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Also on today's calendar: Spring Flea Market & Urbanna Open House and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
1. Yo-Yo Ma, Ladysmith Black Mambazo Coming To Hylton Performing Arts Center (patch.com) — Residents in Manassas can look forward to a star‑studded 2026–2027 season at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, including performances by Bernadette Peters, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Yo‑Yo Ma. The schedule spans multiple series featuring chamber concerts with lunch, family programming, and American roots music, with subscription sales already underway for Friends of the Hylton Center.
2. PWC Could Cut Expected School Budget By $31 Million: Report (patch.com) — Manassas-area readers face major implications as Prince William County supervisors move toward a budget that trims the schools’ expected funding by $31 million while cutting real estate and meals taxes. School officials warn the tentative plan could reduce employee raises, after-school programs, and transportation services, with the final budget vote set for April 21.
3. Manassas Market Report – 1st Quarter of 2026 (princewilliamliving.com) — Manassas commercial rents and property prices are rising in early 2026, with vacancy still low and demand especially strong in office and flex space. New businesses like Hambleton Handyman, Marco’s Pizza, PYF Studio, and others are opening across the city, signaling continued investment and opportunities for local entrepreneurs, builders, and investors.
4. Manassas family mourns second brother killed in car crash in under two years (insidenova.com) — A Manassas family is grieving after 41-year-old Joseph LeDoux, a Manassas resident who cared for his mother and special-needs sister, was killed in a Lake Ridge crash on April 10. His death comes less than two years after his younger brother Patrick died in a separate wrong-way DUI crash on I-95, and relatives are now struggling with both their loss and future security.
5. Olé! Manassas Ballet Theatre Sets the Stage Ablaze with Don Quixote (princewilliamliving.com) — Manassas Ballet Theatre is bringing the lively classic Don Quixote to the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas on May 15–17, with live orchestra and a returning guest star in the title role. Tickets start at $40, and the nonprofit company—supported by the City of Manassas and Prince William County—aims to keep professional ballet accessible for local families and students.
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