Good News: Top Place To Live, Best Schools, 20 Foot Stanley Cup

Lots of good things happened in the past week and Patch compiled them, including the best public elementary schools, a 20-foot replica of the Stanley Cup at a local business, the Betsy DeVos hearings turned into a play, top community to call home and NoVA restaurant openings. Other good news headlines include Taste of Falls Church winners, the best places for pancakes, previews of fall festivals and Oktoberfests, open voting has begun, and more stories from Virginia and DC Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• 100 Best Public Elementary Schools In Virginia 2019 List
• Ashburn No. 2 On Money's 50 Top Places To Live
• Betsy DeVos' Confirmation Hearing Became A Play
• Here's The Best Pancake Places In Virginia And DC
• 3 Businesses Win Taste Of Falls Church At Fall Festival
• DC, NoVA Weekend: Free National Parks, Taste Of Georgetown
• Garden Center Puts Up 20-Foot Stanley Cup 'Scarecrow' (Photo)
• Six Homes On Display For 2018 Historic Alexandria Homes Tour
• Restaurant In Old La Bergerie Location To Hold Grand Opening
• Woodlawn Historic District Added To Virginia Landmarks Register
• When Is The First Day Of Fall 2018: Can’t-Miss NoVA, DC Events
• RTC West Expansion Approved By Planning Commission: Report
• Art On The Avenue 2018 Set For October In Del Ray
• Trick-Or-Treat At Mount Vernon Tickets Go On Sale
• Vienna's Last Chillin' On Church Of 2018: A Guide
• Charlie's On The Avenue Gets Beer Garden, Extended Hours
• Takeout Window For Upcoming Urbano 116 Approved In Alexandria
• Annual Young Artist Award Competition Now Taking Applications
• Flu Shot: Where To Get Vaccine In Virginia, DC
• Free Harvest Happenings Event Coming Up In McLean
• Shop And Stroll At Alexandria's Boutiques This Week
• Del Ray Psych & Wellness Opens On Mount Vernon Avenue
• Vienna's Oktoberfest: Guide To Beer, Parking And More
• Honeygrow Opens In Tysons On Friday
• General Election 2018: Absentee Voting To Open In Alexandria
• General Election 2018: Absentee Voting To Open In Fairfax City
• 55 Washington DC Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
• Harvest Moon Freaks Out Grownups, Not Kids: How To See It In NoVA
• General Election 2018: Absentee Voting Opens In Fairfax County
• General Election 2018: Absentee Voting To Open In Arlington
• New Restaurant Opening At Reston Town Center

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