the Historic Downtown Manassas Fall Gallery Walk on Friday, November 6th, marketing and creative firm Imagine will be holding their first annual CANNED: A Show of Art & Compassion group art show in their facility at 9415 West Street in Manassas.

The show is open to the public, and doors will open at 6pm. While admission to the show is free, donations of non-perishable food to Northern Virginia Family Service (SERVE) are encouraged.


On Saturday, October 24 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weather permitting, the Virginia Department of Transportation and Norfolk Southern will be closing Balls Ford Road at the railroad crossing west of Prince William Parkway (Route 234) in order to replace the at-grade crossing.

Traffic will be detoured via Prince William Parkway, Sudley Manor Drive, and Wellington Road back to Balls Ford (see map).  Detour signs will be in place to guide motorists.


he Voter Registration & Elections Office at 9025 Center Street is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., for In-Person Absentee Voting.  Additional voting hours listed below.  Last Day to Vote Absentee In-Person is Saturday, Oct. 31.

Saturday Oct. 24:                  Voter Registration Office is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for In-Person Absentee Voting.  Please note:  Fall Jubilee is Oct. 24 and will have some street closures.  There will still be access to the Voter Registration Office via Church St. to East St. to Center St.  Designated parking will be available.


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Despite a chilly and windy morning, 128 volunteers came out on foot and by boat to participate in FOTO’s Fall Occoquan River cleanup. 

A big thank you goes out to all the community groups, the Boy Scouts of America, local schools and families with their children who collected 86 bags of trash, 24 bags of recyclables, eight tires, a flat screen TV, blinds, car generator, skate boards, a box spring and mattress, two oil barrels, carpets, foam pieces, large iron rings, pieces of a fence and a door, two crates and assorted pieces of Styrofoam and wooden boards.


Beginning Tuesday, October 20, Ashton Avenue will be closed between Crestwood Drive and Lomond Drive for emergency culvert replacement. The work is expected to take about two weeks, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area and take alternate routes to minimize impacts.


This year, Northern Virginia Handcrafters Guild (NVHG) 33rd Annual Thanksgiving Art and Craft Show is moving to a new location: the beautifully renovated Spring Hill RECenter, 1239 Spring Hill Rd., McLean, VA 22102.

Formerly held at the Vienna Community Center, the show will feature the original, handmade craft and artwork of approximately 80 local artists and artisans.


Experience the world of unique and original art and craft created by artisans of the Northern Virginia Handcrafters Guild (NVHG) at the NVHG 8th Annual South Run Art and Craft Show.

This always-popular event will take place at the South Run RECenter, located at 7550 Reservation Drive, Springfield, VA 22153 on Saturday, October 31, 2015 from 9 am to 4 pm and Sunday, November 1st from 10 am to 4 pm.


Georgetown South is hosting its largest ever event. It is a combination Community Clean up, Carnival, Food Fair, Yard Sale and Resource Center.

We are doing this to help the children of a woman named Reyna Torres Alatriste. She has incurable cancer and only six to eight months to live.


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