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Malawi’s Pizza takes it on the road with new food truck

By Rick Horner

Malawi's Pizza is celebrating its fourth anniversary by unveiling its new food truck as part of a new mission to help feed the community.

That mission known as "Feed FXBG" seeks to engage with local companies in the Fredericksburg area to meet the hunger needs of the local community. Malawi's mission as "Pizza with a Purpose" has been the driving force for the company since its opening in Fredericksburg four years ago.

Malawi's Pizza charitable efforts are known as its "Journey to a Million Meals" program. That goal was to donate one meal to a child in Malawi, Africa, for every meal purchased in their restaurant.

The Utah-based pizzeria recently announced the success of that program, having donated their one-millionth meal last year.

"Feed FXBG" takes the concept from the Journey program and brings it to a local level. Malawi Fredericksburg's owners Patrick and Rebecca Church have also been active in the local community by supporting the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank, an organization that brings meals to those in need in Fredericksburg, Stafford, Caroline, and other nearby counties.

The restaurant itself also serves as a drop-off location for non-perishable food items meant for donation. Malawi offers 10 percent off the total purchase of an order with that donation.

Like many other businesses, Malawi's struggled to stay afloat due to a lack of foot traffic at the Spotsylvania Town Center where they are located and worker and supply shortages during the Coronavirus pandemic.
"We are thrilled to make it through the difficulties presented by the pandemic," stated owner Patrick Church in a press release. "It truly was the local, loyal patrons that carried us through these difficult times."
Malawi's Pizza is located in Spotsylvania Town Center at 1 Towne Center Boulevard, Suite 2400.

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Gaming pub seeks historians to celebrate building’s 111th birthday

By Rick Horner

Crossroads Tabletop Tavern, a Manassas-based game pub, has put out a call to local historians for information about the building that it's inhabited since 2018.

According to Crossroad's post to its Facebook page, the building that houses the tavern located at 9412 Main Street will celebrate its 111th birthday. The tavern wants to mark the occasion by finding out more about the building's history, but they've only been able to go back as far as 1984.

The building had been a bar up to that point, but Crossroads owner and founder John Hornberger says that there's proof that people used to live in the building.

"The building may have been apartments since it has the wiring and remnants of bathroom facilities that would have gone along with those kinds of things," says Hornberger.

Hornberger also talked about an artifact from back when the bar was known as Jake's. In a drop ceiling above the kitchen not visible to the public's view, signatures of the people who took part in a drinking contest are seen. If participants drank all six of the bar's original beers in one night, their names would be added to the ceiling.

Another piece of the puzzle in the history of the building comes from the world of pop music, along with other landmarks in old town Manassas the building was featured in the Steve Winwood music video for the song "Back in the High Life Again."

Hornberger also plans to officially name the building if he can't find out its official name. His choice would be the Baggins Building, a nod to the character of Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings books by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Crossroads plans to have a month-long celebration for the building, including a weeklong birthday celebration, an overnight gaming session for select invitees, and a month-long sale on games.

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Raising Cane’s restaurant aims to replace old Bar Louie on Liberia

By Uriah Kiser
Photo: Raising Cane's Facebook page

Raising Canes wants to bring its brand of fried chicken tenders to the Manassas area. 

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New mural gives unique character to brewery in Yorkshire

By Rick Horner

The Eavesdrop Brewery in Yorkshire has undergone a very colorful facelift, one that according to general manager Sam Madden is giving the brewery a more eye-catching identity.

Over the last year, the owners of the brewery have brought in an artist to paint this mural across the building which as well as the brewery includes local businesses such as the Cairo Cafe, Eugene's Sausage and Fries, and the Renegade Classics Motorcycle Shop.

The mural, painted by artist Nick Zimbra, shows flora and fauna against a colorful background such as the rabbit running on the Renegade Classic shop front or the flowers on the front of the Cairo Cafe. Zimbra, who has worked on the mural over the course of three to four months, has done similar projects in Richmond where he is currently working on a mural for the Capital One building.

Madden praised the mural to Potomac Local News, saying that it's not something you would normally see in many places in Prince William County.

"Personally, I grew up in Prince William County. I'm like, man, there's no public art in. Yeah, it's so boring. So, like, stiff, but it was cool to see it," says Madden.

Madden also touts the uniqueness of the stores located next to the brewery, which includes The Drop Bottle Shop, which stocks hard-to-find ales. 

"So that's stuff that you can't find in your Harris Teeter, Safeway, the other places, the small batches that they make," said Madden.

Many of the stores and restaurants in the brewery managed to survive through the pandemic even as they had to limit the number of customers by half. Many of the restaurants were able to survive through food delivery apps like Doordash as well as curbside service, said Madden.

Eavesdrop Brewery opened in 2017 and offers not just homebrewed beer but also local offerings of cheeses, meats, and honey that are produced at farms west of Manassas, located between Marshall and Front Royal.

Eavesdrop Brewery is located off of Route 28 at 7223 Centerville Road in Yorkshire.


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Zorba’s Grill, a new Greek restaurant opens in Occoquan

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There’s a new restaurant in town in Occoquan.

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EPIQ Food Hall a grand experience with global culinary fare

By Jacob Mosser
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There are new several new places to chow down in Woodbridge — all under one roof.

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Restaurants reopening at Spotsylvania Towne Center

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Diners will have some new post-pandemic food options at Spotsylvania Towne Center near Fredericksburg.

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Meadery to expand into Fredericksburg following permit approval

By Rick Horner

A special use permit applied for by Haley's Honey Meadery has been approved by the Fredericksburg City Council.

Haley's, which is located in Hopewell over an hour south of Fredericksburg, will soon open a second location in the city. Haley's will be located at the old Pure Gas Station on Princess Anne Street and is currently under construction to be rebuilt as a tasting room and specialty restaurant.

The conditions of the special use permit will allow Haley's to operate a tasting room that will allow customers to sample ciders, mead, and wine which are made in Virginia. The permits also allow Haley's to sell those types of alcoholic beverages, none of those beverages will be made in the Fredericksburg restaurant but instead will be shipped up from their main location in Hopewell.

Haley's owner Tonya Haley told Potomac Local News that she was attracted to the area because of the upcoming breweries, wineries, and distillers that have come to the city over the last few years. The owners of those establishments and other members of the community brought the growing vibrancy and economic development to Haley's attention which encouraged her decision to open a new location in Fredericksburg.

Haley hopes to have the Fredericksburg location open before August.

Haley's will open in the Canal Quarter of the city which has been rezoned along with several nearby areas as a Creative Maker zone. The goal of the zone is to attract new and innovative businesses and allow them to create an identity that will make them unique and add to the charm and appeal of Fredericksburg.

"I'm looking forward to joining the Fredericksburg community," says Haley.

Haley's Honey Meadery will be located at 1600 Princess Anne Street in Downtown Fredericksburg and plans to operate from noon to 10 p.m. once it's open.

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Winery at Sunshine Ridge Farm opens, taps established vinter

By Trinity Bui

A new farm winery with a lakefront view sits on Lake Manassas in Gainesville.

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