Emily Leayman
Editor at Patch
Editor at Patch covering parts of Northern Virginia. A fan of books, coffee, dogs and the Philadelphia Flyers.
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VIENNA, VA — Although Vienna's Juneteenth kickoff parade and festival happened last weekend, there are various other ways to celebrate Juneteenth on Thursday into the weekend. The Thursday, June 19, federal holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when word finally reached the last enslaved people in Texas that the Civil War had ended, and they were free.
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MANASSAS, VA — Robots providing services to businesses and agencies is the specialty of a company coming to Manassas, according to the city's economic development team. RobotLAB Fairfax, which specializes in robotics and artificial intelligence, has selected Manassas for its Northern Virginia-serving location. The company provides robots that can provide services to restaurants, hotels, assisted living facilities, businesses, government agencies, and the tourism and hospitality industries.
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The Alexandria location is the only Frank Pepe's in Virginia, opening in the summer of 2022. The location at 3231 Duke St. (Alexandria Commons) is open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Throughout June, guests who dine in at any Frank Pepe’s location can enjoy a large, family-sized 18-inch cheese pizza (16 slices) for $19.25 — commemorating the founding of Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in 1925. The offer is available exclusively for dine-in guests from Monday through Friday until June 30.
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ASHBURN, VA — Maintaining healthy trees is one of the responsibilities homeowners around Ashburn face. One of the tree services is Ashburn Tree, which focuses exclusively on serving Ashburn. Owner Jeff Walsh started Ashburn Tree in 2017 in response to many trees in the growing Ashburn community reaching maturity. "I saw a lot of potential to grow a tree business here," Walsh told Patch.
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VIRGINIA — Northern Virginia faces another flood watch as flash flooding becomes a risk with another round of storms. The National Weather Service expects showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon through the early evening. Some thunderstorms could produce heavy rainfall, with a rate of 1 to 2 inches within an hour. Localized rainfall totals up to 3 inches are possible in areas with the strongest storms. The flood watch runs through 8 p.m. Wednesday.
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Body of missing 19-year-old Kyle Coleman of Gainesville found not far from crash scene, according to Fairfax County Police https://t.co/UXsFReq7aV
Scrape For The Grape Volunteers Fight Invasive Insect Threatening Northern Virginia Wine Industry https://t.co/KcjoxVWVzS
Interesting op-ed on the need for another rail route in Northern Virginia, particularly around the congested southside Capital Beltway across the Wilson Bridge to MD. Metro found a Blue Line loop was a popular long-term option. @ggwash https://t.co/TbPWf9HoCY
