Happy Birthday to Us!

One year ago today, Dale City Patch was officially launched. Our top article that day was a , a Vietnam veteran who was one of the highest ranked African-American Marines at the time.

That story was one of many that we have gone on to highlight about people in this community, from the huge , a wounded Marine returning home, to the homeless people , to the to keep people warm this winter.

We've covered sports, local crimes, schools, the religious community, government, and more. Through it all, we've done our best to tell the stories and provide the information that makes Dale City a community. We appreciate your support as our readers, and hope that you will continue to provide us with feedback and engagement.

Tell us what you think of the job we've done in the last year. What have we done best? What have we done worst? How can we continue to serve this community better?

You can always voice your opinion with a comment on the site, or share it directly with me by emailing nathan.curby@patch.com.

If you like what we're doing at Patch, please spread the word and help us continue to serve Dale City for another year!