VA Good News: Best City, Safest Hospitals, Best College Values

Lots of good things happened in the past week and Patch compiled them, including the best city, top hospitals for patient safety and the best college values for your money. Other good news headlines are the city with the most successful women, a $150,000 Powerball winner, a NoVa restaurant named one of the best in the U.S. by customers, and more stories from Virginia and DC Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Alexandria Nominated For Best City By Conde Nast Traveler
• Phantom Sidewalk Messages Spotted In Fairfax
• Arlington Restaurant Makes 'Best In U.S.' List By The Daily Meal
• Hospital Safety Grades: The Best — And Worst — In Virginia, DC
• Woman Scores $150K Powerball Win In Rose Hill
• Alexandria Among Top Cities Where Women Are Successful
• These Virginia, DC Colleges Are Best Value For Your Money
• Record-Breaking $1.7M Raised For Alexandria's Spring2ACTion
• Watch: Baby Goslings Rescued From Storm Drain In Fairfax County
• Langley Robotics Team To Compete In World Championship
• 2018 GW Parkway Classic: Top Race Finishers
• Burke Woman Finishes Third In GW Parkway Classic 5K
• Month By Month VA, DC Spring And Summer Forecast 2018 Released
• Alexandria Businesses Help Raise Money For Spring2Action
• Adoptable Alexandria Pet: Hurricane Harvey Survivor
• Cappies Review: 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' at Annandale High
• Ted Leonsis Has Astonishing Story About Amazon's Founding: Report
• New Restaurant Opening Near Reston Town Center
• Fairfax Derby-Q 2018: Tickets, Entertainment, Vendors, Parking
• Interim Fire Chief Named For Fairfax County
• Vienna Fourth Of July Fireworks Returns To Yeonas Park
• Mother's Day 2018: Brunch Spots Available In McLean
• Mother's Day 2018: Brunch Spots Available In Alexandria
• Mother's Day 2018: Brunch Spots Available Around Vienna
• Mother's Day 2018: Brunch Spots Available Around Kingstowne
• Mother's Day 2018: Brunch Spots Available Around Falls Church
• Capital Bikeshare Coming to Gravelly Point, Roosevelt Island
• Here's Virginia's Largest Employer And How Many People Work There
• Bystanders Lift Car Off Pinned Pedestrians In Downtown DC (Video)
• Massive Expansion At Reston Town Center: BXP Exec
• NFL Draft 2018: Redskins Picks As Team Seeks Return To Super Bowl
• Teen Job Fair To Be Held At West Springfield High School
• Adoptable Alexandria Pet: Mu The Cool Cat

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