With a green light, the Virginia Department of Transportation will improve pedestrian access in the Falmouth neighborhood, adding pedestrian and bike paths between Walnut Drive and the Leeland Road Virginia Railway Express station.
VDOT will divide the project into two phases: the path between Walnut and Deacon roads and the widening of five feet, which will include a center turn lane between Walnut and Julian Drive.
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Fredericksburg's Fun Land amusement park will expand its operations over the next two years.
Fun Land General Manager Clint Novak announced the complex would open a 130-foot drop tower to give customers the "thrills and chills" of being dropped from high above. The drop tower is scheduled to open in 2023 and will include a saddle swing ride where those brave enough will sit back to back and wing around 120 feet off the ground.
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A newly elected Stafford County supervisor has stated her support for the reinstatement of former Aquia Harbour Police Chief Nathan Thompson.
Monica Gary, who will represent the Aquia District on January 1, announced her position on Thompson's dismissal from his post this past November.
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Fatty's Taphouse will open in the former home of Tim's Rivershore Restaurant and Crabhouse, just outside Dumfries.
The Stafford-based seafood chain was one of many potential landlords that applied for the site at 1510 Cherry Hill Drive. According to the restaurant's owner and president, Chris Ahn, he and other landlords went through a multi-year process to ensure that whatever restaurant moved into the beloved crab shack would meet the standard family-friendliness set by the developer Potomac Shores project.
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The center is a part of George Mason University. According to the "Murals at Mason" Project Manager Yassmin Salem, planners chose the design to reflect the research activities at the science center. The mural shows animals native to the area and includes a Swallowtail Butterfly, a green Tree Frog, a Wood Duck, and a North American River Otter.
The Potomac Science Center focuses on environmental research and restoration of the Potomac River. The center also has Environmental Science and Policy, Geography, and Geo-Information Science programs.
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Seafood restaurant chain Crafty Crab will soon make port and drop anchor at the Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge.
Residents who like their seafood will get a chance to sit at the tables of the Florida-based chain to enjoy lobster, Crab, crawfish, and other under-the-sea fares. The restaurant will also have choices like Cajun-style rice and chicken tenders for land lovers.
The restaurant chain is also well known for their New Orleans-style low-country boil, a mix of seafood such as shrimp, crab, and mussels, with select seasonings.
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Stafford County leaders want to crack down on illegal parking at the Port of Falmouth beach park.
A summertime hot spot, families from all over the region pack the park, featuring a beach on the bank of the Rappahannock River. According to county officials, there is a rash of illegal parking at this park and other county-owned properties.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, December 14, to consider changing a county ordinance to allow the County Administrator to order illegally-parked or abandoned cars removed. The meeting at 1300 Courthouse Road will begin at 3 p.m.
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Local government school leaders unveiled a mural at Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle School in Stafford commemorating an attempt at integrating county schools in 1960.
Officials held an event to honor five students who tried to enroll in Stafford High School, where Drew Middle currently sits but was denied entry. Over 70 students, teachers, and onlookers watched a presentation made by some of those students, now seniors who attempted to integrate.
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Before letting it go, the Stafford County School Board wants to discuss with the Board of Supervisors a piece of property that would be the site of a new high school.
On November 16, Supervisors requested the School Board declare land at 135 Clift Farm Road surplus and convey it to the county. According to county documents, the plan is to sell the land and use the proceeds to reduce future borrowing.
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The Stafford Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider creating a stormwater management fund to improve infrastructure.
The county's Stormwater Infrastructure Funding and Implementation Committee developed a newly-proposed grant program. Approved by the County Board of Supervisors, leaders asked the committee to review long-running, and emerging stormwater infrastructure needs in the county's residential communities.
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