STAFFORD — Stanley Martin Homes introduced The Durham, the newest single-family home offered at Embrey Mill, an 819-acre master-planned community located off Interstate 95 in North Stafford.

The new design offers between 3,468 and 4,365 square feet of living space, four to six bedrooms and 2.5 to 4.5 bathrooms. The Durham at Embrey Mill features designer finishes including a fully-appointed kitchen with granite or quartz countertops and an island. The new home also includes a owner’s suite, a private home office or flex space, nine-foot ceilings, seamlessly connected common areas and a frontload attached garage.


MANASSAS — (Press Release) The Center for the Arts at the Candy Factory will present A Carnival of the Absurd, featuring original new works by John Hartt.

A Carnival of the Absurd features new paintings that blend themes of the carnival sideshow, Sunday morning cartoons, conspiracy theory and just plain weirdness in a way that only John can present them. Hartt’s oddball style can be described as a mix of lowbrow art, pop surrealism, and cartoonism.


Publix will be constructing a new supermarket at the Embrey Mill Town Center in Stafford.

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MANASSAS — Didlake Inc., a Virginia-based nonprofit, announced the purchase of the UPS Store located at the Center at Innovation, 9994 Sowder Village Square in Manassas.

Didlake connects people with disabilities to employment, education, and opportunities throughout the National Capital Region.


STAFFORD — A group of Stafford County high school students is pushing for change after their friend and fellow classmate Helen Wang died in a car crash on the day of her 17th birthday. She was hit and killed while trying to turn onto Kellogg Mill Road, a narrow two-lane road that winds through the heart of the county. 

They call themselves Changing Stafford’s Roads [CSR]. They’re credited with convincing local leaders to take action, putting forward to voters a possible $50 million road bond referendum to improve conditions on some of the county’s worst thoroughfares.


The Stafford County Economic Development Authority (EDA) has voted to create a new Business Loan Program.

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