Monday, May 20, 2013
The top news from your Patch sites in 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. 21. Council Approves Plans to Replace Layton Hall Apartments The Fairfax City Council approved a developer’s plans to replace the Layton Hall garden style apartments with a 360-unit complex. Councilmembers, developers, and residents debated on the issue in a five-hour meeting Tuesday evening before the council ultimately approved the plans despite passionate pleas from current residents who resisted the move. 20. Are Cicadas Safe to Eat? Cicada Recipes and Cooking Tips If you're brave enough to eat them, cicadas are apparently a surprisingly good source of protein, according to nutritionists, and they can be tasty. …
Monday, May 6, 2013
The top news from your Patch sites in 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. 16. 10 Manassas Park Residents Displaced By Fire — Six adults and four children were displaced after their home caught fire Tuesday evening, according to Manassas Park Fire Marshal Mark Joyner. 15. Fairfax County Police Bike Units Important Part of Patrols — When night falls, lurking in the shadows of the fluorescent lights from a variety of ethnic restaurants in Falls Church are sometimes drug deals, prostitution and drunks. That’s where you’ll find the Fairfax County Police Department’s Mason District Police Station Neighborhood Patrol Unit, on their bicycles. 14. Police: Woman Bit Officer After Calling 911 — A …
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 …
Todd Richissin
7:55 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013
Thanks, Kathy. We've made our Top Stories a regular Monday feature. Thanks for the feedback! more ›