Occoquan Craft Fair This Weekend
The Occoquan Spring Arts & Crafts Show is being held throughout the streets of Occoquan’s Historic District, today, Saturday, June 4 from 10 am to 6 pm, and Sunday, June 5 from 10 am to 5 pm. The arts & crafts show will include crafters and artisans not only from Occoquan but from across the … Read more
Workhouse 2nd Saturday Art Walk
Saturday, Jan. 8 – On the second Saturday of every month (which is today this month), the Workhouse hosts an “art walk” to showcase the diverse work of more than 150 visual artists who display their works among the facility’s seven buildings. The Workhouse, situated on the grounds of the former Lorton Correctional Complex, is … Read more
Outdoor Ice Rinks Offer Holiday Fun
The weather may be in a bit of a warming trend as we ring out 2010, but a great way to spend an afternoon or evening outside is to hit the rinks (that’s right, rinks, not links!). There are at least four open-air, outdoor ice skating rinks you can visit within a relatively short drive … Read more
East Moon Rising
Restaurant Review – East Moon Asian Bistro is a relatively new restaurant that opened earlier this year in the relatively new storefront plaza (officially known as the Madison Farm Shopping Center) at Minnieville and Caton Hill roads, which also houses Rita’s Italian Ice, $1.99 Dry Cleaners, Tazo Pizza and several other businesses. We were very … Read more
Mom’s Apple Pie Company: Pie Perfection
At Mom’s, it’s all about the pies. Yes, they’ve got breads and cookies, too. But this place is called Mom’s Apple Pie Company for a reason: they excel at making pies. Blackberry, Sour Cherry, Butter Pecan Apple and Shenandoah Peach crumb pies; Wild Blueberry, Raspberry Peach, Strawberry Rhubarb and, of course Apple pie. Pumpkin, Sweet … Read more
The Christmas Tree Search
The search for Christmas trees is on. At lots all over the Woodbridge area, families are heading out to make their purchases. We stopped in at the parking lot at Bethel United Methodist Church (above) where prices ranged from $25 for a 4-6-foot Scotch Pine to $70 for “Super Tall” 8-9-foot Douglas Fir or Concolor … Read more
Backyard Beauty
Mon., Nov. 8 — Beauty is where you find it, and sometimes it’s right in your backyard — that is, our common backyard as residents of Woodbridge. We’re introducing this regular feature to share with visitors to WoodbridgeLiving.com and use it as a forum to display the beauty that we come across in our daily … Read more
Back to School – Bus Schedules
What every parent of a school-age child wants to know: the bus schedule for your child’s school. We’ve got a link to the bus schedules of each of Prince William County’s schools, listed in alphabetical order: PWC School Bus Schedule. (Note: click on the headline at the top of this story or the read more … Read more
An Evening at the Prince William County Fair
Saturday, Aug. 14 – The smell of fresh popcorn, funnel cakes, sausages, fries, cheese steaks and smoked turkey legs drifted through the air. The sounds of laughter, shouts, squeals of joy, music and barkers calling crowds to their booths reverberated throughout the day. The smells, the sounds, the sights were unmistakeable. The Prince William County … Read more
PWC Fair Opens Its Gates
The annual Prince William County Fair opened Friday, Aug. 13, at the fairgrounds in Manassas (MAP). The fair, billed as the largest county fair in the state of Virginia, runs through Saturday, Aug. 21. This year’s theme is “Celebrate Bounty in our County,” and the list of events runs a familiar theme: livestock displays and … Read more
Woodbridge BMX Action
July 22 – On an early Thursday evening with temperatures still in the 90s, some 50 BMX racers as well as a large contingent of their families and friends gathered at the NOVA BMX track at the Prince William County Stadium Complex off the Prince William County Parkway for an evening of racing. Everyone was … Read more
Silly Bandz Trading Event
A youngster from Woodbridge was interviewed at a Silly Bandz trading event in Savannah, Georgia, in a story published today online at SavannahNow.com. If you have younger children, you’re probably well-informed about the fad that has swept the elementary school age group. Silly Bandz are thin, colored silicone loops that are fashioned into various shapes, … Read more
Record Attendance at Va. State Parks Continues
By Jim Meisner Jr. Department of Conservation and Recreation July 12, 2010 — Virginia State Parks continued the year-long trend of record attendance with an Independence Day weekend attendance of 266,739, a 22 percent increase over last year’s previous record-high of 218,889. The record-high visitation follows another record-setting holiday weekend when visitation increased 15.9 percent … Read more
Happy Independence Day
Of course the big event for fireworks in our area is the display that’s set off annually at the Potomac Nationals baseball field. Not only do they have fireworks there EVERY Saturday that they play there throughout the season, they have a game and then a HUGE fireworks display after the game, right as it … Read more
Memorial Day Weekend Best Bets
Friday, May 28 – With the unofficial start to summer hitting this weekend and pools opening across the area, we look at a handful of ways to spend time over the three-day weekend if you haven’t made other plans, like hitting the beach. While nothing beats a quick trip to a local ice cream shop … Read more
