Business

Fredericksburg leaders are looking at reducing the amount of taxes some businesses pay in hopes to bring more creativity to the city.

They’re looking at expanding its Arts and Culture District, which currently stretches between Lewis and Fredericks streets, and up to Lafayette Boulevard and Willis Street in downtown.


Features

Manassas City plans to help promote its downtown businesses with a new advertising campaign, complete with photos, aimed at Christmas shoppers.

The only problem? “We have virtually no shots of people in masks,” states an email sent to business owners from the city’s economic development department.


Event

High school students from across the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region are invited to participate in Dialogue for Democracy at George Mason University!

Hosted by the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, this event offers high school students an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about democracy, civic engagement, and the importance of understanding different perspectives.


Obituaries

On Saturday, September 19, 2020, Linda Elizabeth Richards, passed away at the age of 75.

Linda was born on September 27, 1944, in Lee, Massachusetts, to Charles and Doris Clark. She received her teaching degree from Westfield State College in 1966 and taught elementary school in Prince William County before retiring in 2001. She raised a son, Jack, and daughter, Stacy.


Features

On Sept. 11, an estimated 4,500 U.S. Flags were retired in a dignified manner.

These flags were collected as part of a Boy Scout program at the Prince William County Landfill and Balls Ford Compost Facility.