MANASSAS — Manassas residents packed the Boys and Girls Club, eager to learn about the city’s Comprehensive Plan and offer their input on sticky notes that were provided for their feedback.
“It’s hard to get people out on a weeknight – except in Manassas, where we’re actually quite good at it,” planning commissioner Russell Harrison.
QUANTICO — Lacking funds, officials at Quantico Marine Corps Base are trying to keep a promise it made nearly 80 years ago.
Cedar Run Cemetery sits on 12 acres of land and can be found on the west side of Fleetwood Drive, across from the base in Prince William County.
WOODBRIDGE — German discount grocery stores Aldi and Lidl are expanding in the U.S., and now have a solid market share in Prince William and Stafford counties.
The stores are aggressive in their low price strategy. Retail behemoth Walmart CEO Greg Foran views Aldi as a viable competitor.
FREDERICKSBURG — Fredericksburg baseball fans are one step closer to seeing Minor League Baseball in their city — construction on the new stadium is set to begin in July.
Currently, the site stands dormant with rocks, trees, dirt, and even a local business sign that needs to be excavated before construction can begin.
STAFFORD — The owner of a one-of-a-kind brewery hopes Stafford County authorities will let him reopen soon.
Wild Run Brewing Company, a microbrewery at Aquia Pines Camp Resort off Route 1 in North Stafford has been closed for zoning infractions since March 23, 2017.
FREDERICKSBURG — Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) held an open round table discussion on preventing gun violence at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church in Fredericksburg.
This was the second of such meetings to take place that day, the first having taken place in Richmond.
STAFFORD — The Stafford County School Board is considering new revisions to its existing nondiscrimination policy that are raising unanswered questions.
One of the biggest proposed changes is the inclusion of protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity; however, many questions still remain as to how these anti-discrimination protections will be carried out by the county and how the policy will affect students and teachers directly.
WOODBRIDGE — Outdoor parks projects won favor with the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.
On Tuesday, the Board of County Supervisors voted 4 to 3 to put forward a list of projects totaling $41 million to voters for approval on the November 5 General Election ballot.
WOODBRIDGE — Leaders worked into the late hours of the night widdling down a list of road bond projects they could send to voters.
In the end, the list contained half of the projects that had been proposed, roadways that were to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion that continues to add 10,000 residents a year and is showing no signs of slowing.
MANASSAS — Officials want feedback from residents on the future of development in Manassas.
City residents have the opportunity to weigh in on revisions to the Comprehensive Plan on June 26 for a Vision Summit Community Meeting at 7 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club, at 9501 Dean Park Lane.
