America 250

Data Centers

Digital Gateway Data Center Mega-Project Is Officially Dead

Jul 4, 2026

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3 min read

Digital Gateway Data Center Mega-Project Is Officially Dead

QTS withdraws its Virginia Supreme Court appeal, ending a two-and-a-half-year fight over 37 proposed data centers along the edge of Manassas National Battlefield Park

Marie Clementi

Manasses

Your Independence Day Weekend Guide: Parades, Fireworks, and America 250 Celebrations Near Woodbridge

Jun 30, 2026

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2 min read

Your Independence Day Weekend Guide: Parades, Fireworks, and America 250 Celebrations Near Woodbridge

America turns 250 this weekend. Here's where to celebrate close to home.

Marie Clementi

American History

Sip Like a Founding Father: Mount Vernon's Spirit of '76 Bourbon Drops July 4

Jun 30, 2026

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1 min read

Sip Like a Founding Father: Mount Vernon's Spirit of '76 Bourbon Drops July 4

George Washington ran America's largest whiskey distillery. Now Mount Vernon is bottling that legacy — just in time for the 250th.

Marie Clementi

Farmers Markets

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Jun 28, 2026

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8 min read

America's 250th, The Woodbridge Gazette Newsletter

July 4th guide, new Virginia laws, WWII planes at Manassas Airport, Publix construction, and everything happening in Prince William County this week.

Marie Clementi

Military & Veterans,

Jun 28, 2026

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4 min read

“When in the Course of Human Events"

Two hundred and fifty years later, the words Jefferson wrote still speak

Marie Clementi

Dale Boulevard

Dale City’s July 4th Parade Returns — Bigger Than Ever for America’s 250th

Jun 23, 2026

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2 min read

Dale City’s July 4th Parade Returns — Bigger Than Ever for America’s 250th

Over 100 entries, a helicopter landing, and a full Family Fun Day mark the community’s 54th annual celebration along Dale Boulevard.

Marie Clementi

Continental Congress

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Dawn of a New Nation: Summer in Philadelphia, 1776

Jun 13, 2026

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3 min read

Dawn of a New Nation: Summer in Philadelphia, 1776

Reflections on America's 250th Birthday, Part One

Marie Clementi

America 250

Digital Gateway Data Center Mega-Project Is Officially Dead

Your Independence Day Weekend Guide: Parades, Fireworks, and America 250 Celebrations Near Woodbridge

Sip Like a Founding Father: Mount Vernon's Spirit of '76 Bourbon Drops July 4

America's 250th, The Woodbridge Gazette Newsletter

“When in the Course of Human Events"

Dale City’s July 4th Parade Returns — Bigger Than Ever for America’s 250th

Dawn of a New Nation: Summer in Philadelphia, 1776

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