by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury Virginia’s next General Assembly won’t convene until Jan. 10, but senators and delegates have already begun penning legislation. (And by that, we mean the Virginia Division of Legislative Services is hard at work translating their goals into the high-flown tones of state code.) On Monday, the start of the 2024 […]
Just in Time for the Holidays – First Dedicated Gluten Free Establishment Opens in Old Town Manassas Manassas, VA — A Prince William County farmers market favorite opens their doors in Old Town Manassas just in time for the holidays. Honey and Ivy Gluten Free began selling at the Manassas Farmers Market last season. They have […]
by Nathaniel Cline, Virginia Mercury Before the new class of General Assembly members takes office in January, they are facing a push from local government leaders to quickly address Virginia’s historical underfunding of its school divisions. In September, the General Assembly convened a group to examine how the state’s funding formulas could be updated to […]
The Prince William County Fire & Rescue System have begun collecting toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation. This year’s event will run through December 24, 2023. Toys for Tots is a national charity program run by the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Toys are collected and distributed to less fortunate […]
by John Reid Join the Town of Dumfries as they celebrate International Men’s Day on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Clyde N. Washington, Jr. Community & Recreation Center, 3800 Graham Park Road in Dumfries, Virginia. Register now at http://dumfriesva.gov. Vice Mayor Monae Nickerson spoke with the […]
by Sasha Newsuan Smith Here is a crisis of the classroom in Prince William County, that’s turning out to be the worst kept and poorly timed secret. Meet Sasha Newsuan Smith. She’s a retired, disabled Army Veteran, a federal employee, and more importantly a mother to Porter Traditional School 8th grader, Josiah Newsuan Alexander. Josiah […]
Prince William County launched its Fentanyl Exposed Campaign in July to reach at-risk youth and young adults to teach them of the risk of fentanyl overdose. The campaign has proved successful. The goal of the campaign was to increase awareness amongst teens and young adults about the threats fentanyl poses, show how those threats are […]
by Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury The two-year period before the arrival of Gov. Glenn Youngkin was the first time in decades that Democrats controlled both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly. Come January, they’ll be back in charge. That sets up a policymaking dynamic that hasn’t been seen in Virginia since the 1990s: A Republican […]
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New Offer Enables Clients to Develop and Implement Strategic Marketing Approaches That Align the Values of Their Organizations With Attitudes of Key Stakeholders Marketing agency Boathouse Group has launched a new social impact practice that will be led Boathouse DC president, Karen Baker. The firm’s portfolio of services also includes advertising, communications, digital acquisition and organic social. […]
