A new bridge will soon link Fredericksburg to Stafford County.
Virginia Transportation officials awarded a construction contract to a Pennsylvania firm that will reconstruct the Chatham Bridge, which carries vehicles on Route 3 over the Rappahannock River. The bridge provides direct entry to Downtown Fredericksburg, as well as links the city to nearby Chatham Manor, a historic estate, and Ferry Farm, the boyhood home of George Washington.
In celebration of Earth Day, 100 trees will be planted in Manassas
This donation comes from SWIFT, a provider of secure financial messaging services. These trees will be given to four city parks and three Manassas City public schools.
The Fredericksburg City Council has approved rezoning to make way for new hotel suites on Fall Hill Avenue.
The Council recently approved an application made by PrimeCore, LLC on behalf of Maryland based hotel chain, Marriott International, to rezone a four-acre parcel of land off of Fall Hill Avenue.
The application window on a second round of grants to help Stafford County business owners is closing fast.
“We’re going to go until we run out of money,” said John Holden, the county’s economic development director.
A group of Virginia residents say it’s time to reopen the state’s shattered economy.
Organizers of the Reopen VA rally will gather at 11 a.m. Wednesday as the General Assembly reconvenes for a veto session.
The amount of residential trash produced in Northern Virginia has surged with most people out of work and all Virginia students attending school from home.
According to John Poague, the owner of Patriot Disposal, trash amounts have risen by 30-40% due to people cleaning out their houses, food waste, and increased shipping.
Tenants at the Manassas Mall will are getting some relief when it comes to their monthly rent payments.
From April to May, the retail landlord will give a 60% to 70% rent discount for tenants. Tenants will have to pay their share of the common area maintenance charges and property taxes. Owners of the mall, Out of the Box Ventures will pay out of pocket to cover the remaining cost of the rents.
Manassas Park will be using a combination of payment from the sale of land, proffers, and tax revenue to offset costs for the new downtown development project.
The city is making plans to develop a large area of land between Manassas Drive and the Virginia Express Railway (VRE) station in the hopes that it will gain more revenue by attracting both new residents and consumers to the area.
Stephen Vincent Pearce was born on May 10, 1970 and passed away on April 19, 2020. Stephen was a resident of Leesburg, Virginia.
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Robin Inez Richards was born on August 24, 1958 and passed away on April 19, 2020. Robin was a resident of Manassas, Virginia.
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