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Good news in NoVA this week includes the fastest man in the world, crowdsourcing public art, dog daze at the park, and a barbecue champion.

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Athletes who trained at the acclaimed Yoo's Martial Arts will compete internationally after making the AAU Taekwondo National Team.
Athletes who trained at the acclaimed Yoo's Martial Arts will compete internationally after making the AAU Taekwondo National Team. (Courtesy of Jonathan Yoo)

VIRGINIA — This week's good news stories in Northern Virginia include the fastest man in the world is a local legend, a new app lets residents explore public art, and a business helps students with ADHD.

Plus, dogs get to swim to celebrate end of summer, Duck Donuts and Chipotle opening new locations, and four area athletes make taekwondo national team.

Here are some of this week's good news headlines:

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5-Time World Barbecue Champion Myron Mixon To Open Eatery

Myron Mixon Pitmaster BBQ is expected to open this fall at 2670 Avenir Place in Vienna, where District BBQ was located. Mixon, who has been called the "winningest man in barbecue," has won over 180 grand championships in barbecue, including the Memphis in May World Championships five times.

New App Lets Residents Upload Public Art Images

ArtsFairfax has created a new interactive app that lets residents explore public art across the county and share any public art they come across. The Public Art Locator, the first of its kind in Fairfax County, gives users the ability to upload images and provide written descriptions of public art and lets user filter public art by category and supervisor district in the county

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Hot Dogs To Cool Off During Dog Daze

While Restonians may have had their chance last Saturday to cool off in the waters of Lake Anne as part of the annual Cardboard Regatta, what about their four-footed friends? When will the canine companions of those corrugated captains have their chance to receive some relief from all this late-August heat?

Support For Students With ADHD Is Passion Of Business Owner

Vienna's own Colton Turner didn't know he had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during high school and college, despite difficulties with the workload. It wasn't until he took the GRE standardized test for graduate school admission that Turner learned he could use extra help with academics.

Local grad Noah Lyles Sprints To 100m World Championship

Noah Lyles, a graduate of the renamed Alexandria City High School who became a professional track and field athlete, already set the American record for the men's 200m sprint. Now he's a world champion in the 100m event.

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