VA, DC Good News: Holiday Events, Best Coffee, Ovechkin Delivers

VIRGINIA — Lots of good things happened in the past week and Patch compiled them, including a shout-out to a northern Virginia community, a DC chef is named North America's chef of the year, the "Hamilton" tour is in the state for three weeks, Santa trains and other Christmas events, and a big corporate donation to a homeless shelter. Other good news headlines include the opening of the newest Chick-Fil-A, Caps star Alex Ovechkin delivers pizza to firefighters, a local coffee shop is one of the best in the U.S., toy drives, and more stories from Virginia and DC Patch sites this week.

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Here are this week's good news headlines:

• Esquire Names DC Chef North America's Chef Of The Year
• Major Celebrity Gives Shoutout To Arlington County
• 'Hamilton' National Tour Begins 3 Week-Run In Virginia
• Alex Ovechkin Visits Arlington Fire Station, Delivers Pizza
• Chick-fil-A, Flagship Carwash To Hold Grand Openings In Vienna
• Food Hall Gets 2 New Vendors At Tysons Galleria
• Amazon Makes Major Donation To Alexandria's Homeless Shelter
• DC Coffee Shop Makes Food And Wine’s Best In U.S. List
• Santa Train Returns To Burke In 2019: How To Get Tickets
• Church Street Holiday Stroll 2019: Tree Lighting, Road Closures
• Del Ray Holiday Season Kick-Off 2019: Tree Lighting, More
• Santa Train Returns To Fredericksburg In 2019: How To Get Tickets
• Santa Train Returns To Manassas In 2019: How To Get Tickets
• Santa Train Returns To Woodbridge In 2019: How To Get Tickets
• Santa To Ride Carriage Through Heart Of Virginia's Horse Country
• Loudoun Sheriff Kicks Off Annual Toy Drive For Cole's Closet
• Toys For Tots Collections Begin: Where To Donate In Fairfax Co.
• Black Friday, Small Business Saturday 2019: Deals In Alexandria
• City Of Fairfax, NOVA Relief Center Partner For Coat Drive
• New Ashburn Lidl Slated To Open Wednesday
• New Georgetown Bar Makes November's 'Hottest Bars In DC' List
• Future Restaurants Announced For The Boro In Tysons
• Vienna Thrift Store Plans Grand Reopening After Fire
• Tony's New York Pizza Moves To New Location: Report

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