July's Top Stories: Derecho, Restaurant Inspections, Development

This month's top story was about the Verizon and AT&T outages associated with the derecho in late June. 

As such, derecho coverage made up a large portion of the most-read pieces of content on Manassas Park Patch in July. 

The second most popular article was the restaurant inspections in the Manassas and Manassas Park areas. 

Park Place at The Station, a mixed-use property much like City Center, is slated for Manassas Park. The owner of the property said he is in talks with executives to bring the first pharmacy to the city as part of the project.

The body of a missing Manassas man was found in June in the Occoquan River.

Police said the mother of the 4-year-old left her five children unattended in the pool.

A Manassas Park man was one of 11 people arrested during an investigation at a Woodbridge motel on July 6.

Manassas Park City Council heard more about a proposal that could result in $4 million and a free office building or office space for city business. In exchange, the city would either sell or give the developer 40 acres of land for the building.

The Prince William Chamber Board of Directors will decide in August whether to explore other plans regarding the November visit of Chick-fil-A President and Chief Operating Officer Dan T. Cathy.

Norfolk Southern Railroad did work on the rails Sunday, July 8 in Manassas Park.

The gun turned out to be a BB gun, Manassas Park Police said.

David Ford reflects on his life as a mechanic and a father.