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Fredericksburg Resident Calls for Return of Slave Auction Block, Citing Lessons in Discomfort and Remembrance

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At the Fredericksburg City Council meeting on March 10, 2026, a local resident delivered a plea to reinstall the historic slave auction block removed from its prominent location six years earlier, drawing a stark analogy to Holocaust memorials while council members honored a longtime volunteer for her work in guiding the city’s approach to painful historical sites.

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City Unveils Plans For Yearlong 300th Party

By Mauriah Church-Barbour

Fredericksburg will celebrate its 300th birthday in 2028 with a free, year-long series of events, including a river festival, historic ship replicas, sports branding, and commemorative merchandise.

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Council OKs Princess Anne Townhomes

By Uriah Kiser

Fredericksburg City Council unanimously approved a mixed-use infill project on Princess Anne Street that will bring new townhomes, restore a historic gas station, and add a public pedestrian link to the city’s riverfront trail system.

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Fredericksburg backs statewide gun giveback bill, cites local program as model

By Uriah Kiser

Fredericksburg City Council expressed consensus this week to support legislation creating a statewide firearm giveback program, highlighting the city’s own long-running initiative while broader debate continues over how effective such programs are and whether Fredericksburg’s approach is unique in Virginia.

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New Fredericksburg City Council members sworn in; Chuck Frye named vice mayor

By Mauriah Church-Barbour

“Ward 1 Matt Rowe, Joy Crump (Ward 2), Susanna Finn (Ward 3) and Chuck Frye Jr. (Ward 4) took turns reciting the oath,” Fredericksburg Free Press reported. “Frye was named vice mayor — a largely ceremonial role that he held previously — in a unanimous vote.”

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Fredericksburg swears in new City Council members at historic Market House

By Mauriah Church-Barbour
We congratulate Councilors Matthew Rowe, Joy Crump, Susanna Finn, and Charlie Frye, Jr. and look forward to the work ahead for our community.[Submitted Photo].

“Vice-Mayor Frye was unanimously elected by the council to continue to serve as Vice-Mayor,” the city stated.

The ceremony was held at the Fredericksburg Area Museum, home to the historic Town Hall Market House, which city officials note is the second oldest continuously used town hall in the nation. The swearing-in marked the formal start of the new City Council’s term and included the council’s annual organizational meeting.

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Fredericksburg eyes aging shopping centers for higher-density housing along Routes 1 and 3

By Uriah Kiser

Fredericksburg city staff presented a corridor redevelopment strategy to reposition aging commercial shopping centers along Route 3 and Route 1 as key sites for future housing as the city runs out of undeveloped land.

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City reaffirms support for housing project now delayed into early 2030s

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A long-planned permanent supportive housing development tied to Fredericksburg’s broader homelessness response will not seek key state financing until 2027, pushing any realistic opening of the project into the early 2030s, city officials and nonprofit leaders told City Council during a Dec. 9 work session.

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