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Also inside: Big-box space again available in Central Park, executive chef named for downtown eatery, restaurant closes at Spotsylvania Towne Centre
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Biz Beat Banter: Fitzhugh Johnson
This week, Bill talks to local commercial real estate professional Fitzhugh Johnson about how he has overcome some personal struggles to emerge as a bright star in the local real estate scene.
Biz Beat Clips: Biscuit Batch
This week on Biz Beat Clips we take you to Biscuit Batch in Spotsylvania County, a restaurant serving “biscuits the size of your fist and fresh jams.”
Biz Beat Roundup: Harris Teeter poised to enter Stafford County
Also inside: Local private school planning new campus, permit approved for Princess Anne Street project, radio station sale draws near
Biz Beat Banter: Fredericksburg medical school?
This week, Bill sits down with University of Mary Washington President Troy Paino and Mary Washington Healthcare President and CEO Chris Newman to discuss the possibility of a Fredericksburg medical school.
Biz Beat Clips: Silly Goose Imagination Village
This week on Biz Beat Clips we take you Silly Goose Imagination Village in North Stafford, “a place where kids get lost in their imaginations.”
Biz Beat Roundup: Residential development proposed off Plank Road
Also inside: FRA names new president, rezoning submitted for Stafford restaurant, beloved ice cream shop re-opening
Biz Beat Banter: Bill Howell
This week, Bill sits down with longtime Virginia Speaker of the House and Stafford County resident Bill Howell on how he got into politics, his time in office and how things have changed since he left governance.
Biz Beat Clips: Black Horse Forge
This week on Biz Beat Clips we take you Black Horse Forge in Stafford County, a non-profit that instructs veterans, active-duty military, first responders and their supporters in the art and craft of blacksmithing.
News from The Free Press
And then there was one: Massaponax boys the last area hoops team standing after dismantling James River
The James Monroe girls, Massaponax girls and Courtland boys eliminated from state tournament with quarterfinal losses Tuesday night.
Fredericksburg City School Board approves $68.4 million FY27 budget
Budget, which includes a 7% pay increase for teachers, passes 4-1.
Former Fredericksburg Commonwealth’s Attorney Jenkins remembered for ‘skill and professionalism’
Jenkins, who served in the position from 2008-21, died this past weekend.
Fredericksburg announces early-voting for April referendum
Early voting runs March 6-April 18 at FXBG City Center.
Four Fredericksburg-area hoops teams still alive in quest for a state championship
The Massaponax boys and girls, Courtland boys and James Monroe girls will appear in the state quarterfinals Tuesday night.