A draft report before the Housing Advisory Board would extend the temporary board beyond its one-year trial and give it a broader role in housing funding, policy and long-range planning. 2-MINUTE BRIEF WHAT’S HAPPENING: The Manassas Housing Advisory Board is scheduled to review its draft annual report Sept. 1. The report recommends that City Council…
Eighty-six years after its dedication, the Stonewall Jackson monument still stands on Henry Hill, overlooking the preserved battlefield where the name was born.
FAA certification clears a major hurdle for scheduled passenger service as Manassas prepares for commercial flights. 2-MINUTE BRIEF WHAT HAPPENED: Washington Manassas Airport received its FAA Part 139 Airport Operating Certificate, a major federal safety certification required for airports serving scheduled passenger airline operations. WHY IT MATTERS: Part 139 certification means the airport has met…
New rules would preserve by-right development for qualifying properties while requiring public review for many future data centers elsewhere in the county. 2-MINUTE BRIEF WHAT’S PROPOSED: Prince William County is considering reducing its Data Center Opportunity Zone Overlay District from about 9,698 acres to approximately 3,654 acres, a reduction of about 62%. WHAT WOULD CHANGE:…
The former Olde Towne Inn site remains slated for a hotel, on a block shaped by more than a century of hotel, theater and community history. 2-MINUTE BRIEF IS THE HOTEL STILL PLANNED? Yes. A boutique hotel remains part of the larger redevelopment of the former Olde Towne Inn and MIFCO properties and the City…
There is something about a Friday night in the fall. The lights come on. The band starts warming up. Families begin filling the stands. Students gather with friends, and across the greater Manassas area, high school sports bring the community together again. For Manassas, that means more than one high school. Osbourn High School and…
The reduction from 169 to 162 apartments resulted from design changes made during the Architectural Review Board process. 2-MINUTE BRIEF What changed: The proposed Center Street development has been reduced from 169 to 162 apartments. Why: City planning staff says revisions made during Architectural Review Board process stepped back the upper floors along Center Street…
Nearly all of the Moon will slip into Earth’s dark shadow, with the best view around midnight MANASSAS — Night owls, stargazers and anyone looking for something a little different to do Thursday night have a good reason to step outside. A deep partial lunar eclipse will be visible across the Manassas area Thursday night…
Board member says discussion behind closed doors went beyond its announced scope 2-Minute Brief What happened: The Manassas City School Board approved the August 3 meeting minutes as presented after Board member Sara Brescia requested additional language about the closed session. Brescia’s concern: Brescia says Board members discussed matters that were outside the announced purpose…
A hybrid-electric airplane developed by Manassas-based Electra recently flew between Manassas and Philadelphia as part of a Federal Aviation Administration program testing how new types of aircraft could connect smaller airports with major airline hubs. The FAA announced Aug. 18 that Electra conducted the demonstration flights with transportation agencies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The…