Virginia's Top 5: Our Most Popular Facebook Stories This Week

Amongst local pizzeria controversies, vetoed legislation and red light cameras, there was enough breaking news to make anyone's head spin. After the dust settled, here's what our Patch readers were sharing and talking about on Facebook for the week of February 20.

Australian Company Buys Up Dulles Greenway

Australian company Macquarie Atlas Roads now has full ownership of the Dulles Greenway. The company had already owned 50 percent of the road, and bought the remainder for $445 million. Macquarie Atlas Roads says they hope to boost revenues from the Greenway by improving entry and exit points.

Del Ray Pizzeria Explains 'Grab Her By the Pizza' Promo, Gets Even More Backlash

During the presidential inauguration and Women's March weekend in January, Del Rey Pizzeria debuted a pizza called "Grab Her By the Pizza," in reference to President Trump's 2005 audio clip with Billy Bush. On Wednesday, the restaurant released a statement on Facebook explaining their decision, citing that they intended to show our support of women, the LGBT community, and the immigrants.

Virginia Gov. McAuliffe Vetoes Legislation Defunding Planned Parenthood

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed House Bill 2264 earlier this week. The bill would restrict state and federal funding for women’s health providers like Planned Parenthood. You can read the full statement for his office here.

Red Light Cameras: Four More Coming to Fairfax

The city of Fairfax announced that new traffic light camera will be added to four intersections beginning in March. This will bring the total number of red light cameras to eight. The Main Street camera will be activated sometime in March, with the others to follow in the spring.

Happy 175th Birthday, City of Fairfax

Last week, the city marked a milestone; the Town of Fairfax was incorporated 175 years ago, on Feb. 16, 1892. It was originally founded in 1805 as the Town of Providence. In related news, Fairfax County will be celebrating its 275th anniversary in June.

Photo courtesy of Del Rey Pizzeria