- Chef Dan Perron plans to open his Locavore restaurant inside the former Vivify Burger & Lounge building at 314 William St. in downtown Fredericksburg on Saturday. Perron has cooked at a variety of restaurants in the Washington area, including Fiola Mare, Whaley’s, Trummer’s and Charlie Palmer Steak; Locavore will be the first restaurant he has owned. He plans a dinner and weekend brunch menu with a “melting pot of influences” including Japanese, Korean and Italian. He plans to brand the Charleston, S.C.-inspired rooftop bar as Folklore and feature cocktails and smaller dishes.
- A community meeting is scheduled Sept. 4 to discuss Richmond-based Rebkee’s plans to re-develop the 280,000-square-foot former hospital at 2300 Fall Hill Ave. in Fredericksburg into a building with up to 242 apartments and some commercial space including possibly a coffee shop and daycare center. A special-use permit is required for the $50 million project. The community meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Dorothy Hart Community Center at 408 Canal St.
- There were 104 homes sold in the past week in the Fredericksburg area, according to the Fredericksburg Area Association of Realtors, including a $3.74 million sale on Lake Anna and a $1.67 million sale near UMW. Check back weekly for the new list.
- Jack Brown’s Tattoo Revival and the shop’s Tattoos for Community event are the focus of this week’s Biz Beat Clips video.
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- Jerry Ulman the longtime owner-operator of Ulman’s Jewelry in downtown Fredericksburg, is the guest on this week’s edition of the Biz Beat Banter podcast.
- Farmers Insurance recently leased 2,800 square feet of office space at 419 Chatham Square Office Park in Stafford County, according to Johnson Realty Advisors.
- Heritage Landscape Services recently leased 3,6000 square feet of industrial space at 32 Perchwood Drive in Stafford, according to Johnson Realty Advisors.
- Discount Tire recently opened a location at 10030 Patriot Highway in Spotsylvania County.
- The University of Mary Washington recently announced new members of the UMW Foundation Board of Trustees (Martha Abbott and Irene Roberts) and the Alumni Association Board of Directors (Judith Beck, Janet Hedrick, Susan Leavitt, Devon Cushman, Alex Clegg and Casey Breslin).
- The Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors last week declined to require special use permits for data centers but set in place development standards for the projects.
- Centennial Broadcasting, which owns WBQB-FM (B101.5) and WFVA-AM (NewsTalk1230) locally, will acquire WGRQ-FM (95.9) and WGRX-FM (104.5) from Telemedia Broadcasting Inc.
- Scarlet Energy Storage is proposing a battery energy-storage system on about 15 acres on the western side of the existing Dominion Energy Chancellor electrical substation (to the west of Gordon Road and east of S. Abbie Moore Court). A special-use permit and Comprehensive Plan compliance review are required from Spotsylvania. The $240 million project will manage “wholesale power costs by dispatching stored energy during peak times and delaying the need for substation upgrades,” according to application materials.
- Marlo Furniture is closing after Labor Day. The business has a liquidation center at 4040 Plank Road in Spotsylvania.
- Honey Pig Korean BBQ recently opened at 3623 Plank Road in Spotsylvania.
- Halal food-store Happy Land Market is expected to open soon at 5161 Plank Road in Spotsylvania.
- Campos Furniture has opened at 3536 Shalaby Way in Spotsylvania.
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