Friday, May 18, 2012
Cinema Siren reviewed Battleship and says while it's not the next The Piano, it's most definitely ridiculous fun.
Battleship feels like a two-hour Navy recruitment video. I'm surprised blue and gold aren't the colors used on the movie poster, along with “GO NAVY!” and “BEAT ALIENS!” If you leave your brain at the front door of the multiplex on a day you feel like rooting for the home team, you could do worse than vacillating between cheering and snickering for those two hours of this completely ridiculous, raucous mash up of Independence Day, Pearl Harbor and Transformers. Director Peter Berg, of Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, and Hancock, knows his way around the camera. So we can try to accept the fact that for some reason he feels the need to release his inner Michael Bay. What results is not exactly a good movie, but one that unapologetically …
Which would you prefer to see at Potomac Mills mall?
Wednesday, Potomac Mills mall announced that two new standalone restaurants would be coming to the outlet mall. A third restaurant has yet to be officially announced by mall management, but it has been reported that a Bahama Breeze would also open. The Cheesecake Factory and Bobby’s Burger Palace will start construction later this fall. A reader said he saw fences going up around the proposed location while waiting in a slug line Thursday morning. Two additional stores, The Christmas Tree Shops and buybuy Baby will open in the mall. In Fredericksburg, the same two shops have submitted plans to take up residence in a vacant Shoppers Food and Pharmacy building in Central Park. Last February, the mall closed 750 parking spaces in anticipation…
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Prince William Art Society awarded two $1,000 scholarships to county high school seniors on May 16.
Last night, Woodbridge Senior High School senior Victoria Lafranchise won one of two annual $1,000 merit scholarships the Prince William Art Society gives to county high school seniors. The Jewell Pratt Burns Scholarship, named for a longstanding member of the society, was given by its namesake to Lafranchise and Julia Moore of Forest Park High School during a special program. For the past five years, the Prince William Art Society has awarded two annual $1,000 merit scholarships to Prince William County area high school seniors. In addition to monetary funds, the two seniors received a certificate, a framed copy of one selected piece from their submission portfolio, and a one-year membership to the society. In a succinct speech …
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate answered questions in appearance at AOL's Dulles office.
U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Kaine said the federal government should chip in for the Silver Line Phase 2 — but that the commonwealth also needs to pay a bigger share than the $150 million it has promised to ensure it gets built as scheduled. "What we are seeing in Washington is an anti-investment mentality," Kaine (D) told a group at AOL's Dulles headquarters Thursday. He said he worked with the Bush and Obama administrations to get $900 million for the first phase and the next phase has centered on who pays for it. "I believe it is a project of federal significance because it links Dulles with the most important capital city in the world," he said. "But when it comes to the state being a meaningful participant, Virginia has fallen short too. …
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is buying nearly all of Media General's newspapers and news sites.
Local news sources InsideNoVa.com and the News & Messenger will be in new hands by June 25, the Associated Press and Bloomberg.com report. Media General is selling nearly all of its newspapers and news sites to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway for $142 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. Berkshire Hathaway is a major shareholder for the Washington Post Co., and owns Buffalo News in New York. “We are extremely pleased to enter into a new financing partnership with the highly respected Berkshire Hathaway organization. Our new credit agreement addresses Media General’s long-term capital needs and provides the company with significant financial and operating flexibility,” said Marshall Morton, president and C.E.O. of Media …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Construction is anticipated to begin later in May.
Virginia’s largest outlet mall, Potomac Mills, will soon get bigger. The store announced it would be expanding its footprint with exterior, freestanding restaurants between the AMC Potomac Mills Movie Theater and Costco. Restaurants joining the mall are The Cheesecake Factory and a Virginia first: a Bobby’s Burger Palace, which is a product of celebrity chef Bobby Flay. This will be the first Cheesecake Factory in Prince William County. A third restaurant will be announced soon, the mall public relations department said. “Bobby’s Burger Palace offers 10 signature burgers, made with Certified Angus Beef, ground turkey or chicken breast, and a wide variety of sides including beer battered onion rings, milkshakes and more,” mall management …
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Plant some creative ideas and watch your kids grow.
Warm weather and the end of the school year beg us to get outdoors and just play, and while we conjure images of blissful summer days in our heads, the reality is that sooner than later, you will hear your children whine, "I'm bored!" After a school year full of being told what to do when, your kids may need a kick start to get their imagination working on its own. This time of year I stock up on supplies that can be provided for some creative play when summertime boredom rears its ugly head. Here are seeds of imagination you can plant with your children to help them grow their creative play all summer long. Kid Garden: Let them dig, plant, and play. Find an area of the yard that you don't mind them taking over. If your kids are old …
Residents of Lake Ridge and surrounding areas enjoyed the tastings provided by LRPRA's Taste of Lake Ridge in a lively atmosphere.
Report details area homeless numbers.
A new report from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) said homelessness in Prince William County decreased 17 percent from last year. The report, Homeless in Metropolitan Washington, was released May 9 and cited that since 2008, the overall count of homeless decreased 15 percent. In terms of numbers, on the 2011 survey date 566 people said they were homeless. This year, 467 said they were homeless. To gather this data, the COG report takes a one-day survey throughout Northern Virginia jurisdictions on Jan. 25, 2012 to provide a “snapshot” of homelessness. In Dale City, staff and volunteers from the Hilda Barg Homeless Prevention Center and AfterShare program in Woodbridge surveyed the community. Staff announced Jan…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Allen to meet with Republican volunteers.
Candidate for United States Senate George Allen will be paying a visit to the Prince William County Grand Old Party headquarters in Woodbridge Tuesday evening. The former Virginia governor and senator will be meeting with volunteers at 6 p.m. at 4431 Prince William Parkway Woodbridge, Virginia 22192. Allen faces several other GOP challengers in a primary June 12, but he is widely considered the favorite to be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate. Sen. Jim Webb (D) chose not to seek reelection.
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Publius Publicola
10:54 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Rail transit does not benefit passengers and only benefits unions - some of Kaine's biggest supporters. He supports PLA's on the Dulles project which uses out-of-state labor and non-Virginia workers. more ›