WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Several new stores and a jumbo television screen hoisted high above a street made its debut in Woodbridge this weekend.
Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center held its grand opening welcoming eight new restaurants and shops that are joining a Wegmans grocery store that opened it’s doors inside the shopping center four years ago.
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By URIAH KISER
Temperatures are forecast to dip below 30 degrees in the Potomac Communities after midnight, according to the National Weather Service. That’s cold enough to kill crops and cause plants left outdoors to freeze.
It may not get cold enough to freeze overnight in Stafford County, but a frost advisory has been issued and sensitive vegetation could still be at risk, stated the weather service.
OCCOQUAN, Va. — There are burning desires to build a better regional identify for the Occoquan area and a bonfire might be the way to do just that.
As the weather gets cooler and Halloween approaches, Occoquan River Communities has invited residents to Occoquan Regional Park on the Fairfax County side of the Occoquan River for a free bonfire event where marshmallows will be roasted and ghostly tales of Occoquan’s past will be told.
A power company is rebroadcasting a winter weather warning for our area: expect lots of snow this year.
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative warned customers this week the Farmers Almanac and AccuWeather have both predicted above-normal snowfall for the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions this winter. This prediction comes after unusually mild winter least winter season which brought the onset of an early spring.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Old Country Buffet in Woodbridge is getting a new look.
The restaurant is closed for renovations but plans to reopen Saturday, Nov. 3. When it does, hungry visitors will see changes to the interior of the eatery that include a streetscape design, a new food court, new paint and awnings, better salad and desert bars, and interactive custom menu options.
Two of the three travel lanes in this area will remain open at all times during peak hours.
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STAFFORD, Va. — A long awaited terminal building at Stafford Regional Airport will be one step closer to reality starting next week.
Officials at 5 p.m. Tuesday will break ground on a new 35,000 square-foot building that will become the hub of operations at the burgeoning airport which sits at the center of Stafford County. The ceremony at the airport will usher in a new era for an airstrip that has long served corporate and private jets, and small planes.
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Go ahead and turn on the water if you live in Stafford County.
Voluntary restrictions that limited the amount of water use by county residents placed on have been lifted. They were in place since at least late spring.
New padded seats with armrests have been installed inside the W-3 Theatre at the Workhouse Arts Center at Lorton. They have replaced uncomfortable plastic bench seating.
Once home to a children’s theatre troupe at the Workhouse, the W-3 as of late is showcasing more adult comedic humor and has attracted some of the region’s top stand-up comics – including some of TV fame – to the arts center near Occoquan.
