VA, DC Good News: Cupid The Cat, Granola Empire, Richest Place

VIRGINIA — Lots of good things happened in the past week and Patch compiled them, including a school sensory room is upgraded in memory of an Alexandria boy, how to see if the state or District owes you money, a mom turns her healthy snacks into a granola empire, the yearly income of residents in Virginia's riches place, firefighters are honored for their response to a $48 million blaze, and the best value colleges in DC and Virginia. Other good news headlines include Virginia's top wine, several regional restaurants and chefs are nominated for the food industry's top awards, a cat shot in the head with an arrow is showered with love as it recovers, DC is one of the country's hardest-working cities, and more stories from Virginia and DC Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Richest Place In Virginia Has $311K Average Income: Ranking
• Sensory Room To Be Upgraded In Memory Of Alexandria Boy
• Reston Baker Builds Food Empire One Bag Of Granola At A Time
• 8 VA, DC Schools Among Best Value Colleges: Princeton Review
• Do Virginia, DC Owe You Money In 2020: Check Here
• Firefighters Honored For Response To $48M South Alex Fire
• VA, DC's James Beard Award 2020 Semifinalists Announced
• DC Is The Nation's 8th Hardest-Working City: Study
• Cat Shot In Head With Arrow Showered With Love During Recovery
• Polar Plunge In Woodbridge Raises $91,000 For Special Olympics
• New $4M Cath Lab Opens At Prince William Medical Center
• Hong Kong-Style Food Coming To Urbanspace In Tysons
• New Exhibit To Open At Freeman Store & Museum In Vienna
• FredNats Release Game Times For 1st Season in Fredericksburg
• National Children's Museum Open For Business Again In DC
• Brother And Sister Chefs To Open Taqueria In Vienna
• Top Environmental Award Goes To Academies Of Loudoun Student
• Cheddar's Needs To Fill 150 Jobs At New Fredericksburg Location
• Loudoun Offers $150,000 In Year-Round Conservation Assistance
• Hockey Fans Tie The Knot At Washington Capitals Game
• Young Marines Classroom Opens With 'Tomorrow’s Leaders' Premiere
• Loudoun County Vineyard Wins State’s Top Wine Honor
• FredNats To Hold Job Fair To Fill Hundreds Of Game Day Openings
• Manassas Company To Honor Employees During Women's History Month
• 'Home Teams' Exhibit Headlines Reopening Of Fredericksburg Museum
• Herndon Festival Returns For 40th Year May 28-31
• Origin Coffee Lab & Kitchen Coming To Pentagon Row This Summer

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