Good News: 3 Lottery Winners, Robotics Team, Food For Fines

Lots of good things happened in the past week and Patch compiled them, including restaurants opening in northern Virginia, a $1 million Lottery winner, "Food for Fines" helps a library and a student robotics team is in the hunt for a world title. Other good news headlines include birds riding on a Metro train, a Redskins player handed out tickets to an NFL draft party, K-9 patrol unit honored, and more stories from Virginia and DC Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• $1 Million Lottery Ticket Claimed By Triangle Man
• 22 New Lambs Born At George Washington's Mount Vernon
• T.C. Williams Student Receives Key To The City (Video)
• Birds Spotted Riding The Metro (Photo)
• Thompson Italian To Open In Falls Church
• Arlington Man Wins $100,000 In Cash 5 Drawing
• City Works Eatery And Pour House To Open In Tysons
• Herndon Man Wins $1,000 Per Week For Rest Of His Life
• New Restaurant Opens In Ballston
• Redskins Star Hands Out Draft Tickets At Reston Town Center
• Traffic Safety Enforcement Campaign Kicks Off In NoVA, DC
• McLean Day 2019: Activities, Other Things To Know
• Library 'Food For Fines' Drive Huge Hit In Loudoun County
• Alexandria's Chop Shop Taco To Open In May
• George Mason High Robotics Headed To World Competition
• Purcellville Music And Arts Festival 2019: Lineup, Parking, More
• Alexandria Eyes $2.1M In State Grants For Summer Metro Shutdown
• ViVa! Vienna! Offers Cash Prize For T-Shirt Design Contest
• K-9 Unit Receives Patrol Case Of The Year Award In Stafford
• DC, NoVA Weekend: Awesome Con, French Market, Pet Block Party
• Amazon Signs Major New Lease In Crystal City
• Free Parking Approved At 3 Stations During Metro Shutdown
• Number Of Homeless People Drops In Alexandria In 2019