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Riverside Expands Concert Series with Motown, Rockabilly, Big Band, and More

Published August 6, 2025 at 10:00AM | Updated August 9, 2025 at 6:49PM

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The Riverside Center for the Performing Arts is tuning up for a year of music, nostalgia, and dance as it formally launches a new concert series featuring tributes to Motown, Jerry Lee Lewis, and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra—with even more to come in 2026.

Artistic Director Patrick A’Hearn confirmed the lineup will bring a variety of genres to Riverside’s mainstage beginning in August, alongside a newly adopted strategy of shorter theatrical runs to make room for more live music.

AI’s Growing Power Bill: Why Northern Virginia May Face Hundreds of Hours Without Electricity

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 5, 2025 at 9:00AM | Updated August 9, 2025 at 6:49PM

Village Place Technology Park in Gainesville, approved by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in 2022

MANASSAS, Va. – Northern Virginia could face more than 400 hours of power outages a year by 2030, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Energy, raising alarms about the region’s ability to keep up with the explosive growth of artificial intelligence and data centers.

The report, released in July, highlights a significant imbalance: while demand from AI infrastructure and data centers is expected to surge by 50 gigawatts nationally, the U.S. is retiring 104 gigawatts of firm generation—like natural gas and coal plants—with only 22 gigawatts of firm replacement power planned. The gap puts pressure on the electric grid and raises the risk of prolonged outages across the country.

Alternative Education Program Funding Approved for Manassas City Schools

By Caitlyn Meisner

Published August 4, 2025 at 11:00AM | Updated August 9, 2025 at 6:49PM

Manassas City Councilor Theresa Coates-Ellis at the July 28, 2025, meeting discussing the MCPS alternative education program funding request. [Courtesy of the City of Manassas]

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Manassas City Council Approves Schools’ Purchase of 8700 Centreville

By Caitlyn Meisner

Published August 4, 2025 at 9:00AM | Updated August 9, 2025 at 6:49PM

Manassas Public Schools HQ at 8700 Centreville Road.

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Manassas Councilwoman Slams Proposed Pay Hike in Latest Podcast Update

By Uriah Kiser

Published August 4, 2025 at 8:00AM | Updated August 9, 2025 at 6:49PM

Coates Ellis

Manassas Councilwoman Teresa Coates-Ellis says she was “surprised” and “frustrated” by a recent proposal to more than double the salaries of the city’s mayor and council members—an idea that drew heavy criticism from residents and prompted the council to delay a final vote until September.

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Council Reviews Design for New Home2 Suites Hotel at Cannon Branch

By Potomac Local News

Published May 21, 2025 at 3:31PM

MANASSAS, Va. – The City of Manassas is moving forward with plans for a new extended-stay hotel at the Landing at Cannon Branch. At a May 20, 2025, work session, the City Council reviewed architectural plans for a Home2 Suites by Hilton, a four-story, 100-room hotel that will become the second Hilton-branded property in the development.

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What’s on the Agenda? Stafford Supervisors, School Board Meetings Set for Tuesday, February 25

By Kelly Sienkowski

Published February 24, 2025 at 2:00PM | Updated February 24, 2025 at 7:45PM

Stafford County’s Board of Supervisors and School Board will hold their respective meetings on Tuesday, February 25. Both meetings will be streamed live, with agendas available online.

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Have Your Say: Fredericksburg Invites Residents to Shape City’s Future at Planning Meeting

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 19, 2025 at 7:00AM

The City of Fredericksburg Planning Commission invites residents to participate in a Comprehensive Plan Community Meeting on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Walker-Grant Center at 210 Ferdinand Street.

This meeting provides an essential opportunity for the community to review and offer feedback on the draft Comprehensive Plan. The plan outlines the city’s long-term guiding policies and vision for the future, focusing on key areas such as housing, transportation, environmental stewardship, and quality-of-life issues that will shape the built environment over the next two decades.

Residents can engage directly with Planning Commission members, City staff, and consultants working on the update. This meeting aims to ensure that community input is central to guiding Fredericksburg’s development.

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What’s On the Agenda? Stafford’s Board of Supervisors Meets Today, Feb. 18

By Kelly Sienkowski

Published February 18, 2025 at 9:33AM

Stafford County’s Board of Supervisors will hold its next meeting today, Tuesday, February 18, at 5 p.m. The meeting will be streamed live, and the agenda will be posted online.The board will review revisions to the Code of Performance for 2025. At the last meeting, on Jan. 7, the board learned that if they wished to add new language to the draft they worked on in 2024, they would have to re-review the entire draft Code of Performance and Ethical Standards which the By-laws Committee worked on over the summer of 2024 and consider it again for adoption.

The board requested an additional consideration that County employees would be required to take leave for any board activities, work meetings, or constituent outreach. Those leave requests would be submitted to the County Administrator for public review. This rule would likely have the most impact on the new Chairman of the Board, Deuntay Diggs, who is also a Deputy with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The agenda states the requests will be considered and a new draft presented at a future meeting.
The board will review revisions to the Code of Performance for 2025. At the last meeting, on Jan. 7, the board learned that if they wished to add new language to the draft they worked on in 2024, they would have to re-review the entire draft Code of Performance and Ethical Standards which the By-laws Committee worked on over the summer of 2024 and consider it again for adoption.

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Market Shift: How Fairfax, Prince William, and Stafford Are Responding to Federal Layoffs

By Uriah Kiser

Published February 16, 2025 at 5:40PM

New homes at K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Virginia Crossing in Woodbridge.

The Northern Virginia real estate market is experiencing an increase in home listings, with notable changes in pricing and inventory levels across Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, and Spotsylvania counties.

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