Spring has sprung and it’s time for the year’s first festival in historic downtown Manassas! The 10th Annual Live Well Festival, formerly known as Spring Cleaning Day, will be held Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. – 2 .p.m in the Harris Pavilion and along West Street. Health and wellness information, exercise classes, a farm-to-table brunch, and more will be available. (more…)
The City of Manassas Farmer’s Market is back for its 25th peak season. Running from April through early November, the market is open on both Thursdays and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Thursday market will be housed at the Harris Pavilion beginning April 7, while Saturday shoppers can find all their market necessities in Parking Lot B, across from the Train Depot beginning April 9. (more…)
After temporarily closing its doors nearly three months ago, the National Museum for the Marine Corps will re-open to the public on April 1, 2016 at 9 a.m. Visitors will discover a recently restored World War II SBD Dauntless dive bomber and Vietnam-era Sikorsky UH-34D helicopter which were installed during the closure. The Dauntless now hangs from the soaring glass of the Museum’s central gallery, while the UH-34D is positioned in a ground-level display recreating a scene of Marines disembarking under enemy fire. (more…)
On Saturday, May 14, 2016, the Town of Dumfries will be hosting its Annual Multicultural Festival in Garrison Park, located behind Town Hall at 17755 Main Street in Dumfries. The Festival will kick off at 11 a.m. and run until 4 p.m. (more…)
Dominion Virginia Power landed in hot water recently due to its plans to release treated wastewater into Quantico Creek. The corporation is seeking an engineering permit from the Virginia Department of Environmental Equality to filter water from the coal ash ponds located at the Possum Point facility in Dumfries. (more…)
What started out as an inventor’s dream, ended up being a “thriving” business in Prince William County. (more…)
In the nearly 300 years since the first European settlement in what is now Prince William County, scores of communities have dotted the landscape. (more…)
As we welcome spring, restaurant week is back in historic downtown Manassas. (more…)
A frigid winter evening didn’t hold people back from coming to historic downtown Manassas for the 2nd Annual Souper Bowl, Friday, Feb. 5.
Crowds filled the sidewalks and shops as they explored downtown and tasted 13 different soups. In the end there had to be a winner, and this year’s Souper Bowl Champion was Mariachi’s Tequileria & Restaurant with their homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup, featured at the Center for the Arts at the Candy Factory.
