Northern Virginia Magazine » Buzz Bin http://www.northernvirginiamag.com Sun, 20 May 2012 16:07:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Heard Saying http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/buzz-bin/2012/05/20/heard-saying/ http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/buzz-bin/2012/05/20/heard-saying/#respond Sun, 20 May 2012 16:07:58 +0000 Geoff Nelowet http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/?p=96306  

“[The Mosaic development] is replacing an old movie theater that had more parking than God knew what to do with.”

 

Congressman Gerry Connolly at the unveiling of the Mosaic District development pylon. The Mosaic development in Merrifield, developed by EDENS, will bring a massive change to the area with shopping, dining and entertainment. Fall opening for the first phase expected.

 

May 2012

]]> http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/buzz-bin/2012/05/20/heard-saying/feed/ 0 Virginia takes a swing at school bullies; Silver Line testing will cause Orange Line delays; Woman arrested at GMU graduation; Historic Culpeper house gets funds for quake repairs; and Virginia hosts National Kids to Parks Day http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/buzz-bin/2012/05/18/virginia-takes-a-swing-at-school-bullies-silver-line-testing-will-cause-orange-line-delays-woman-arrested-at-gmu-graduation-historic-culpeper-house-gets-funds-for-quake-repairs-and-virginia-hosts/ http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/buzz-bin/2012/05/18/virginia-takes-a-swing-at-school-bullies-silver-line-testing-will-cause-orange-line-delays-woman-arrested-at-gmu-graduation-historic-culpeper-house-gets-funds-for-quake-repairs-and-virginia-hosts/#respond Sat, 19 May 2012 03:57:29 +0000 Lindsey Leake http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/?p=96420  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, May 18, 2012

Virginia takes a swing at school bullies

Fairfax County Times

Silver Line testing will cause Orange Line delays 

WTOP  

Woman arrested at GMU graduation

NBC WASHINGTON

Historic Culpeper house gets funds for quake repairs 

WTOP 

Virginia hosts National Kids to Parks Day 

WJLA

 

(Compiled by Lindsey Leake; photo courtesy of Shutterstock/Gary Paul Lewis)

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Thursday, May 17, 2012 

Serious crimes up in Fairfax City in 2011 

Washington Examiner

Crime down in Loudoun in 2011 

Loudoun Times-Mirror

Dulles Greenway tolls go to charity today

WJLA

Two shot in Dumfries area

Washington Examiner 

Man fatally shot, body found in car in Mt. Vernon 

Washington Post

100-year-old forgotten time capsule found at Virginia Historical Society

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Virginia ABC cracks down on retailers for selling alcohol, tobacco to minors

Fairfax County Times

 

 (Compiled by Lindsey Leake; photo courtesy of Shutterstock/carl ballou)

]]> http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/buzz-bin/2012/05/17/serious-crimes-up-in-fairfax-city-in-2011-crime-down-in-loudoun-in-2011-dulles-greenway-tolls-go-to-charity-today-two-shot-in-dumfries-area-man-fatally-shot-body-found-in-car-in-mt-vernon-100-y/feed/ 0 Who Said What? http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/buzz-bin/2012/05/17/who-said-what/ http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/buzz-bin/2012/05/17/who-said-what/#respond Thu, 17 May 2012 14:28:20 +0000 Geoff Nelowet http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/?p=95612 First Lady Michelle Obama sent Virginia Tech graduates off with her words of wisdom this month. Here are some other big speaker scores in years past for area schools.

by Matt Basheda

 

 

 Ben Affleck – Falls Church HS, ’07

 

 

 Colin Powell – Langley HS, ’07 and ’09

 

 

 Elliot Segal – J.E.B. Stuars HS, ’10

 

 

 Hillary Clinton – McLean HS, ’07

 

 

 James Brown – Woodson HS, ’10

 

 

 Senator Jim Webb – George Mason University, ’10

 

 

 Patton Oswalt – Broad Run HS, ’08

 

 

 

 

May 2012

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Woodbridge man charged in murder-for-hire plot

Washington Examiner

Highway work threatens future of historic Woodlawn Stables

WTOP

Gay prosecutor denied Virginia judgeship

Washington Post

$300K to $500K in antique coins, banknotes stolen in Fairfax

WJLA

Drugs stolen from Spotsylvania County ambulance

FOX DC

Report: Mismanagement rampant at airports authority

Washington Times

Five in custody after gun reports at two Culpeper County schools

WUSA9

 

(Compiled by Lindsey Leake; photo courtesy of Shutterstock/Fer Gregory)

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Potomac River is ‘most endangered’ in the nation

WTOP

Batman’s sweet wheels headed to D.C. 

NBC WASHINGTON

Dumfries woman wins $100,000 while shopping for milk

InsideNova

Virginia lawmakers consider $44 million in budget amendments

WAMU

Two men charged with rape in Fairfax County incident

Washington Examiner 

Virginia Supreme Court rules in favor of Fauquier County winery

Washington Times

Alexandria tops Amazon best-read cities list

WTOP 

 

(Compiled by Lindsey Leake; photo courtesy of Shutterstock/Michael Rosenberg)

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Leesburg mother and son reunited on Mother’s Day after 41 years apart

WUSA9

Michelle Obama praises Virginia Tech’s resilience

WJLA

Alexandria Council approves redevelopment plan

WTOP

Romney speaks at Liberty U. Commencement

WJLA

Falls Church congregation vacating historic property

Washington Business Journal

DMV urges drivers to avoid unlucky 13

Washington Examiner

Virginia ignores marijuana reform proposals

Loudoun Times-Mirror

 

(Compiled by Lindsey Leake; photo courtesy of Shutterstock/re_bekka)

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Friday, May 11, 2012

DNA results from cons to be released in Virginia

WUSA9

Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board faces $8 million shortfall

Fairfax County Times

Manassas men charged in Honduran cocaine trafficking ring

InsideNova

Testicle Festival returns to Virginia Square

ARLnow

40 percent of Virginia 8th graders proficient in science

WTOP  

Same-sex marriage debate may carry risks for Tim Kaine, Obama in Virginia

Washington Post

 

(Compiled by Lindsey Leake; photo courtesy of Shutterstock/zentilia)

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Body found at Manassas rest stop on I-66 

Manassas Patch

Centreville man arrested for waving gun at Ritz-Carlton 

WJLA

Post poll says Silver Line to Dulles not important to most Virginians 

Washington Post

Fairfax County Police employee charged with forcible sodomy 

WJLA

NASA’s Langley Research Center to erect historical markers 

WTOP 

President Obama airs new TV ad in Virginia 

Washington Post

Longer commutes, expensive housing threaten NoVA economy 

WTOP

 

(Compiled by Lindsey Leake; photo courtesy of Shutterstock/carl ballou)

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Queen Elizabeth pens a letter to Governor McDonnell

Washington Post

NoVA’s poor have been hurt disproportionately by recession, new economic analysis says

Washington Post

Virginia publishes 2012 hurricane evacuation guide

NBC WASHINGTON

Boy struck by car while walking to school in Manassas

InsideNova

Alexandria man competing in London Olympics

WJLA

Middleburg Fire Department claims $500,000 embezzled by former treasurer

Loudoun Times-Mirror

Virginia hurricane-prep sales tax break starts May 25

FOX DC

 

(Compiled by Lindsey Leake; photo courtesy of Shutterstock/Atlaspix)

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