Business
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Updated 10 a.m. — Haven Arts, a private, minority-owned art gallery, will open in Historic Downtown Manassas. Located in the U.S. Post Office building at 9108 Church Street, the studio will feature a variety of pop and modern artwork, fashion, and other goods from local talents.
“Haven Arts is a safe place for artists to create and express themselves through art, music, and other forms of creative expression. Community outreach, small business merchandise sales, arts-based programs for underserved locals, music, and creative events are some ways we look to engage our surrounding community while expanding upon the cultural and recreational opportunities available in the Manassas area,” Owner Paul Dallas states in a press release.
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Stafford County leaders will crack at reversing course on its downtown development project.
During the Stafford County Board of Supervisors meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 6, three elected leaders — Crystal Vanuch of Rockhill, Meg Bohmke of Falmouth, and Darrell English of Hartwood — aim to repeal a zoning decision Supervisors made during a 4-3 vote in June 2021 to allow more than 5,400 homes in Downtown Stafford, an area stretching between the county courthouse and Stafford Hospital.
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The company that was going to build a movie theater in Manassas Park had second thoughts.
Cinema Cafe will no longer build a movie house to anchor the Park Central development, the new home of Manassas Park City Hall. The Hampton Roads-based cinema pulled out of the mixed-use development at 100 Park Central Plaza, next to the new Manassas Park City Hall and, soon, the city’s public library.
Wawa will offer its customers free coffee on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in honor of its 100th store.
Customers will receive one free, any-size hot coffee offer in all its Virginia store locations to toast the milestone. The 100th store location sits at 9700 Fairfax Boulevard in Fairfax.
For the sixth time, the business community came together on August 24, 2022, at the Fredericksburg Expo Center, at 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway, to honor and thank the region’s first responders for their contributions to public safety.
With over 300 first responders and community members attending the event, Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears provided the keynote address. She told those gathered that when they see footage of people smashing windows or burning businesses in other areas–and get the feeling that the world has turned upside down–they may wonder: “Is this the country I’m fighting for, is it worth it? I’m going to tell you, it’s worth it, America is worth fighting for,” she said. “What you do, first responders is not in vain. We see it and we’re glad you’re there because when you are running toward the violence, toward the fire, and we’re running the other way.”
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The Manassas-based distiller announced a partnership with Ruby Wines, Inc. and Slocum & Sons, which will place its products in stores in Connecticut and Massaschusetts. KO Distilling products can also be found in Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.
Ruby Wines, Inc. has served New England since 1933, while Slocum & Sons have been distributing wine and spirits in Connecticut since 1976.
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Updated 9 a.m. August 31, 2022 — Ron Beyer served his country in the U.S. Army for 20 years, from 1965-1985.
On September 11, 2022, Mr. Handyman of Northern Virginia employees will serve him.
A new trampoline park in Woodbridge makes parents and their children want to jump for joy.
Sky Zone Woodbridge offers a wide variety of activities, from a wall-to-wall trampoline for freestyle jumping, an area with nothing but foam blocks to leap into, and the SkySlam trampoline court — a full basketball court, all under one roof.
The restaurant sits at 9875 Liberia Avenue and should open sometime this fall, though a final opening date has yet to be announced, said company spokeswoman Amanda Norton.
The restaurant will seat up to 30o people and specializes in serving steaks, ribs, and yeast rolls baked every few minutes and dipped in cinnamon butter.