Silver Diner | Vintage Meets Modern | Cruiser Calendar: NoVA Good News

VIRGINIA — This week's good news stories in Northern Virginia include a new store where vintage meets modern, a gardening club at a senior living center keeps residents in high spirits, and a little league team wins a regional tournament.

Plus, the state police compete for a spot in the 2024 cruiser calendar, the state massage championship to attract masseuses from the across the state, a new way of making beer arrives.

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

Lucy Loves: Where Vintage Meets Modern

To find Lucy Loves, the new vintage store in Old Town Fairfax, you'll need to navigate a narrow alleyway and climb a set of tiger-skin covered stairs. Inside, the shop is filled with an eclectic collection of old clothing on hangers, coffee cans, books, milk bottles, and porcelain figures interspersed with handmade pottery, jewelry, rugs, and other items created by local vendors.

Gardening Club Keeps Residents Active, In High Spirits

While most of the grounds at Arbour Terrace of Herndon are maintained by a professional landscaping company, the raised garden beds behind the senior living center are tended by a group of residents. The beds are located behind the center's dining hall, where residents can enjoy views of the gardens through the windows.

Little League Team Sweeps Southeast Regional Tournament

A Vienna Little League made the town proud as they went undefeated to win a southeast regional tournament, bringing the championship banner home to Vienna. This was the third time a Vienna Little League team won a southeast regional tournament, with the other times being in 1972 and 2022.

VA State Police Competes For Spot In 2024 Trooper Cruiser Calendar

The Virginia State Police tried hard to get featured in "America's Best Looking Trooper Cruisers 2024 Wall Calendar" after winning a spot in the inaugural calendar 10 years ago. The Virginia State Police’s entry in the best-looking trooper cruiser competition received 6,832 votes, putting it in 23rd place. The top 13 finishers will be featured in the 2024 wall calendar.

'Ms. Pompeii' To Retire From Simon Children's Center

After 60 years in education, Pompeii Ferrer, known as "Miss Pompeii" by her class of 4-year-olds at Robert E. Simon Jr. Children's Center, plans to retire. Leila Kaszubunski, the preschool's director, told Patch that Ferrer is a creative teacher, who loves music and has fun dancing with her students and helping them learn how to write the letters of their names.

4 Properties Enter Conservation, Courtesy Of Kuhn Family

745 acres in a county are now in a conservation easement, thanks to JK Land Holdings and the Old Dominion Land Conservancy. The land includes property along the Potomac River, farms, forest, and historic areas.

Local History

• Remembering Herndon's History: The Fortnightly Library

New Businesses

• Silver Diner Slated To Open In Fredericksburg In 2024
• Mieza Blendery Brings New Kind Of Beer Making To Alexandria
• Cold Therapy, IV Drips Among Services At New Vienna Wellness Business

Farmers Market Celebrations

• National Farmers Market Week Observed At Herndon Farmers Market
• National Farmers Market Week Observed At Reston Farmers Market
• National Farmers Market Week Observed At Mount Vernon Farmers Market

Special Events

• Virginia Massage Championship Comes To Fredericksburg In September
• New Best Of The West Event Showcases West End Alexandria Businesses
• Del Ray's Bands & Brews Bar Crawl Returns In 2023
• Alexandria Restaurant Week 2023 Returns With Close To 70 Restaurants
• ALX Bark Bingo Offers Fun Amid Dog Days Of Summer

More Good News Stories

• $10K Mega Millions Ticket Purchased In Sterling As Jackpot Grows
• Alexandria Boys And Girls Club Has Fun With Hands-On Science
• Nonprofit's STEM Education In Richmond Highway Corridor Gets Support
• Arlington Reveals New Tourism Branding Message, Campaign
• Fun Activities At Springfield Town Center's 'Fuel For School' Event
• Dark Star Park Day Celebration Returns To Rosslyn