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Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. News Links: Prince William Seeks $373,000 for Behavioral Health Court; Manassas Water Tastes Musty (potomaclocal.com) — Manassas officials say the recent musty taste in city tap water comes from natural lake compounds and is safe, while the Water Department works to improve flavor and keeps testing. In other nearby news, Prince William seeks funding for a behavioral health court, BAE Systems' Manassas site won $16 million for space electronics, and a massive utility merger could affect Virginia power bills.
2. Kitchen fire in Old Town Manassas temporarily closes two restaurants (insidenova.com) — A kitchen fire Thursday morning in Old Town Manassas temporarily shut down CJ Finz Raw Bar & Grille and nearby Foster's Grille, and briefly closed sections of Center and West streets. Fire crews quickly contained the blaze, and CJ Finz expects to reopen Friday while Foster's is still assessing its timeline.
3. 'It's just not a pleasant crowd later': Manassas officials, business owners grapple with future of 'First Friday' (insidenova.com) — Manassas officials and Old Town business owners are rethinking the future of the popular First Friday-style street festivals after a recent shooting killed a local teen outside the train depot. October's Second Friday "Pumpkin Palooza" is canceled while the city, Historic Manassas Inc., and residents prepare for a Sept. 21 public discussion on how to make future gatherings safer without crippling downtown businesses.
4. Washington's Fourth Airport Is Coming — and It Could Reshape How the Capital Flies (washingtoncitypaper.com) — Manassas residents are a big step closer to having their own commercial passenger airport, as Washington Manassas Airport just secured crucial FAA certification to host airline service. The city and its partners are investing heavily in a new terminal and upgrades, aiming to open for passengers in 2027 and position Manassas as a convenient, less-crowded alternative to Dulles, Reagan, and BWI.
5. Beyond the Memory Cycle: AI, HBM, and the New Semiconductor Shortage (csis.org) — Micron's Manassas memory-chip plant is slated for up to $275 million in federal CHIPS Act funding to modernize and expand its legacy DRAM production, reinforcing the city's role in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. The broader piece explains how new U.S. and allied investments, regulatory changes, and incentives aim to ease AI-driven memory shortages while avoiding future gluts.
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