WOODBRIDGE — German discount grocery stores Aldi and Lidl are expanding in the U.S., and now have a solid market share in Prince William and Stafford counties.
The stores are aggressive in their low price strategy. Retail behemoth Walmart CEO Greg Foran views Aldi as a viable competitor.
FREDERICKSBURG — Fredericksburg baseball fans are one step closer to seeing Minor League Baseball in their city — construction on the new stadium is set to begin in July.
Currently, the site stands dormant with rocks, trees, dirt, and even a local business sign that needs to be excavated before construction can begin.
STAFFORD — The owner of a one-of-a-kind brewery hopes Stafford County authorities will let him reopen soon.
Wild Run Brewing Company, a microbrewery at Aquia Pines Camp Resort off Route 1 in North Stafford has been closed for zoning infractions since March 23, 2017.
FREDERICKSBURG — Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) held an open round table discussion on preventing gun violence at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church in Fredericksburg.
This was the second of such meetings to take place that day, the first having taken place in Richmond.
STAFFORD — The Stafford County School Board is considering new revisions to its existing nondiscrimination policy that are raising unanswered questions.
One of the biggest proposed changes is the inclusion of protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity; however, many questions still remain as to how these anti-discrimination protections will be carried out by the county and how the policy will affect students and teachers directly.
WOODBRIDGE — Outdoor parks projects won favor with the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
On Tuesday, the Board of County Supervisors voted 4 to 3 to put forward a list of projects totaling $41 million to voters for approval on the November 5 General Election ballot.
WOODBRIDGE — Leaders worked into the late hours of the night widdling down a list of road bond projects they could send to voters.
In the end, the list contained half of the projects that had been proposed, roadways that were to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion that continues to add 10,000 residents a year and is showing no signs of slowing.
MANASSAS — Officials want feedback from residents on the future of development in Manassas.
City residents have the opportunity to weigh in on revisions to the Comprehensive Plan on June 26 for a Vision Summit Community Meeting at 7 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club, at 9501 Dean Park Lane.
WOODBRIDGE — Instead of being provided answers, residents were asked more questions. And they weren’t having it.
In a fiery meeting at the Prince William County Government Center in Woodbridge on Monday night, residents of the county’s Rural Crescent and those who want to keep developers at bay told officials they were fed up with delays on the future of their properties and neighborhoods.
WOODBRIDGE — Apparently, people liked riding to work on a double-decker bus.
In April, OmniRide temporarily added a double-decker bus to its fleet and conducted an eight-day test run on several different routes, including a route from Gainesville to Washington D.C.
