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Also on today's calendar: 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. News Links: Man Who Killed His Landlord Leaves the Country on a Weekend Pass (potomaclocal.com) — Manassas residents on several streets just saw their trash pickup missed, but the city says its contractor is catching up and crews are working those routes now. The broader roundup also notes a Manassas man charged in a regional child-exploitation sting and celebrates a Manassas brewery's gold medal at the Virginia Craft Beer Cup.
2. Last-day pleas force Manassas to hold hearing on $11M Mathis makeover (potomaclocal.com) — Manassas must now hold a public hearing on the nearly $11 million Mathis Avenue streetscape after four residents requested one by the deadline, giving neighbors a chance to weigh in before designs are finalized. The project will rebuild Mathis from Sudley to Liberia with medians, wider sidewalks, and access changes tied to the city's long-term plans for the Manassas Shopping Center and a key Route 28 roundabout.
3. Help Design an ARTfactory Parade Float! (princewilliamliving.com) — ARTfactory is recruiting Manassas-area volunteers now to help design, build, and decorate its float for the 2026 Greater Manassas Christmas Parade, themed "80 Years. Still Sleighing." Whether you're artistic, handy, or just love community projects, signing up connects you with neighbors and gives you a direct hand in shaping a beloved Manassas holiday tradition.
4. Giving Back Award Nominee: CFH Creates Foundations for Hope (princewilliamliving.com) — A Manassas-based nonprofit, CFH, is being honored for decades of work helping local residents stay housed, from rescuing East End Mobile Home Park to running a Mobile Food Pantry that now serves thousands. The group also supports seniors, renters, and first-time homebuyers across Manassas and greater Prince William, and residents are invited to nominate CFH or other local nonprofits for the 2026 Giving Back Award.
5. 160 years later, unknown Union soldier to be buried at Arlington (tucson.com) — A Union soldier who died as a teenager at the Second Battle of Manassas will finally receive a formal burial at Arlington National Cemetery more than 160 years later. Archaeologists recently uncovered his remains at Manassas National Battlefield Park, where local historians emphasize honoring every soldier's story tied to this pivotal Civil War site near today's Manassas.
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