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Legislator Positive For Virus, Dual Trails On W&OD: Patch PM

Memorial ride for crash victim, art festival planned with tweaks, DC preps for virtual schooling, $1M lottery win, voting by mail: Patch PM

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A 1.5-mile portion of the Washington and Old Dominion Trail in Falls Church is getting side-by-side trails for cyclists and pedestrians.
A 1.5-mile portion of the Washington and Old Dominion Trail in Falls Church is getting side-by-side trails for cyclists and pedestrians. (Emily Leayman/Patch)

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VA's Central Region Leads In New Cases As Lawmaker Tests Positive

Virginia's central region, including the Richmond area, on Wednesday reported 222 new coronavirus cases, the highest number of new cases of any region in the state, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

W&OD Trail To Get Dual Trails For Users In Falls Church

A groundbreaking for the first dual trail improvements on the Washington and Old Dominion Trail was held Wednesday in the City of Falls Church. The side-by-side trails for bicyclists and pedestrians will apply to a 1.5-mile segment of the trail between Grove and Little Falls Streets.

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Memorial Ride Planned For Ashburn Man, Other Crash Victims

Family members and friends of Damion Robinson, who was killed in June when a car crashed into him, are holding a memorial for him in Ashburn on Thursday, Sept. 10 to remember Robinson and raise awareness of how drivers often get a slap on the wrist for causing fatalities.

Manassas Woman Wins $1 Million in VA Lottery's Millionaire Maker

Kelly Coyne was on a winning streak. The Manassas woman had played a Scratcher game from the Virginia Lottery and won $30. So she used part of the winnings to buy another ticket, and this time won $50. That's when she decided to buy a third ticket: Millionaire Maker.

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DC Public Schools Prepares For Start Of Virtual Learning

Teachers and staff at D.C. Public Schools are working on their final preparations for the 2020-21 academic year, which begins on Monday. These include new resources for students and their families as they begin the school year distance learning.

2020 Alexandria Old Town Art Festival Moves To New Location

While the pandemic has resulted in numerous event cancellations, the King Street Art Festival is planned to go on with a new name and location for 2020. The festival, renamed as the Alexandria Old Town Art Festival, will happen on Sept. 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at John Carlyle Square just south of Duke Street.

Mail-In Voting In Virginia: Deadlines, How To Get A Ballot

More than 500,000 mail-in ballots went uncounted during the 2020 primary season nationwide, many of them because they were deemed incomplete or because they arrived too late. The issue could grow: A record number of voters are expected to stay away from traditional polling places for the Nov. 3 general election because of the coronavirus pandemic and instead cast their ballots by mail.

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