MANASSAS PARK, Va. — The project that leaders hope one day will bring people and downtown development to Manassas Park will get a second look Thursday.

Known as City Center, construction of the mixed-use development located across from the Manassas Park City Hall and a Virginia Railway Express station began in 2006. It has 291 apartments that have renters in nearly every one, says Manassas Park Planning and Zoning Director Vanessa Watson.


DUMFRIES, Va. — As development plans go, the City of Norfolk’s is as highly detailed as any.

The plan, called planNorfolk 2030, outlines which types of development and buildings are desired in each of the city’s 21 neighborhoods. The guide also outlines which neighborhoods should remain urban, which ones will see more mixed-use development with a mix of new retail stores and new homes, and which ones should remain largely suburban with single-family homes lining the streets.


MANASSAS, Va. — The popular City Tavern in Historic Downtown Manassas will soon move out of its home of nearly 20 years.

The restaurant and bar located on the corner of Main and Church streets in Manassas plans to move to a new location further west, just past the Prince William County Courthouse on Va. 28, to the old KC’s Restaurant.


WOODBRIDGE, Va. — A new flooring store opens today in the old Incredible Universe electronics store outside Potomac Mills mall.

Floor & Décor will open its second store in Virginia, taking up some 80,000 square feet for showroom at 14041 Worth Avenue in Woodbridge. The store will sell marble, hardwood, travertine, granite, ceramic, tile, and laminate flooring to individuals and contractors.


PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Work is underway at a new science center in Prince William County to develop a new supplement to help us produce more of the “good” bacteria that live on our bodies.

ISOThrive CEO Jack Oswald says a new pill that can be easily swallowed or even placed into a cup of coffee is on its way to store shelves. The work on developing the supplement is being done at a new Science Accelerator at Prince William County’s Innovation Technology Park, and under a collaborative partnership with George Mason University.


MANASSAS, Va. — Nancy Hiteshue will leave the Prince William Chamber of Commerce at the end of the month.

Hiteshue has served as the vice president of government relations since the Prince William Chamber was formed in 2010, following the merger of the Greater Manassas-Prince William and Region’s chambers. She was hired under the direction of former CEO Rob Clapper who left in February.


MANASSAS, Va. — Debbie Jones has been selected as the new Prince William Chamber of Commerce President and CEO.

Jones replaces Robert Clapper who stepped down from the role back in February. Jones had been the vice president of the chamber, and was named acting president of the organization once Clapper left.


MANASSAS, Va. — The choice to lead the Prince William Chamber of Commerce has been narrowed down to at least two candidates.

The finalist for the President and CEO job are Acting Chamber President Debbie Jones whose been with the organization who has lived in Prince William County for 33 years, and David Nolan, a Realtor and former president of the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce in Florida.


MANASSAS, Va. –– They’ve spend a year learning how to become better community-minded members of society, better business people, and better overall leaders.

On Thursday night, inside the terminal of Manassas Regional Airport, those leaders spoke about their experiences in an effort to attract new ones into the fold.


DUMFRIES, Va. — A Dumfries developer is betting that you would pay nearly $1,300 per month to live in a newly built one-bedroom apartment.

The Promenade at First Town Center is the off again, on again development that could soon line Main Street (U.S. 1 south) in Dumfries between the ACTS Thrift Store and a commercial building next to Town Hall.


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