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Books-A-Million Opens in Stafford Marketplace, Grand Opening Celebration Set for Nov. 7–8

By Uriah Kiser

A familiar name in books has opened in North Stafford. Books-A-Million has opened its doors at 1240 Stafford Market Place, Suite 101, filling a long-missed gap in the community since the old Borders bookstore closed its doors years ago.

The new store, located at Stafford Marketplace, held its ribbon-cutting ceremony this week in partnership with the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce. Residents and local business leaders joined to celebrate the long-anticipated arrival of a new bookstore in the growing North Stafford retail corridor.

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News

Stafford Supervisors to Consider New Behavioral Therapy Clinic

By Uriah Kiser

The Stafford County Board of Supervisors will meet on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 5 p.m. at the County Government Center at 1300 Courthouse Road. One of the key items on the agenda is a proposal to bring a new outpatient behavioral therapy clinic to the Griffis-Widewater District.

Renaissance Healthcare Group Virginia, LLC has applied for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP24155647) to operate a hospital use within the B-2 Urban Commercial Zoning District at 125 Woodstream Blvd, Suite 401. If approved, the clinic will provide adult behavioral therapy and counseling services, with operations limited to 5,050 square feet and open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Pepper Potpourri Standoff at Bath and Body Works

By Jazbia Chaudhry

From the Stafford County Sheriff’s Department:

A 27-year-old Woodbridge man who “stalled” his arrest with a bathroom barricade, was enticed out after a dose of pepper spray potpourri. Spoiler alert- you won’t find this scent at Bath & Body Works. Deputies responded to Stafford Market Place for a disturbance with a weapon.

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Business

New Planet Fitness Gym Set to Open at Stafford Marketplace

By Uriah Kiser

Planet Fitness will open a new gym at 1455 Stafford Marketplace in North Stafford later this year. The facility will occupy the former Best Buy location, which closed in March 2024.

Jillian Sanchez, Senior Project Manager at GFP Planet Fitness, shared details about this upcoming venture. “We are thrilled to bring a 20,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art fitness facility to the Stafford community. At Planet Fitness, our mission is to provide accessibility to fitness at a low cost and promote the physical well-being of the community,” Sanchez stated in emails obtained by Potomac Local as part of a freedom of information records order.

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