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North Stafford residents may be getting a new Lidl grocery store.
On Wednesday, the Stafford County Planning Commission unanimously recommended a rezoning classification, from R-1, Suburban Residential Zoning to the B-2, Urban Commercial Zoning on just over two acres at the intersection of Mine Road and Greenspring Drive.
The amount of crime is rising in Manassas.
Police Chief Douglas Keen presented his department’s annual report to the City Council on Monday, February 28, which shows violent crime increased nine percent in 2021. For every 1,000 residents, 20 crimes are reported. That’s up from 19 a year ago.
Soon, it could be selling cups of joe to residents of Stafford County and Interstate 95 travelers. Ohio-based Dunham Development applied for a conditional use permit for a drive-through business on Route 17 near Falmouth.
The county’s Planning Commission would need to hear the case, and, afterward, the Board of County Supervisors has the authority to approve the permit.
I attended the Prince William Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Awards ceremony on Thursday, February 24, where hundreds of people came to the Heritage Hunt Country Club in Gainesville — yes, hundreds — for the awards. It was the first in-person Chamber Awards ceremony since the pandemic began.
It was great to see so many old friends again and small business owners who survived and thrived during one of the most uncertain moments in our lifetimes. Congratulations to all of the winners.
OmniRide aims to spend $12.5 million on 19 new buses on multiple routes in the commuter bus system.
The Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, OmniRide’s governing board, will meet tonight at 7 p.m. to consider the purchase. You can watch the meeting here, or attend the meeting in person at the OmniRideTransit Center, at 14700 Potomac Mills Road in Woodbridge.
A good Samaritan fired shots at an oncoming car that eventually hit a woman, and his son, following a melee at a Woodbridge commuter lot.
On Saturday, February 27 at 7:25 p.m., officers were called to report pedestrians struck at the Horner Road commuter lot, 13455 Telegraph Road in Woodbridge.
