VA, DC Good News: Best Bars, Safest City, Colin Powell's Rescuer

Lots of good things happened in the past week and Patch compiled them, bars in the DC region that are among the best in the US, a disabled veteran comes to the aid of Gen. Colin Powell, the safest city in the country is in NoVA, and a local schools places third in a national cybercoding competition. Other good news headlines include the best place to grab breakfast, an autistic teen helps feed workers in need, exotic pets are now OK to have, and more stories from Virginia and DC Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Alexandria Named Safest City In U.S.
• Autistic Teen Gives Peanut Butter As Furlough Aid In Dumfries
• Best Breakfast Restaurant In DC, VA: Daily Meal
• Good Samaritan Helps Colin Powell With Flat Tire On Beltway
• Vienna School Places Third In Cyber Robotics Coding Competition
• Starbucks To Start Delivery Service In DC: Report
• Hedgehogs, Chinchillas Approved To Be Pets In Fairfax County
• Historic Alexandria Carriage Among Top VA Endangered Artifacts
• McLean Chocolate Festival Returns For Delicious Fun In 2019
• Alexandria Girl Helps Coast Guard Families Amid Shutdown
• Chef José Andrés' Kitchen Does More Than Feed Furloughed Feds
• Virginia Among Best Places For Driving In America
• Washington DC Quality Of Life Ranks Above Honolulu, Baltimore
• 25 Virginia, DC Employers Best For Diversity In 2019: Forbes
• Virginia’s Property Tax Rate Lower Than Many States
• Pokéworks Celebrates Grand Opening At Tysons Corner Center
• Bistro Sancerre Opens Near King Street Metro
• Danielle Collins, Ex-U.Va. Star, Causes Stir At Australian Open
• Food Donations Needed In Response To Shutdown In Alexandria
• 7-Eleven Grand Opening Set For Purcellville
• Deli Italiano Replaces Fired Up Pizza In Burke
• McLean Student Named Finalist In Regeneron Science Talent Search

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