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Santa to Ride the Silver Line, Smithsonian Reveals $2 Billion Face-lift + Saving a 200-Year-Old Oak
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PHOTO courtesy of Social Burger; the new locally owned restaurant is holding an open house in Vienna on Saturday.
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- Santa to Arrive Friday at Tysons on the Silver Line
- The Smithsonian Announces 20-Year Redesign
- Arlington Neighborhood Hopes to Save 200-Year Old Oak Tree from Development
- Manassas Detective Sues Lawyer for Defamation in Teen Sexting Case
- New Burger Restaurant Holding Open House This Weekend in Vienna
- Animal Welfare League of Arlington Launches a Match.com Program for Pets
- When It Snows, Arlington to Clear Some Bike, Walking Trails Same Time as Primary Streets
- Chef Will Artley Pops Up in Alexandria with Amalia’s Fancy
- T.C. Williams to Break Ground for Tennis Courts After Thanksgiving
- Loudoun County to Create Online, Real-Time Map for GIS Day
- Creative Cauldron to Perform ‘Madeline’s Christmas’
- Annandale Middle School Students Draw Attention to Child Labor in Cocoa Industry
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