Good News: Bei Bei In Snow, Drinks At Taco Bell, Your Pet Photos

Lots of good things happened in the past week and Patch compiled them, including the selection of Crystal City as one of the two sites for Amazon's second headquarters, photos as kids and pets frolic in the first snow of the season, and Bei Bei the panda at the National Zoo chills in the snow. Other good news headlines include photos from DC's Emporiyum Food Festival, a Taco Bell in NoVA is about to serve alcohol, a 96-year-old sees snow for the first time, two local radio hosts are honored at the CMAs, and more stories from Virginia and DC Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• DC’s Emporiyum Food Festival In Pictures
• Taco Bell Cantina To Open By End Of 2018 In Alexandria
• New Bus Route From Tysons To New York City Launched
• Alexandria Woman Capitalizes On Powerball Fever
• Fredericksburg Radio Hosts Cited On CMA Awards
• Bei Bei Enjoying The Snow Day At The National Zoo: Video
• See First Snow Day Pictures Around Vienna
• See First Snow Day Pictures Around Kingstowne
• Watch Local Dogs React To DC's Surprise Snowfall (Video)
• Thanksgiving Dinner: Restaurants Open In Downtown Fredericksburg
• Restaurants Open For Thanksgiving 2018 In McLean
• Restaurants Open For Thanksgiving 2018 Around Vienna
• Thanksgiving Dinner: Restaurants Open In Fairfax City Area
• Restaurants Open For Thanksgiving 2018 Around Kingstowne
• Thanksgiving Dinner: Restaurants Open In Manassas Area
• Thanksgiving Dinner: Restaurants Open In Woodbridge
• Watch: 96-Year-Old Is Overjoyed At First Snowfall In DC
• Virginia Tech Opening $1 Billion Campus At Amazon HQ2: Report
• Taco Bell Party Promotion Includes Dale City
• First Christmas Tree Farm Comes To The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown
• Adoptable Alexandria Pet: Senior Cat Betsy Wins Hearts
• New Restaurant 'Dirt' Opening In Ballston: Report
• Vienna's Church Street Holiday Stroll To Happen Post-Thanksgiving
• Virginia's Most-Googled Thanksgiving Recipe Might Surprise You
• Shop In Georgetown On Small Business Saturday: Nov. 24
• Stomping Ground To Open In Tysons Galleria
• Giant Panda Snow Videos Continue To Take DC By Storm

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