The week’s top stories:
-Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors sets school choice as a legislative priority as well as shortening the early voting period, reported Taft Coghill Jr.
-Fredericksburg City Council approved using grant funds for eight new license-plate reading cameras to aid local law enforcement. Joey LoMonaco reports that Flock Safety cameras will be installed on gateways around the city.
-Is a pair of Jordans enough to keep students in school? Caroline County Public Schools hopes so. Taft Coghill Jr. reports on some of the creative efforts school divisions are using to fight chronic absenteeism.
-The much awaited ribbon-cutting for The Publisher hotel was a fitting spot for Bill Freehling to make his Free Press debut. He introduces us to the family behind the building’s revival.
-Chicago is famous for its take on pizza. A new pizzeria, specializing in deep-dish delights, opens soon in downtown Fredericksburg. Joey LoMonaco got a sneak peek (and a taste) of what YMMAS is serving up.
What they’re saying
“It can tell other people not from this area that we’re strange, but we are awesome.”
— Amanda Kidd, a Fredericksburg business owner who helped create the music and arts festival Strangefest, which was held Saturday.
Go figures (Numbers that made the news)
–$460,000 the amount of a grant that the George Washington Regional Commission’s Continuum of Care is applying for to implement eviction reduction programs in the region.
Pressing on (A look at the week to come)
-Bill Freehling’s new BizBeat newsletter hits inboxes Wednesday. We hope you will love it!
