Betsy Young (left) and Jessica Woelkers
Prince William County Schools have taken the initiative to educate students, employees and parents about human trafficking.
Washington Post, January 11, 2015
Author: jim
Sustainable gardening class
Gardening is much more than growing plump tomatoes or fragrant roses. Gardens are part of the chain of life, with environmental consequences that can be beneficial or detrimental, depending on the choices a gardener makes.
That is the central theme of Landscape for Life, a five-week course that 15 people will begin taking Tuesday through the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy.
Washington Post, January 5, 2015
Budget vision scaled back
Less than eight months after approving a spending plan for the next five years that envisioned increasing residential property tax bills by an average of 4 percent annually, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors signaled that it might be changing course.
Washington Post, January 4, 2015
Popular restaurant to move
After more than 20 years at the center of social activity in Old Town Manassas, City Tavern will close and move to a new location early next year.
Washington Post, December 14, 2014
Reprieve for water tower
The Manassas City Council voted to give the city’s 100-year-old water tower another six-month reprieve.
Washington Post, December 21, 2014
Blue Christmas
Two Leesburg churches are uniting to offer a “Blue Christmas” community worship service for people who are experiencing sadness and loss during the holiday season.
Washington Post, December 17, 2014
Therapy dogs draw out reluctant readers
Reluctant readers at some schools in Prince William are reading enthusiastically to dogs brought to the schools through the “Paws for Reading” program.
Washington Post, December 9, 2014
Back to paper ballots
Prince William County is on track with plans to replace its aging, touch-screen voting machines with a new system that uses paper ballots, election officials said Tuesday in a presentation to the Board of County Supervisors.
Washington Post, December 7, 2014
Lake Manassas to stay closed
The Manassas City Council voted Monday not to proceed with a study that could have led to opening Lake Manassas to the public for recreational uses such as fishing and boating.
Washington Post, November 30, 2014
Model railroad display
More than 400 people stopped by the Community Room at the Bull Run Regional Library in Manassas last weekend to see an assortment of model trains chugging through miniature villages, over bridges and past man-made mountains and forests.
Members of the Prince William Model Railroad Club proudly showed off the display, which nearly filled the room.
Washington Post, November 22, 2014
