VA, DC Good News: Amazon HQ2, Mall Turns 50, Best High Schools

Lots of good things happened in the past week and Patch compiled them, including the best public high schools in the Commonwealth and DC, NoVA restaurants vie for honors, an update on Amazon HQ2 prospects, and Tysons Corner Center turns 50. Other good news headlines include a pop-up bar based on a cartoon, the Obama jam at Beyonce/Jay-Z concert, a preview of an Irish Festival, and more stories from Virginia and DC Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Tysons Corner Center Marks 50th Anniversary
• Virginia, DC 100 Best Public High Schools: New List Released
• Rick And Morty Pop-Up Bar Coming To DC: Report
• The Obamas Get Down At Jay-Z, Beyoncé Concert In PG County: WATCH
• New DC Area Amazon Job Listing Creates HQ2 Buzz
• Vienna Restaurants Nominated For 2018 Regional 'Top 10'
• Quirky Triangle-Shaped House Being Built In DC: Report
• 'New Retail Concept' Coming To Rosslyn
• Barack Obama, Joe Biden Spotted At DC Bakery (Video)
• Pizza Joint Opening At Reston Town Center
• Inova To Ban Plastic Straws From Its Five Hospitals
• Alexandria Irish Festival Promises Food And Fun
• Giving Springfield Resident Gets Reward With Lottery Win
• Virginia's Best School Districts: New Rankings Released
• Lottery Winner Nets $250K In Chantilly
• Here’s How Virginia’s Ralph Northam Ranks Among US Governors
• Dog Stranded In Stream Rescued In Great Falls
• John Oates Among 2018-19 Barns At Wolf Trap Concerts
• National Night Out: Over 30 Events Hosted In Alexandria
• 2 VA, DC Schools In Top 50 Placing Students At Elite Universities

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PHOTO: A portion of the sign advertising Amazon Go is seen outside the grocery store's location on June 16, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. Amazon announced that it will buy Whole Foods Market, Inc. for over $13 billion dollars. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)