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Mount Vernon area garden shop seeks local artists for special event
The Garden Plot, the Mount Vernon area garden center whose tagline is “Helpful People, Happy Plants,” has put out a “Call for Local Artists” for a special event next month. The business is planning an outdoor art and gardening event Aug. 17-18 from 10 a.m. to...
UPDATED: Boil Water Advisory lifted for Arlington and D.C.
Update at 9:45 a.m. — The Boil Water Advisory from Wednesday night has been lifted, Arlington County said in the following alert just before 9 a.m. Arlington County has lifted [the] Boil Water Advisory issued on July 3. The advisory was issued out of an abundance of caution due...
Townhouses approved for long-vacant site near Village Center at Dulles
A freestanding PNC Bank in the McNair area south of Herndon is now slated to get some company. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning last week to allow 48 stacked townhouses on the northern end of the 4.7-acre site at the intersection of Centreville and Coppermine roads, right across the street from the Village Center at Dulles shopping center.
Police K9, Helicopter Used To Search For Attempted Abduction Suspect In Virginia (DEVELOPING)
A police helicopter and K9 unit in Fairfax County were called in late on Wednesday afternoon as the department probed a possible attempted abduction, authorities say.There was a heavy police presence in the area of 10200 Main Street after 5 p.m. on July 3, as investigators looked into reports of an…
Supervisors OK controversial Vienna-area home subdivision
Fairfax County supervisors on June 25 unanimously approved a two-house subdivision north of Vienna over some neighbors’ objections, but agreed to pursue traffic-safety improvements along nearby Lawyers Road. Supervisors approved a rezoning request by Samir and Muna Amer to subdivide their 1.91-acre site at 2201 Laurel Ridge Road to...
McLean nursing home seeks to expand with new wing
The owner and operator of a McLean nursing home built in the Baby Boomer era wants to give its residents more space with a proposed expansion. Modalia Capital is seeking to build a new wing for its Vierra Falls Church community at 2100 Powhatan Street, according to a rezoning application submitted to Fairfax County on June 28. The 11,869-square-foot, one-story addition would add 18 private units but no new residents.
4 adults, 1 child displaced after house fire in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE, Va. (DC News Now) — Fire officials in Prince William County said five people are without a place to live after a house caught on fire in Woodbridge early Wednesday morning. According to the Prince William County Fire Department, crews responded to the 14000 block of Carolina Street for a house fire. Once at […]
Lightning, Not Fireworks, May Light Up the Sky Tonight
ROANOKE, VA – Thomas Jefferson had a journal where he recorded weather conditions on a daily basis. Before signing the Declaration of Independence, he actually purchased a thermometer from a local merchant and recorded a temperature of 76 degrees at 1 p.m. in Philadelphia. Philadelphia will be much warmer...
State Fire Marshal’s Office Reminds Virginians to Leave Fireworks to the Professionals
RICHMOND – The Virginia Department of Fire Programs – State Fire Marshal’s Office reminds Virginians ahead of the Fourth of July holiday to leave fireworks to the professionals. In 2023, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there were eight fatalities and an estimated 9,700 injuries involving fireworks. Of the eight reported fatalities, one was in Virginia. “Misuse of […] The post State Fire Marshal’s Office Reminds Virginians to Leave Fireworks to the Professionals appeared first on The Virginian Review.
U.S. agency ranks Virginia hospitals
Once a year, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services or CMS posts hospital ratings on its website. Only 13% of them qualify for five stars based on a number of factors. “Mortality, safety, re-admissions, patient experience, and then timely or effective care – things like access and cost."
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