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The Town of Vienna, Va.’s preeminent historian Mayo Sturdevant Stuntz, aged 97 years, has died. Stuntz was a lifelong resident and co-author of the book “This Was Vienna, Virginia” that was published in the late 1980s. He visited my social studies class and shared with us his memories of the town.
My brother Christopher, who provided [...]

Booming sales prompts Port City Brewing’s expansion – The Alexandria Times
Good news for beer drinkers, particularly those that like the hoppy stuff, my hometown brewery Port City is going to expand for a second time:
Owner Bill Butcher, a native of the city, is waiting for a trio of 120 barrel tanks to finish making their [...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — I have been critical in the past of the lack of signs along state numbered highways in the city and Northern Virginia region. Generally speaking, Alexandria does not post numbered routes with any regularity, especially the 400 series. Did you know that at least portions of Van Dorn Street, Quaker Lane and [...]

Last week, I was pretty happy to learn from WTOP that the Fairfax County area was not likely to get hit hard by the Brood II cicadas this year. However, today I heard a report that said we’re going to get them though mostly in the suburbs – Billions of cicadas to emerge this season.
Which [...]

Fairfax County to see minimal number of cicadas – WTOP/AP
Recently, a co-worker was wondering when the cicadas would come out. I remembered the Brood X appearances in 1987 and 2004, but did not remember the Brood II cycles. Now, I know why — BeltwayLand is on the outskirts of Brood II’s range. I am not [...]

This Sunday at Gunston Hall near Lorton, Va. is Britain on the Green (BOG) a celebration of British cars. It looks like it will be a nice day, so if you love Triumphs, Jaguars, MGs and so on like I do, stop on by. The Capital Triumph Register description:
Past shows have featured nearly 200 [...]

Antares rocket launch aborted
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) April 17, 2013

NASA rocket launch this evening at 5 p.m. viewable from Washington, D.C. – Capital Weather Gang, The Post
Wow, this could be cool:
Assuming good weather, Washingtonians will be able to catch a view of the most spectacular rocket launch from NASA’s Wallops Island, Va. flight facility [...]

After 81 years, landmark Memorial Bridge is in dire need of renovation | GRAPHIC: Memorial Bridge: A crumbling landmark – The Post
Arlington Memorial Bridge, which connects Arlington Cemetery and Northern Virginia to the Lincoln Memorial and Washington, D.C. needs significant renovation that could cost $250 million and take several years. The 81-year old span [...]

In the last few weeks, Metro rail cars have begun traveling up and down the Silver Line. The tracks, at least east of Tysons, have been energized and testing is ongoing.
[flickr : Photos tagged with silverlineopenhousemaps/slideshow]
Big changes are coming when the Silver Line opens, some of them outlined in this Dr. Gridlock update from earlier [...]

The completed Telegraph Road interchange near Alexandria, Va. concludes the nearly 13 year project to rebuild the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and approaches on the Capital Beltway (I-95 & I-495)