Local Groups to Host Thanksgiving Dinner for Holly Acres Flood Victims

Families will receive donations.

Heading into the holiday season, members of the Woodbridge community have joined together to host a Thanksgiving Dinner for the families from the Holly Acres mobile park who lost their homes in the September flooding. The dinner, featuring a traditional holiday feast of turkey, ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, yams and desserts, as well as kids’ activities, will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Harbour View (13200 Marina Way) in Woodbridge.  “We felt compelled to help the families during the holidays, especially since so many are still without homes,” said Alonso Zamora of B-thrifty in a prepared statement. “We are very grateful for the outpouring of support from companies, organizations and individuals who have stepped…

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Local Thrift Store's Veterans Day Sale to Benefit Flood Victims

The owners have stepped up to help those in need in the community

To celebrate Veterans Day, B-Thrifty super thrift shop will be having a 50 percent off sale for BIP card customers. What makes this sale special is that the owners of B-Thrifty will be donating ten percent of their November sales until Nov. 21 to the Holly Acres flood victims. Joon Park, one of the owners, projected that the donation will probably be $4,000 - $5,000.  So, when you shop at the thrift store, the money you spend will make a big difference this month. B-Thrifty is one of the sponsors for a special Thanksgiving Dinner at Harbour View Marina, along with other community charities. B-Thrifty has only been open two and a half months and the owners want to keep everyone aware of the flood victims needs.  Holly Morris from Fox 5 …

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2nd & Charles to Replace Former Borders in Woodbridge

The buy-and-sell company will take over the former Borders location in Woodbridge.

Book and media lovers in Woodbridge will be happy to know a new retailer will be taking up the former Borders bookstore location soon. 2nd & Charles, a used book company, will be taking up residence along Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge. An opening date is yet to be announced. The company has five open locations along the East Coast, with two coming: one in Woodbridge and another in New Jersey. On its website, 2nd & Charles says that the buyback program processes items’ condition and compares it with the store's current inventory. Then, customers can get a cash offer, store credit or have items returned.  The store buys and sells the follow items:

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Woodbridge Laundromat Spearheads Food Drive for ACTS

Area business with Woodbridge and Dumfries locations looks to help re-open the food pantry with "Cans for Quarters."

ACTS food pantry is in desperate need of help to restock its empty shelves in order to open doors.  The pantry announced Tuesday that it had to temporarily close its doors until Nov. 1 because of a lack of food. ACTS serves over 2,000 people a month through its Dumfries food pantry.  Ginger Trest, with family-owned Woodbridge and Dumfries Laundromat, saw a need in her community and decided to help. The laundromat's two locations will be hosting a food drive to help re-open the ACTS food pantry. Customers that bring a can of food will receive a $0.25 towards a wash or dry (up to four cans); customers that bring in a full bag of canned goods will receive up to a 30-pound wash and dry for free.  "We are getting more people washing larger …

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For Local Furniture Maker, Home Accessories are a Work of Art

Emphasis on the 'art' in Hardwood Artisans as the work of local artists is sold as accessories at the furniture retailer across the greater Washington area.

After more than three decades, Hardwood Artisans has developed a loyal following in the greater Washington area for its handcrafted wood furniture. More recently, the Woodbridge-based company began spotlighting the art among the artisans. Using their showroom as a gallery and a retail outlet, Hardwood Artisans developed a program that allows local artists to display their work on consignment, providing customers unique home accessories. Last week Hardwood Artisans opened its first Arlington store in Shirlington Village. A grand opening is scheduled for Oct. 1. Julianne Yurek, Hardwood Artisans' marketing director, started the program about two years ago when the company was opening its Fairfax store. “My background is in interior design. I…

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A&M Auto Repair 'Loses Everything' in Flood

Business on Route 1 was under 10 feet of water at the peak of the flooding.

Elizabeth Nuckols’ father has worked at A&M Auto Repair for 26 years. In the flooding during Sept. 8-10, the shop on Route 1 was under 10 feet of water and lost everything. “All their equipment to service the vehicles, it’s hundred of thousands of dollars lost,” said Nuckols at the board of county supervisors meeting on Tuesday. “I have a list of everything to replace but some things are so old they can’t be replaced.” Nuckols said that her family was not aware of the extent of the damage during the flooding, until her father came to work on Friday morning to find everything destroyed. “We lost three vehicles,” said Nuckols. “We have boats over there and one of the boats was carried to the front of the business.” Nuckols said that a …

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Todos Super Market in Woodbridge Named Winner in Competition

Local grocery store won the University of Virginia’s 2011 Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards

Todos Super Market, which recently celebrated the grand opening of its Marumsco Plaza grocery store in Woodbridge, is proud to announce it has been selected as the Retail Sector winner in a University of Virginia competition that highlights and promotes the most resilient businesses in economically-challenged parts of the Commonwealth. “Todos experienced 17 years of successful growth until the turmoil caused in 2007 by the Prince William County ‘Rule of Law’ illegal immigration resolution and the directive that changed it in 2008. We were an active participant in the debate and we continued to invest our resources in the community, even after the downturn that followed. We never gave up on our community, and we are grateful to that …

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