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Father & Son Seafood, Your Solutions for the Workhouse and the Number of the Day

Also, Jimmy Buffett and dissatisfaction with Congress...

It’s Tuesday, Aug. 13. Here are five things you need to know. Tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!

1. Rate this Business: Father & Son Seafood. Like this restaurant? Give it a great review on Patch!

2. You Said It: “They should go home. Give voters a chance to kick their tails.” One of our readers from Lorton responding to a question we asked about the annual August recess for members of Congress. Reports have noted this is the most unproductive Congress in recent memory.

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3. ICYMI: What should the Workhouse Arts Center do to become profitable? We asked the question in this recent post and got some interesting answers. What do you think?

4. Number of the Day: 25,000. That’s the number of “Parrotheads” flocking to the Jiffy Lube Amphitheater this weekend for a Jimmy Buffett concert. It was enough to scare the Virginia Department of Transportation into delaying a planned bridge opening near the venue.

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5. Today…in History: Stainless steel turns 100 today, with the first reported production on Aug. 13, 1913.

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