Good News: Best Food And Drink, Puppy Finds Home, Reston Olympian

From the best food and drink spots in the region for 2018 to an abandoned and injured beagle pup finding a home and reader submissions for the best Christmas light displays in Virginia, plus a rare Revolutionary War journal is preserved, and Dreamers in Northern Virginia share their love for their new home, we've compiled some good news stories from Virginia and DC Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Washington DC's Best Food and Drink For 2018: Popular Website
• A Puppy Found Injured Is Getting A Home For Christmas
• Virginia's Best Food and Drink For 2018: Popular Website
• Reston Native Going To The Olympics
• Annandale Among Best Suburbs For Food Lovers
• $100K Grand Prize Lottery Ticket Bought In Alexandria
• Guide To The Best Holiday Lights In Virginia
• Rare Revolutionary War Journal Donated By Alexandria Woman
• Oakton Native Named A Junior Hockey Player Of The Week
• Push For DREAM Act Taken Up By Asian Americans In Virginia
• Billiken’s Smokehouse at The Chimneys Opens In Fredericksburg
• Vienna Eateries To Participate In Winter Restaurant Week
• McLean Eateries To Participate In Winter Restaurant Week
• McLean Figure Skater To Be Inducted Into Hall of Fame
• South Lakes High Student Shatters School Record
• DC To Deploy New Weapon Fight The Rat Problem: Report
• 2018 Birding Festivals On Wildlife Refuges In Virginia
• Liberty Barbecue Opens In Place Of Famous Dave's
• 5 Things To Do With Family Over Christmas In Alexandria
• Isabella Eatery's Next Phase Opening
• 5 Things To Do With Family Over Christmas In Vienna

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