Okra’s® Cajun/Creole restaurant, an Old Town Manassas, VA anchor, will soon be opening a second location, Okra's® Bistro, at the Virginia Oaks Golf Club in Gainesville.

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is surveying 900+ cattle operations in Virginia to provide an up-to-date measure of cattle inventories, Survey results are due out on Jan. 31.

Cook in Tuscany, a culinary experience tour in this region of Italy and owned by a Haymarket couple,, was named winner of the 2016 Magellan Award for Best in Europe for Culture and Arts by Travel Weekly, a premiere travel magazine.

Five mansions built for for people who founded some of America's largest food manufacturing companies - Campbell's Soup, Ghiradelli Chocolate, Oscar Mayer, Pabst Beer and Morton Salt – are for sale, ranging in price from $19.5 million to $2.8 million, and featured this week at TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.

Prince William County VA Police Department's crime log for Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 indicates pizza stolen and two restaurants reported burglaries

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun a new jobs program that will use the national apprenticeship system to hire new employees as agricultural commodity graders. USDA hopes many veterans will apply. Curriculum has been approved by DOL and VA, and enrolled veterans qualify for VA benefits.

A surge in school breakfasts served in Prince William County Public Schools puts the School Division on track to meet Virginia’s Breakfast Challenge, an initiative championed by Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe, who will be at Potomac View Elementary School in Woodbridge on Oct. 4 to highlight PWCS' success and to kick off a state campaign to draw attention to the importance of school breakfast programs.

Manassas Mall management announced Sept. 20 that Kraze Burgers has opened in the new restaurant and entertainment wing at the mall. The eatery features premium burgers as well as veggie burgers, grilled chicken sandwiches and salads.