Good News! Hurricane Harvey Help | Most Scenic Restaurants | Sean Spicer Meets Pope | $1M Winner

From how you can help with Hurricane Harvey recovery and the most scenic restaurants in Virginia, plus first day of school photos and former White House press secretary Sean Spicer finally met Pope Francis, 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:

• 5 Virginia Restaurants Among 100 ‘Most Scenic’ In America: OpenTable
• Virginia, DC Have 34 Of America's Fastest-Growing Companies, Most Are Hiring
• Sean Spicer Finally Gets To Meet The Pope (Photo)
• Wawa To Break Ground On First DC Store Next Week
• $1M Powerball Ticket Sold To Alexandria Man
• How To Get Free Chick-Fil-A Breakfast Through September‘
• March To End White Supremacy’ Sparks Isolated Protests En Route To Washington
• Lidl Grand Opening Sept. 14 In Manassas
• Hurricane Harvey: Fairfax County Rescue Team Assists In Texas
• Labor Day 2017: Craft Festival Sat.-Mon. In Haymarket
• Free Maple Pecan Coffee On Maple Avenue In Vienna
• Huge New Restaurant Opens In Reston
• First Day Of School: Pictures From Around Fairfax County
• There's An App For That: Vienna Launches Tool For Service Requests
• Tysons Corner Company Moves Headquarters To Reston
• Single Mom Launches Nanny Platform In Fairfax County
• Hurricane Harvey: How Fairfax County Residents Can Help
• Hurricane Harvey: How Alexandria Residents Can Help
• Hurricane Harvey: Red Cross Blood Drive And How Fredericksburg Residents Can Help
• Hurricane Harvey: Red Cross Blood Drive Friday In Manassas; Other Ways To Help
• Hurricane Harvey: Red Cross Blood Drive And How Ashburn Residents Can Help
• Hurricane Harvey: Red Cross Blood Drive; Other Ways Woodbridge Residents Can Help
• Jazz Festival Returns To Rosslyn With Live Performances, Food Trucks
• ‘Corvette And Cash’: Dumfries Woman Wins Both In Virginia Lottery Game

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