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Week in Review: BB&T Robbed, Cake Show, Annandale Teacher Wins Award and More

A look back at some of our bigger stories of the week of Mar. 21-Mar. 27

How was your week, Annandale? Here's a look back at some of the stories we featured on the site this week.

This weekend, one of the in the country made its way to our community. Northern Virginia Community College's Annandale campus hosted the National Capital Area Cake Show on Saturday and Sunday and featured dozens of artistry from sugar artists, bakers and more. If you missed it, you can view some of the cakes that were on display .

The by two men on Friday, but no one was hurt during the robbery. The suspects made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and the police are investigating it.

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In school news, the Fairfax County School Board voted on Thursday night to refund $2 million in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) test fees to families after Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli argued that it is illegal to make such a fee mandatory. Also, the parents of Nick Stuban are which are part of the Fairfax County Public Schools discplinary process.

The Thomas Jefferson girls tennis team finally got their revenge after last year's coin toss when they this week. Annandale High School marketing teacher Stephanie Harmony was by the Washington, D.C. chapter of Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). Harmony's student Liam McGhee was previously took first place in the NFTE . For our latest Annandale Artists profile, we chose to feature the gallery most of the artists are part of; the .

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Annandale Patch launched a on Friday that will pit a few of the Korean barbecue restaurants here in Annandale against each other all in the name of March Madness. We picked eight restaurants and will have restaurant reviewers write about each, but the real treat is YOU get to decide which restaurant wins. To make this contest even more fun, we're also giving away a $50 gift certificate to the winning restaurant to one lucky Annandale Patch reader. So what are you waiting for? Go fill out your bracket and send it in!


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