WOODBRIDGE — With over 1.5 million square feet and 220 stores, Potomac Mills mall is one of the region’s largest shopping destinations.
More than just shoppers from Woodbridge, where it’s located, the mall regularly inhales visitors from as far away as New Jersey and South Carolina, according to the Simon Property Group, which acquired the center in 2007.
PRINCE WILLIAM FOREST PARK — Two historic bridges are getting makeovers after the Federal Government’s partial shutdown.
Prince William Forest Park reopened like all the other National Parks after the Federal Government’s partial shutdown, but two historic, rotting bridges, The South Fork Timber Bridge on Scenic Drive and The Pyrite Mine Bridge, are both closed to the public while they undergo repairs and rehabilitation.
WOODBRIDGE — Prince William County Executive Christopher Martino doesn’t appear to be impressed with the new ideas for redeveloping Pfitzner Stadium.
Martino on Tuesday told the county Board of Supervisors that the results of a request for information (RFI) on what to build at the 65-acre stadium site once the Potomac Nationals Minor League Baseball team closes up shop and heads to Fredericksburg were “less than impressive.”
RICHMOND — Two bills are headed to the governor’s desk requiring Dominion Energy to clean up millions of tons of coal ash at four Virginia power plants in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
SB 1355, introduced by Republican Sen. Frank Wagner of Virginia Beach, was approved by the House 93-2 on Friday. The bill’s passage comes a day after the Senate approved an identical bill, HB 2786, 38-2.
WOODBRIDGE — Under Prince William County’s proposed 2020 budget, the tax rate remains flat, and schools will get more cash.
The county will, as it does each year, automatically give 57.23 percent of its entire budget to the school division, no questions asked. With it will go an additional $28.4 million, a five percent increase over last year.
WOODBRIDGE — An old firehouse in Woodbridge will sell for $1 million.
The Prince William County Board of Supervisors agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by Fire House Plaza, LLC, owners of the property which housed the FearCliff Skatepark at 14500 Jefferson Davis Highway.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — (Press Release) Loudoun County Supervisor Geary Higgins is announcing his candidacy for Virginia’s 13th Senate Seat, being vacated by Senator Dick Black.
“Almost every important issue facing residents in Loudoun and Prince William Counties deals with quality of life – high quality schools, less traffic, low crime, low taxes and protection of our liberties,” said Higgins.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Prince William police were called to investigate a home invasion in the 7500 block of Prince Cole Court near Manassas (20111) to investigate a home invasion at 4:48 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019.
A police press release states:
On February 13 at 11:48 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to the area of Hill Court and Carter Lane for a possible electrical fire.
