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Winter Restaurant Week a boost during slow season

By Mike Salmon
It's as much about presentation with this dessert at Alpine Chef.[Photo: Mike Salmon]

Fredericksburg is hosting Winter Restaurant Week from January 12 to 21, with 45 restaurants from all over the city participating. It’s an opportunity for the chefs to showcase their talents to new and returning customers.

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Manassas power outages spiked 20% in 2023

By Uriah Kiser
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Manassas residents will get an update on the state of its utility system.

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Stafford’s new marketing campaign sticks out

By Kelly Sienkowski

Stafford Tourism has launched a new marketing campaign, one they hope will stick with visitors. The December Christmas Tree Lighting event marked the beginning of “Stick to Stafford.”

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Business

Maryland pickle ballers to open first Virginia center at Manassas Mall

By Pam Mahone

Dill Dinkers, an operator of indoor pickleball courts in Maryland, will open its Virginia location at Manassas Mall in late spring.

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Crafter helps lift Occoquan to Hallmark Christmas movie fame

By Mike Salmon
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Occoquan artist Vicky Somma has created many works of art throughout the years, but when she made Occoquan’s Mamie Davis Park into a Christmas ornament, she reached Hallmark Christmas Movie fame.

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No kid hungry: Former supervisor candidate donates leftover funds to school lunch debt

By Kelly Sienkowski

A former Stafford County Board of Supervisors candidate donated leftover funds to ease the student lunch debt burden.

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Free lunch, clean energy, transparency in schools are priorities for Prince William delegation

By Caitlyn Meisner

State Senators-Elect and House Delegates-Elect held a pre-session town hall Saturday via Zoom to discuss their legislative priorities for the upcoming 2024 session in Richmond.

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Dumfries Police Department takes families Christmas shopping

By Chas Chappell
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The Town of Dumfries Police Department took children and their families Christmas shopping.

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Supervisors hit brakes, push vote on Amazon data center tax incentives into 2024

By Uriah Kiser
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The Stafford County Board of Supervisors didn’t give Amazon Web Services the Christmas gift it wanted during a specially-called meeting today, December 28, 2023.

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$4.9 million project: Airport hangars cleared to make way for street relocation

By Paris Goodman
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The Manassas Regional Airport is tearing down old airport hangars to make way for a $5 million street relocation project.

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