Tuesday, October 30, 2012
But the storm was pretty tame otherwise...
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- James Cullum
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Hundreds along Mason Neck remained without power Tuesday afternoon after Hurricane Sandy swept through Northern Virginia. As storms go, however, the impact was relatively light. Only a single point on the power lines along Gunston Road in Lorton was affected, and Mason Neck State Park is expected to open Wednesday morning. Many felt that July's "derecho" was more powerful and caused more damage. Brock Benson lives along Gunston Road in Mason Neck. "We lost power at around 10 p.m. on Monday," he said. "When we bought the house seven years ago it came with a generator, because the power always goes out around here. This storm was ok — not as harsh as the last one (the derecho). That last storm — a tree fell on our house. This time there …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Some grocery store shelves are getting empty.
Bottled water can still be found in Lorton and Burke. All of Lorton's grocery stores - the Food Lion, Shoppers Food Warehouse and Giant Food Store have water in stock, and each store has delivery trucks arriving on Saturday with pallets of bottled water, milk, bread and dry goods. The Walmart at 6000 Burke Commons Road was out of water Friday at 5 p.m., but will receive more than 650 cases in 20-ounce bottles on Saturday morning. The Giant at 6011 Burke Centre Parkway was out of water Friday at 5:15 p.m., and expects a shipment Friday night of water, dry goods and milk. Keep track of the storm by clicking on the Hurricane Sandy tab under "news" up top.
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Giant Food Store
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Shopper's Food Warehouse
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Store is one of 42 in Virginia and Maryland converting to Food Lion
UPDATE: As readers pointed out, this location used to be a Food Lion. So: Food Lion, Bloom, back to Food Lion. Opinion? Share in our "Comments" box! --- Shoppers who get their groceries at Bloom, 77620 Gunston Plaza Dr., will soon see a change—the headquarters company announced today that the grocery store will convert to a Food Lion. The parent company, Delhaize America, announced that it will retire the Bloom brand. "We believe the stores will better meet customer needs through low prices and quality products," said spokeswoman Christy Phillips-Brown. Customers will be able to register for an MVP card to get further discounts at Food Lion. The company is closing 113 "under-performing" Food Giant stores, as well as seven Bloom stores …
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Ann Marie
10:38 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
As a fellow assoicate of this now" Food Lion", I find it better and with four kids I am able to save more money with the "Food Lion " brand. I hope that the current customers and new customers like it like I do. more ›