Good News: Best Schools, Top Chef, Best Hospitals, Photo Contest

Lots of good things happened in the past week and Patch compiled them, including rankings for the best high schools, top employers and best hospitals in recent lists, plus the first Burger Bar in a Virginia Wegmans, and top industry awards for NoVa/DC chefs. Other good news headlines are the first charity softball game in Alexandria, stunning rainbow photos after a storm, Memorial Day festival plans, how to enter Patch's scenic spots photo contest, and more stories from Virginia and DC Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• VA Has 103 Of America's Best High Schools In 2018, US News Says
• Del Ray Beats Old Town In First Softball Battle
• Chef Wins James Beard 'Best Chef Mid-Atlantic' Award
• New Wegmans To Have Burger Bar, Opens June 3
• 16 VA, DC Companies Make 2018 Best Midsize Employers List: Forbes
• Stunning DC Rainbow Photos Will Blow Your Mind
• Virginia Has 3rd Best STEM School In Nation: U.S. News
• Seniors Displaced By Fire: How You Can Help
• These Hospitals In Virginia, DC Are Among Nation's Greatest
• Dog Rescued From Hot Vehicle
• Remembering Herndon's History: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• Falls Church Memorial Day 2018: Guide To Parade, Festival
• Billiken's Grand Opening Pig Roast May 19 In Fredericksburg
• Del Ray House And Garden Tour To Benefit Gateway Project
• Person Rescued From Potomac At Georgetown Waterfront
• Hundreds Pack First Capitals Practice Since Game 6 (Photos)
• Thomas Jefferson, George Mason High Are Best In VA: Report
• The People's Drug Restaurant Opens In Alexandria
• New Restaurant Opening Friday In Reston
• Taste Of Springfield Returns For Second Year

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Photo: Chef Jeremiah Langhorne preps food during the dinner service at his restaurant, The Dabney, in the Shaw neighborhood photographed in Washington, DC. (Photo by Deb Lindsey For The Washington Post via Getty Images).