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Delays Ahead on I-95!
May 5th, 2008 categories: Local News
Beginning tonight you can expect delays on I-95 southbound from the Prince William County line to the Garrisonville exit/143 in North Stafford. VDOT is milling and paving the southbound lane in the area mentioned. Work will only be done during night time hours from Monday through Thursday for the next four weeks. Bad weather can extend that time frame.
At 9 pm one lane will be closed and at 10 pm two lanes will close. All lanes reopen at 4:30 am. Once the work is done the pot holes should be gone and the pavement markings should be brighter.
So be warned, you might want to take Rte 1 if you are traveling south during those times in the next month!
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A Porch With A View
April 8th, 2008 categories: Local News
It’s that time in Washington, the Cherry Blossom Festival is here. Thousands of people flock to D.C. every year to see the Tidal Basin cherry blossoms in all their glory. I’m fortunate, I have a beautiful view from my very front porch of a Yoshino cherry tree. It blooms at the same time as the Tidal Basin trees, so I get a small glimpse of what, multiplied many times over, is going on a little further 
up the road. We managed to visit D.C. last Thursday, it just happened to be the day the blossoms peaked. Even though we arrived before ten in the morning, there were quite a few people strolling around the Basin, including groups of students and tourists from other parts of the world. The views really are spectacular with all the trees in bloom. The many activities planned for the day had not begun yet, but we were happy to stroll about without huge crowds. If you have not visited the festival before, it is not too late. Festivities will take place until this coming weekend. You are still in time to take in a Cherry Blossom Lantern Walk with a Park Ranger, the 20th Annual George Washington Invitational Regata, the Sakura Matsuri - Japanese Street Festival, and the long standing Parade of the Natinal Cherry Blossom Festival. Events go on throughout the week as well as on the weekend, so get on out to D.C. and take in some of the views and great events!
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North Stafford Hits the Big Time!
April 2nd, 2008 categories: Local News
At least that’s what it felt like to most of us who live in the area when the new Best Buy store opened at Stafford Marketplace. The store opened on March 7th, 2008. And even though it might not be quite as large as the others in surrounding areas, it’s great not to have to drive up or down the road to Potomac Mills or Central Park!
I spoke with the shift manager on a recent evening and she told me that Best Buy did not anticipate the amounts of customers the store has been experiencing. I thought she must be joking, seeing all the major stores go into Central Park in Fredericksburg. There are over 120,000 people who live in the county, and a large concentration is on the Rte 610 corridor, so it surprised me to hear that they were expecting it to be much slower in this new store. In response to the high traffic the store has experienced, Best Buy is going outside their budget for the store to hire more employees. That was good to hear, since I had just waited over twenty minutes to speak to someone ab
out a cell phone and finally had to give up. Nevertheless, I’m glad they are here, giving us one less reason to travel on I-95!
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