Chick-fil-A is preparing for a "parking lot party" in Lake Ridge tonight.
The company's newest location at Prince William Parkway and Old Bridge Road will open on Wednesday, December 16. That means a small crowd is expected to gather in the Chick-fil-A parking lot to line up to the first to enter the restaurant and to win a one-year supply of Chick-fil-A Food.
The fast-food restaurant is a popular destination for the region.
This newest store is the sixth in Prince William County. There's also one in Manassas.
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There were some happy children who were anything but ornery, who went with police officers to pick out Chirstmas gifts and then to eat breakfast. It was all apart of the annual "Santa Cops" event in Prince William County.
Ornery Public House in Woodbridge sent us their story:Â
The Ornery Beer Company Public House teamed up with the Fraternal Order of Police, Battlefield Lodge 43, and the Prince William County Police Department to help bring holiday joy and fun to at-risk children of Prince William County.
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The Bone, a popular barbecue restaurant in Manassas, teamed with with Manassas beer maker Heritage Brewery to open a new eatery inside Washington, D.C.'s Verizon Center.
It marks the first collaboration between the beer and barbecue makers.
Heritage Brewery told us this about the opening:Â
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Chuy's will open inside the old Macaroni Grill in Woodbridge in January, and the Tex Mex restaurant plans to hire 175Â workers.
Here's more in a press release:Â
Chuy’s Woodbridge, scheduled to open January 2016, will be located near Potomac Mills at 2641 Prince William Pkwy, Woodbridge, Virginia 22192.
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The Chipotle of pizza restaurants opens at noon on Friday.
MOD Pizza will open in the Promenade at Virginia Gateway in Gainesville. It' the first location the Seattle-based chain has opened in Virginia.
MOD Pizza (Made on Demand) offers nine different kinds of pizza with predetermined ingredients such as mozzarella, gorgonzola, and asiago cheeses, vegetables, and meats. Customers can pick one from the menu, and just as they would at Subway or Chipotle, walk down a line and tell the pizza maker what additional toppings they want on their pie.
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On the evening of Thursday, November 5th the Dominion Valley Market Square shopping center welcomed in a new small business with the grand opening of Macaron Tart, a French Pasterisse that specializes in naturally made sweets and baking classes. Owner Elena Hocking welcomed Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, Corey Stewart and Gainesville District Supervisor Pete Candland as well as business, government and civic leaders to join the Macaron Tart in celebrating small business at this community event.
The evening began with an array of baked goods, both sweet and savory, as those in attendance marveled at the creations made by French trained pastry Chef and owner Elena. She welcomed the crowd to the Macaron Tart as she spoke of how excited she was to bring a taste of Paris to Haymarket to share with the community.
“I’m really happy and honored to be a part of this community and bring Macaron Tart to the local market,” said Hocking “I wanted to bring the French experience to the locals […] and Macaron Tart is a place where you can have that experience.”
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Tasneeya "Tas" Gordon has always wanted to open a restaurant in Dominion Valley.
"My kids go to school here... we love the community," she said.
Next week, that dream will become reality as Gordon plans to open the doors on the third Thai Peppers Restaurant in the Dominion Plaza shopping center next to Giant Food. Her other two Thai Peppers eateries are in Alexandria, and her Bristow location that opened in 2011.
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A woman with a marketing background and love for French pastries will open a new bakery in Dominion Valley.
Macaron Tart will open in the Dominion Valley Shops next to Giant Food near Haymarket on November 5. Founder and president of the shop Elena Hocking said it will offer sweet treats and unique experiences for its customers.
"It's just pretty pastries for your locals, really," said Hocking.
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Stafford County will celebrate its first restaurant week October 16 to 25.
This fall the Stafford County Economic Development & Tourism office is pleased to present Stafford County Restaurant week. During the week of October 16-25, eighteen locally owned and operated restaurants throughout the county will show off their culinary charms to area diners. To encourage further participation, diners who visit four of the listed restaurants will be entered into a drawing for a grand prize at the end of Restaurant Week.Â
-- Tramia Jackson, Stafford Economic Development & Tourism’s Tourism and Special Projects Consultant
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The 15th-annual Taste of the Town will honor the man who is half responsible for the name of one of the area's largest high schools.
J. Manley Garber is the founder longest serving board member at the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative. His last name also makes up half of the name for Gar-Field Senior High School in Woodbridge.
Garber, and another area family the Manderfields donated the land on which the currently sits at 14000 Smoketown Road, just across from Potomac Mills mall. The school building opened in 1972.
Garner will receive the Lily Blackwell Lifetime Achievement Award for his service to not only Project Mend-A-House, but to the community at-large. The award is named after Blackwell, who founded Project Mend-A-House in Prince William County 31 years ago.
"Mr. Garber played an instrumental role in making Prince William County what it is today," said Project Mend-A-House Director Jennifer Shock Bolles.
The non-profit organization based in Manassas provides free home repairs to low-income families, as well as makes safety modifications to homes belonging to seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans for low or no cost.
The annual "Taste of the Town" is the organization's annual fundraiser. More than 39 restaurants -- from PF Changs to Bonefish Grill -- will set up a table inside VFW Hall 1503 at 14631 Minnieville Road in Dale City, and will offer tastes of appetizers and entrees.
"You can have whatever you want. There's tons of food," said Bolles.
The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. October 28. Tickets for the event are $30 in advance, or $35 at the door. This year's theme for the event is "love begins at home."
Last year's "Taste of the Town" raised $10,000 for Project Mend-A-House. The organization aims to surpass that mark with this year's event.
Those who attend will also hear from volunteers, and from those who have benefited from Project Mend-A-House services during a brief program that will also be held inside the VFW hall.
