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Biz Beat Banter: Al Fagan
This week, Bill sits down with Al Fagan to discuss his long business career and path to becoming president and CEO of The Oberle Academy in Fredericksburg.
Biz Beat Clips: Graze Craze
This week we take you to the new Graze Craze location in Central Park, which offers charcuterie boards for a variety of occasions.
Biz Beat Roundup: Popular franchise opens in downtown Fredericksburg
Also inside: Big-box space again available in Central Park, executive chef named for downtown eatery, restaurant closes at Spotsylvania Towne Centre
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.”
News from The Free Press
Expect full stops overnight on U.S. 1 near Falmouth Bridge in Fredericksburg
Starting late Thursday, all traffic will be stopped up to 15 minutes at a time to remove signs at the intersection of Princess Anne Street and Hanson Avenue.
FCPS names Obeng as new Chief Financial Officer
Most recently, Obeng served as finance director for Virginia’s Pamunkey Indian Tribe.
‘No one will want to work here’: Spotsylvania school officials leery of drug testing proposal
School board also voted unanimously to keep Friday as a teacher workday and make April 21 a student holiday.
A new era of high school football: Three new coaches arrive in the Fredericksburg area as one big name departs
Hartwood, King George and Stafford recently announced new football coaches, while Colonial Forge’s John Brown stepped down after eight seasons.
‘Make our community safer’: Three of Del. Joshua Cole’s bills are bound for Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk
One bill would use Fredericksburg as a model for gun buyback programs statewide.