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More Minnieland Abuse Allegations, High School's Satellite Launch, 'Backtrackers' Defiant and a Hanukkah Rap

Plus, an Alexandria pizzeria responds after a family member of two employees is murdered. Top news of the week from our Patches around Virginia and Washington.

By Greg Hambrick
Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and Washington. Here are some of the top stories from around the region over the past week.
 
More Abuse Allegations at Minnieland Academy Daycare
“I was horrified,” says one mother. “I cried all day at work.”
 
Del Ray Pizzeria Hosting Benefit Dinner for Slain Family Member
Family member of two dishwashers was recently murdered in Honduras.
NASA Launches Satellite Built by TJHSST Students Into Space
The satellite, TJ3Sat, was the first satellite built by high school students to be launched into orbit.
 
Backtrackers’ Vow to Defy Dulles Access Road Usage Rules
From a reader: “I backtracked for years, everyone should.”
 
Two Found Dead in Chantilly Home
Few details, but police address concern about public threat.
 
Drop the Dreidel: Fairfax Station's B-Boyz Release Hanukkah Rap
Lyrics include, “Clap for a Jewish boy with rapid lips. Light the candles and be ready take some family pics.”
 
Manassas Teen Charged in September Crash Near Hylton High School
Cyclist killed as students were leaving campus.
 
Alexandria Officials Hope for Compromise But Unwilling to Drop Eminent Domain in Boat Club Feud
What needs to happen in the next 90 days.
 
Mason District Residents: ‘Proposed RSU Amendment is Reckless”
More than 100 people crammed into the cafeteria of Sleepy Hollow Elementary School.
 
Wu’s Garden Restaurant Closing After 39 Years in Vienna
One owner: "Words cannot describe the feeling.”
 
Meet Marine Corps Marathon Winner Kelly Brown Calway
U.S. Army Captain writes from her current post in Kuwait.
 
Light Up Rosslyn to Get 'More Life,' Scrap Giant Light Switch
But don't worry, Rosslyn's skyline will still get the full holiday treatment.
 
GMU to Close Mason Inn Conference Center and Hotel in Fairfax
Recognition of annual losses of $2 million could mean good news for students.
 
PITAIYO Opens on Caroline Street
Creative boutique is offering something for your health and your hips.
 
Mortgage Loan Officer Convicted of Fraud
The housing crisis had predators — this one took millions in scheme.
 
Smashburger to Open in Tysons Corner
You can get most of the menu on an egg bun.
 
Experience the Ghosts of Christmas Past
Candlelight tour recreates Civil War and Victorian holidays at this historic site.
 
Trial Set For Georgetown Man Charged With Wife’s Murder
Albrecht Muth remains hospitalized and will not be able to attend his own trial.
 
Report: Judge Refuses to Reduce Charge Against McLean Man Accused of Murder
Rahul Gupta told police he killed Mark Edward Waugh in a Silver Spring apartment.
 
Bonefish Grill Coming to Pentagon Row
The new restaurant isn’t the only big news for the shopping and entertainment center.
 
Obamas, Clintons Pay Respects at Kennedy Gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery
The pair of first families visited the eternal flame ahead of the 50th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy.
 


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