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PCPS launches school year on a high note
LURAY, Aug. 22 — On Thursday night, the Page County School Board had a lot to celebrate. Not only the annual good vibes sent out to get the school year off on the right foot, but also a genuine, objective illustration of the hard work that teachers, staff and administrators have put into improving Page County Public Schools.
5 displaced; 2 cats missing after Stafford County fire
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — First responders were at the scene of a fire at a family’s home that displaced multiple people on Thursday afternoon in Stafford County. Just before 2:40 p.m., Stafford County Fire and Rescue (SCFR) responded to the home in the 800 block of Walnut Drive. At the scene, crews […]
Moby Dick to open kabob shop in Great Falls, relocate in McLean
A local kabob chain is expanding its footprint in Northern Virginia. Moby Dick House of Kabob is planning two new locations in Fairfax County — one in Great Falls and one in McLean, according to county permits. One restaurant is coming to 9902 Georgetown Pike, replacing Señor Ramon Taqueria,...
Baltimore harbor gains ‘floating wetlands’ and a hint of its marshy past
The National Aquarium’s newest exhibit is putting the “wet” in wetlands. The Baltimore attraction opened a new exhibit Aug. 9 in the Inner Harbor: a 10,000-square-foot “floating wetlands,” an artificial saltmarsh habitat planted in buoyant plastic-fiber mats. The $14 million project was underwritten in large...
Residents of new DC luxury apartment building complain of flooding, rising fees
Residents of a new luxury apartment building in D.C.'s NoMa neighborhood are furious after the building flooded and their utility fees continue to spike. Cielo resident Alessandra Torres said the leak started in her bathroom about 1 a.m. Thursday. She said she and her boyfriend bailed with buckets, but after a couple of hours, they faced a torrent. Beyond their door, it sounded like a babbling brook.
Juvenile charged in Montgomery County arson that left dozens homeless, officials say
CLARKSBURG, Md. (7News) — A fire that displaced 43 residents, left 24 apartments uninhabitable and led to a few minor injuries in Clarksburg, Maryland on Saturday didn’t have to happen, according to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. “It was an act of arson and a juvenile suspect has...
Sports Car Maker To Build Left Hand EVs in Virginia
RBW Sports & Classics, a manufacturer of hand-built electric classic sports cars, will invest $8 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Danville, Virginia. The new facility will produce the company’s first left-hand drive RBW EV Roadster and GT models for the U.S. market. The project will create 144 new jobs.
Justice-owned coal companies negotiate over $500K owed in Virginia
TAZEWELL, VA (WVNS) — Companies owned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) continue to fight financial and legal battles. This time, it involves Tazewell County, Virginia. Tazewell County Treasurer David Larimer confirmed to 59News that coal companies owned by Governor Justice owe $572,692 in real estate, personal property, and mineral taxes. These fees are […]
Archaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants from around the world. Such plots of land dotted Britain’s colonies and served as status symbols for the elite. They were the 18th-century equivalent of buying a Lamborghini. The garden in Williamsburg belonged to John Custis IV, a tobacco plantation owner who served in Virginia’s colonial legislature. He is perhaps best known as the first father-in-law of Martha Washington. She married future U.S. President George Washington after Custis’ son Daniel died. Historians also have been intrigued by the elder Custis’ botanical adventures, which were well-documented in letters and later in books. And yet this excavation is as much about the people who cultivated the land as it is about Custis.
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