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Northern Virginia - Washingtonian https://dev.w-cm.com The website that Washington lives by. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:38:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://dev.w-cm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Northern Virginia - Washingtonian https://dev.w-cm.com 32 32 Is Richmond Turning Into the New Bedroom Community for DC Workers? https://dev.w-cm.com/2023/02/14/is-richmond-turning-into-the-new-bedroom-community-for-dc-workers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-richmond-turning-into-the-new-bedroom-community-for-dc-workers Tue, 14 Feb 2023 14:21:50 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1623914 The newest affordable neighborhood for DC-area workers is…Richmond? Looks like it. As remote and hybrid work appear here to stay and people grow more frustrated with the Washington area’s high housing prices, some are deciding they’d rather report to their DC office from further down I-95. Richmond saw a huge rise in the number of […]

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Virginia School Districts Push Back Against Youngkin’s Guidelines Restricting Trans Students https://dev.w-cm.com/2022/09/20/virginia-school-districts-push-back-against-youngkins-guidelines-restricting-trans-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virginia-school-districts-push-back-against-youngkins-guidelines-restricting-trans-students Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:37:52 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1597558 Some school districts in Northern Virginia are pushing back against Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s 2022 Model Policies guidelines that would roll back protections for trans public school students across the state. The policies, which were released on Friday, include requirements for students to use bathrooms corresponding to their sex assigned at birth; the same goes for […]

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MAP: Everything You Need to Know About Getting to the July 4 Fireworks Show https://dev.w-cm.com/2022/06/29/map-everything-you-need-to-know-about-getting-to-the-july-4-fireworks-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=map-everything-you-need-to-know-about-getting-to-the-july-4-fireworks-show Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:27:08 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1586488 The National Park Service will celebrate Independence Day with a big fireworks show and celebration on the National Mall, which means a bunch of roads will be shut down on Monday. If you already dread navigating DC’s complicated roads, you should try to avoid driving to or along the Mall. The area surrounding the Mall […]

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MAP: Where to Watch the 2022 Fourth of July Fireworks Without Going to the National Mall https://dev.w-cm.com/2022/06/27/2021-dc-fireworks-map-avoid-national-mall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2021-dc-fireworks-map-avoid-national-mall Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:13:40 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1537794 The July 4 fireworks show will return to the National Mall on Monday. The show will run from 9:09 to 9:27 PM and can be seen from many areas in DC and Northern Virginia. If you’re determined to get to the National Mall, be aware that you’ll have to pass through an entry point. The […]

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Northern Virginia School Districts to Governor: We’ll Keep Masks On, Thanks https://dev.w-cm.com/2022/01/18/northern-virginia-school-districts-to-governor-well-keep-masks-on-thanks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northern-virginia-school-districts-to-governor-well-keep-masks-on-thanks Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:52:34 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1564423 School systems in  Northern Virginia say they’ll continue to require masks despite an order by newly inaugurated Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin that rescinds the state’s mask mandate in public schools beginning on January 24. “Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) will continue to abide by the health and safety guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) […]

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A New Store in Old Town Alexandria Features Products From 120 Virginia-Based Makers https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/11/11/a-new-store-in-old-town-alexandria-features-products-from-120-virginia-based-makers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-store-in-old-town-alexandria-features-products-from-120-virginia-based-makers Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:48:28 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1555537 After opening six stores dedicated to DC-based makers, Shop Made in DC partners Stacey Price and Michael Babin are turning their attention to neighboring Virginia. The Shop Made team unveiled a website during the pandemic dedicated to artisans from the Commonwealth. It evolved into the brick-and-mortar Shop Made in Virginia, which opened Thursday in Old […]

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The Virginia Democratic Ticket Is All From Northern Virginia https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/06/09/the-virginia-democratic-ticket-is-all-from-northern-virginia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-virginia-democratic-ticket-is-all-from-northern-virginia Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:50:37 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1535238 Besides winning their primaries last night, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Hala Ayala, and Attorney General Mark Herring all have one thing in common: They live in Northern Virginia. So does Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin. Northern Virginia has not only been the engine of Virginia’s shift to a blue state, it’s also […]

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Northern Virginia May Be Getting a Huge Indoor Ski Resort https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/03/11/northern-virginia-may-be-getting-a-huge-indoor-ski-resort/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northern-virginia-may-be-getting-a-huge-indoor-ski-resort Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:44:49 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1459921 Northern Virginia is one step closer to breaking ground on Fairfax Peak, a 450,000-square-foot indoor skiing complex with powder slopes and après-ski amenities. Intended to replace the now-shuttered Lorton landfill, the concept comes from McLean-based Alpine X, a group dedicated to indoor ski resorts—and proof that one man’s trash is another man’s ski slope. After […]

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Virginia’s Tightened Covid Restrictions Will Extend Through February https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/01/27/virginias-tightened-covid-restrictions-will-extend-through-february/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virginias-tightened-covid-restrictions-will-extend-through-february Wed, 27 Jan 2021 20:11:06 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1419496 Virginia governor Ralph Northam is extending the executive order that tightens the state’s Covid-19 restrictions. It will now be in place through the end of February. Northam made the announcement today during a press conference held in Richmond. The original set of restrictions went into effect December 14, and they were set to expire January […]

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Could Northern Virginia Land a Vaccination Supersite? https://dev.w-cm.com/2021/01/26/could-northern-virginia-land-a-vaccination-supersite/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=could-northern-virginia-land-a-vaccination-supersite Tue, 26 Jan 2021 19:46:22 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1418166 Three members of Congress from Northern Virginia have asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to create a mass covid vaccination site in the Washington suburbs. Representatives Gerald Connolly, Don Beyer, and Jennifer Wexton, who are all Democrats, sent a joint letter Tuesday to Robert Fenton, FEMA’s acting administrator, requesting that Northern Virginia be selected as the […]

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