Monday, April 22, 2013
And more top Virginia and DC news from around our Patches.
Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week. 15. SNEAK PREVIEW: Inside the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema With just a couple of weeks to go before the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema opens its doors at One Loudoun, the franchise owners offered a preview of the theater to media Wednesday as workers continued construction. The official opening date is set for May 3, but the community is invited to take advantage of early staff training days from April 29 to May 1. Then Iron-Man 3 begins showing at 9 p.m. May 2. Other new releases begin May 3. 14. Jim Moran Returning to Del Ray U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th) is returning to live in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, the …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Top Virginia and DC news from around our Patches.
Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week. 16. Reston's Founder Celebrates 99th Birthday Robert E. Simon, who nearly 50 years ago had a vision that he could turn cow pastures near the new Dulles Airport into a thriving "new town," celebrated his 99th birthday on Wednesday. The nonagenarian still lives at Lake Anne Plaza, Reston's original Town Center, and is out on the town several nights a week. The community will have the chance to offer its best wishes to Simon at Founder's Day at noon on Saturday. 15. Police Investigating Fraudulent Tax Returns in Fairfax County While some are under the stress of a looming tax deadline less than a week away, some …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Top news of the week from our Patch sites around Virginia and DC.
Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week. 17. Historic West Point Acceptance: Manassas Park senior Jacob Williams has been accepted to the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point—the first student in the small high school's history to do so. Jacob, along with his family, were recognized March 18 before the Manassas Park City School Board. 16. Baseball Field Renovations: The McNaughton Field Complex in Mount Vernon will soon get a makeover. The field has been the home of Woodlawn Little League since the 1960s. The fields are in need of improvement and the renovations will provide state of the art facilities for Woodlawn Little League players…
Monday, February 25, 2013
Top news of the week from around Virginia and D.C.
Patch has 31 community sites in Virginia and D.C. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week. 13. Forced Treatment: A Fairfax City-based nursing home agreed to settle and pay $700,000 on Feb. 13 in a nearly two-year lawsuit that accused the treatment center of claiming Medicare for unnecessary rehabilitation therapy services. Former employees of the Fairfax Nursing Center filed the suit in May 2011, alleging the center gave "excessive, medically unnecessary, or otherwise non-reimbursable physical, occupational, and speech therapy services" to 37 Medicare beneficiaries who were its customers, according to the Department of Justice. 12. Auction Heats Up: In the few final hours of bidding in the West Heating …
Devin Paul Ringer
4:52 pm on Monday, April 22, 2013
the world nowadays is just seeming to get worse and worse. But their are more references of technology these days and that mostly likely will progress for the rest of our lives. But I am thankful for the lord. more ›