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A well-known grocer aims to serve Woodbridge in a whole new way when its new neighborhood market opens next month.

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A total of 74 new “two over two” homes are being built at Potomac Town Center.

Lennar Homes, the builder, says the new homes should be ready for occupancy in February 2022. The new homes are being built across from the OneLife Fitness gym and are the second set of condominiums to be built at the town center.


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The newest stretch of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail is open in Woodbridge.

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Customers at the Woodbridge DMV will see a new traffic light erected outside the building.

The new light at Caton Hill Road and Great Oaks Drive should be operational this fall, said Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Kathleen Leonard. While the DMV, located at 2731 Caton Hill Road, is operating by appointment only due to the pandemic, it is usually one of the busiest DMV offices in the region.


Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center is pleased to announce Alice Tang, DO, MPH, MBA as its new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Tang joined Sentara Healthcare in 2017.

She was previously the Medical Director at Sentara Lake Ridge and co-director of the Stroke Program at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center before accepting this position.


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Newly-appointed George Mason University President Dr. Gregory Washington will spend the evening with business owners in Woodbridge.

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Update August 29

Police are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the shooting of two students reported to be from Colgan High School, located near Manassas. Both students were shot in a parking lot Friday, August 27, outside a football game at Freedom High School in Woodbridge.


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Gateway Comics and Toys will participate in Free Comic Book Day, a worldwide event, on Saturday, August 14.

This year will mark the 20th time the event has occurred and involve more than 2,000 participating comic shops in 60 countries.

Gateway plans to host special guests at both their Fredericksburg and Woodbridge locations to celebrate the occasion.

Those who visit the Fredericksburg store at 2368 Plank Road will see the local business Reclaim Arcade joining the festivities. Reclaim Arcade offers the experience of retro arcade gaming similar to those popular in the 1980s and 90s. Reclaim Arcade also owns Reclaim Video, which offers a similar nostalgic experience but with VHS tapes.

Other guests will include Fredericksburg-based Freddy Donuts, as well as an appearance by local comic creator Charles McElvy. McElvy is known for his creation Spider Squirrel which is published through his own label Xion Press.

Among the guests for Gateway's Woodbridge location, at 3112 P.S. Business Center Drive, just off Smoketown Road, will be writer/artist Jonathan Luna, known for his series Alex and Ada, published through Image Comics. Luna will be joined by local comic book writer and artist Lauren Keely whose book 20XX was also published through Image Comics.

Also appearing will be cosplayer Laney Jade, pop culture podcast host of The Great Geek Refuge Mike Lunsford, and Dave's Dogs providing food for the event.

Free Comic Book Day was originally founded by Joe Field, the founder of Flying Colors Comics, which is based in Concord, California, to introduce comics to new readers while giving thanks to current fans.




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