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Groovy Waynewoodstock Right Here in Mount Vernon

3 weeks ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Mike Salmon

The Woodstock concert from the hippy era lives on in many ways including a movie, thousands of snapshots and in the fading memories of the attendees who camped, got soaked in the rain, and made the hippy shake dance famous. There have been a few iterations of the concert through the years and now a neighborhood in Mount Vernon isgetting ready for their second annual “Waynewoodstock,” a show with music and entertainment on a smaller scale.
Also Sports Tourism: Mountain Bike Races

3 weeks ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Mike Salmon

There are two professional level mountain bike trails in Fairfax County where off-road races attract riders from all around, making it another aspect of sports tourism in this area. Just like the hockey tournament at St. James in early April, hundreds come into town for races at the Fountainhead Park mountain bike trail in Lorton and the Lake Fairfax trail in Fairfax, creating a sporting event and with it, the financial windfalls of events like this.
Local Girls Hockey Is Skating for Team Member’s Illness

3 weeks ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Mike Salmon

With the Washington Capitals leading the National Hockey League and their star, Alex Ovechkin getting ready to break an all-time goal record, hockey is hot in this area. The enthusiasm has spread to the team at St. James in Springfield where their slapshots are also in support of one their players who struggling with kidney disease.
GMU Unveils Plans for Innovation District in Manassas, Seeks City’s Support

4 weeks ago | potomaclocal.com | Uriah Kiser |Mike Salmon

George Mason University is leading a major effort to create Northern Virginia’s first Innovation District, a sprawling 3,800-acre economic development zone centered around GMU’s SciTech Campus in Manassas and neighboring areas of Prince William County. During a presentation at the Manassas City Council meeting on Monday, March 24, Amy Adams, executive director of the Institute for BioHealth Innovation at GMU, detailed the university’s vision for the Innovation District.
Second Arrest Made in Connection to Woodbridge Death Investigation

1 month ago | potomaclocal.com | Uriah Kiser |Mike Salmon

Prince William County police have arrested a second suspect in connection to a death investigation that began last month in the 13200 block of Trowbridge Drive. AguilarJonathan Alberto Aguilar, 21, of Hazelton Drive in Woodbridge, was taken into custody on March 24 and charged with concealment of a dead body. He is being held without bond, and a court date has not yet been set. Police previously arrested Maurice Jermaine Waller on February 20 in connection with the same case.
Stafford Leaders React to Veto of Local Sales Tax for School Construction

1 month ago | potomaclocal.com | Uriah Kiser |Mike Salmon

Stafford County leaders are responding to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s recent veto of SB1307, a bill that would have allowed counties and cities across Virginia to hold voter referendums on implementing a 1% local sales and use tax dedicated to public school construction and renovation projects. The legislation, introduced by Senator Jeremy McPike (D-29, Prince William, Stafford), sought to add Stafford County to the list of localities eligible to consider the tax through a ballot referendum.
Bridge Repairs Begin on Route 28 as City Prepares to Remove Canceled Bypass from Long-Range Plans

1 month ago | potomaclocal.com | Uriah Kiser |Mike Salmon

Drivers should expect delays on Route 28 (Centreville Road) as the Virginia Department of Transportation begins repairs to the bridge over Bull Run, located at the Fairfax County and Prince William County line.
Driving a Legend: Rare British Ambulance a Rolling Mystery in Fredericksburg

1 month ago | potomaclocal.com | Mike Salmon

The paint job on an antique ambulance that roams the streets of Fredericksburg hints that a story behind this truck is waiting to be told. Was it part of the British Royal Air Force stationed in Lossiemouth, Scotland? Was it connected to Prince Harry? Did it see time in the Falkland Islands war in the early 1980s?
Nepenthe Features Faces of Route One Exhibit

1 month ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Mike Salmon

The new artwork on Richmond Highway was celebrated at a reception hosted by Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation in the Nepenthe Gallery at Hollin Hall. Many enjoyed the art including Supervisor Rodney Lusk. Artist Michael Alfano talked about the inspiration for his art that has become “Faces of Route One.”Nepenthe Gallery will display the exhibit of works by Michael Alfano at the gallery in Hollin Hall until April 9.
Fairfax County Man Ran Away to the Circus

1 month ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Mike Salmon

As teenagers approach high school, running away to join the circus comes up as a last resort, but for Brandon Glass it became a reality. After graduating from John R. Lewis High School in 2010 he dabbled in work with the people who were hearing impaired, as a stunt man in show business and is now part of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus. Joining the circus may be something to say jokingly but “now it’s actually my life,” Glass said.