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Manassas

City Council Wants ‘Iconic,’ Not ‘Generic,’ Design for Manassas Shopping Center

By Uriah Kiser

After years of land purchases and community input meetings, Manassas officials on Tuesday released the first concepts to remake the city-owned Manassas Shopping Center — and immediately heard a message from the City Council: aim higher.

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Manassas

After $50M in Land Buys, City Set to Reveal Vision for Manassas Shopping Center Redevelopment

By Uriah Kiser

After months of land purchases and closed-door discussions, Manassas officials will unveil the first draft of redevelopment plans for the city-owned Manassas Shopping Center on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 6 p.m.

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Fredericksburg

Perk Up, Fredericksburg: Planners OK Coffee Shop Drive-Through at Cowan Station

By Uriah Kiser

Fredericksburg’s Planning Commission has given the green light to a plan that will bring a new coffee shop with a drive-through to the Cowan Station development along U.S. Route 1.

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Prince William

Prince William Supervisors Vote to Modernize Rural Land Preservation Program

By Uriah Kiser

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to modernize the county’s rural land preservation program, aligning it with the county’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan and setting the stage for a broader debate over the future of Prince William’s disappearing open space.

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Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg planners face coffee shop proposal as growth pressures mount on Fall Hill Avenue

By Uriah Kiser
Fredericksburg City Hall

Fredericksburg’s Planning Commission will meet Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, to consider a request for a drive-through coffee shop at Cowan Station and review its annual land-use report, even as two major redevelopment projects on Fall Hill Avenue highlight the city’s shifting growth patterns.

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Politics

10-acre rule divides Gainesville candidates in Prince William land-use debate

By Uriah Kiser

Prince William County’s long-running fight over the Rural Crescent has become a defining issue in the Gainesville supervisor race, where candidates George Stewart and Patrick Harders are offering starkly different visions for the county’s future.

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Business

Nominations Open for Prince William Business Celebration and Awards

By Uriah Kiser

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Residents and business leaders are being asked to help shine a spotlight on those making a difference in the community.

The 2025 Make Your Mark Business Awards are now open for nominations under the playful theme, “Nominate a Frightfully Good Business Owner.” Nominations close on October 10, with winners to be recognized during a live ceremony on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.

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Stafford

Movie theater developer warns Stafford: Approve townhomes or face 453 apartments

By Uriah Kiser

Stafford’s long-delayed Garrison at Stafford project boiled over when developer Robert Pence warned county planners he could scrap promises of townhomes and retail — and instead build 453 apartments by-right.

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Fredericksburg

From doctor’s offices to apartments: City backs reuse of Medical Arts Building, eyes hospital project

By Uriah Kiser

A stretch of Fall Hill Avenue once dominated by doctors’ offices and hospital traffic is now poised for a new life as housing.

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Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg Panel Backs Plan to Turn Old Hospital Into 242 Apartments — But Parking’s the Hot Topic

By Uriah Kiser
The old Mary Washington Hospital at 2300 Fall Hill Avenue in Fredericksburg.

The city’s Planning Commission has voted to recommend approval of a plan to convert the former Mary Washington Hospital into apartments, a project that drew strong support for reusing the historic building but also a chorus of concern over parking and traffic.

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