Offbeat NOVA

Exploring the strange and unusual in Northern Virginia

[Offbeat NOVA @NovaOffbeat]

I wonder if the real estate agent that sold the family this house off Maplewood Drive in #Manassas, VA, told them that this was once the grassy field across the street from a 7-11 that Lorena Bobbitt threw her husband's penis into? #NOVA

Full Story: https://t.co/W9JWUG95Af

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We live right behind Huntley Meadows and knew about the preservation efforts, but had no idea of its history before that. Wow.

[Boundary Stones @BoundaryStones]

New article alert! #DYK Alexandria’s largest park almost became the world’s largest airport? An Italian grifter set his sights on the land in 1928, but that was only one of his many escapades. https://t.co/OF8BgGayXT

[Mount Vernon @MountVernon]

This week's #FallFrights story features George Washington's ghost. An 1890 news article stated, "Many people...declare that they were awed by the viewless presence of the nation’s first President" in the Washington bedchamber. Read more: https://t.co/M5acsbDStv

[Boundary Stones @BoundaryStones]

DC has a lot of famous ghosts, from Lincoln to Civil War soldiers, but perhaps the scariest ghost around isn’t a person at all. Meet the Demon Cat of DC, whose appearance is said to portend assassinations and other tragic events in the city.
https://t.co/id343kfl1f

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Real or not, the monster holds a place in Northern Virginia lore—and reminds us of our fraught relationship with nature and the fear of the unknown.

#MountVernonMonster #MountVernon @MountVernon @VisitFairfax

https://t.co/eHBCKxtPC9

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We are currently on an area-wide quest to find the best spooky houses in #NorthernVa. What are your picks we should check out? Pictured: Alexandria, VA #Halloween #hauntedhouse #fyp

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Have you heard of the Fairfax Butt Slasher? Although it sounds like something written for television, there was an individual in the early 2010s that terrorized women in malls Ans shopping areas with a razor. Read the full story on our website. #rerun

[Washingtonian Problems @WashProbs]

Getting off the Metro at National Airport like

[Northern VA Magazine @NorthernVAMag]

AOL’s former HQ in Sterling is being demolished. https://t.co/bxrQi3HcyP

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The Gaines House is gone. Like all things in this area, the plot of land will be used for what can only be assumed as redevelopment. The house, built in the late 19th century, was first owned by the Gaines Family, on which the very community of #GainesvilleVa began.

[Mount Vernon @MountVernon]

Ready for another #FallFrights ghost story? 👻 🎃⁣ One night, ca. 2010s, a couple of security officers saw a little girl on a path ahead of them. They stopped suddenly. Then the girl appeared right next to them. They quickly drove away as fast as they could. ⁣

[Dig Alexandria @FriendsAlexArch]

Archaeology on the #AlexandriaVA Waterfront, this Saturday 12 – 4 p.m.
7 Pioneer Mill Way. Learn about the Robinson Landing site with a self-guided scavenger hunt or guided tour
https://t.co/jOh7d4md1L

[Boundary Stones @BoundaryStones]

Does this bust along Dumbarton Bridge look familiar? The bridge's design is reflective of an artistic movement that idealized western expansion. But The Lakota man depicted, Matȟó Wanáȟtake (Kicking Bear), spent his life fighting European settlement. https://t.co/slFtokbsfk

[Offbeat NOVA @NovaOffbeat]

The Gaines House is currently underway with a teardown. Like all things, the plot will be used for what can only be assumed as redevelopment. The house, built in the late 19th cent., was first owned by the Gaines Family, on which the very community of #GainesvilleVa began.

[Offbeat NOVA @NovaOffbeat]

The odd-looking @HomeDepot in Fairfax began as a Memco Department Store. You can still see the distinctive archways of the former department store in the current design. According to the @washingtonpost, the business shuttered in 1982. #retail #northernva #northernvirginia

[Boundary Stones @BoundaryStones]

If you had a time machine, which of these 1980s shows at the @930Club would you see?

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Dogue Creek, located in Huntley Meadows Park between the Groveton and Hayfield neighborhoods in Fairfax County, is named the now-extinct Dogue Tribe that once resided in #NorthernVirginia. #IndigenousPeoplesDay

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Is Burlington the new @SpiritHalloween? Looks like there are some new tenets arriving in the former #BedBathandBeyond in Hybla Valley. #NOVA #northernvirginia #DyingRetail

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The best #chinesefood in #northernVa is not Peking Gourmet Inn. Sorry. It's in a busy shopping center in #SpringfieldVA. Read more about the tasty dishes at Hot Peppercorn and get you some takeout tonight! https://t.co/yzoa99XVa9

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We had a great opportunity to write a small piece for the @redfin blog on a walking tour of @AlexandriaVA that featured spite houses and some wonderful coffee at Via Volcan. Check it out! #NorthernVa #nova https://t.co/qSbLegPivh