The building, considered a ‘character structure’ in city’s Area 6 plan, would be adapted to house 30 apartment units.
Medical Arts Building re-use gets green light from City Planning Commission
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City to move forward with crafting ordinance for neighborhood conservation districts
At her final meeting before retirement, longtime clerk Lacey feted for decades of service.
City school board to hold special meeting Wednesday to discuss transportation issues
Wednesday’s meeting will include a period for public comment.
PODCAST: Coffee Shop Talk with Deuntay Diggs (black coffee at Anita’s Cafe)
Diggs, the current chair of the Stafford County Board of Supervisors, opens up about his childhood traumas and how he emerged as an individual who doesn’t fit preconceived molds.
Eric Bach has given a play-by-play of his experience as a gay man in baseball. Now, the voice of the FredNats wants to talk shop.
In many ways, Bach, 27, resembles the players whose exploits he describes: he, too, is looking to get noticed and climb the rungs of professional baseball.
‘Not politics as usual’: Finn calls on Kelly to drop out of Ward 3 City Council race
Statement comes in the wake of Republican committee endorsing Kelly in Ward 3 election.
The ‘write’ stuff: Essay contest to determine next owner of historic downtown home
Contest operators Paula and Robert Welsh plan to donate significant portion of ticket sales to two local charities.
‘You invested in a promise’: City cuts ribbon for new Walker-Grant Middle School
Officials held a ribbon cutting for the city’s new middle school, which opens its doors to students on Aug. 18.
2025 Voter Guide: City of Fredericksburg
From statewide races to Ward seats on city council and school board, here’s what will be included on your ballot.
Press Rewind, July 28-Aug. 2
Here’s what made an impact last week, as curated by the staff.
Battening down the Hatch: Fredericksburg Dems pull endorsements of two federal employees
Endorsement remains for Ward 1 candidate Matt Rowe, whose opponent Ken Gantt is a federal employee barred from participating in partisan elections.
FCPS Summer Scholars program celebrates 30 years of ‘trying to trick our students into learning’
Former FCPS Superintendent Richard Garnett honored at program’s closing ceremony.
Langdon, Stelmok vying for city’s Ward 3 school board seat
Ward 3 seat is the only contested school board race in Fredericksburg this November.
Press Rewind, July 13-19
Your recap of the past week of news in the Fredericksburg region.
Fredericksburg Planning Commission unanimously recommends disapproval of Gateway data center
Concerns over transmission line routes led commissioners to vote 7-0 against the project, which was intended for the 84-acre ‘Hylton tract.’
City school board debate over professional development policy is a real trip
New policy requiring pre-approval for conference and other opportunities passes 4-2 — but not without some crosstalk.
Still standing? Virginia Supreme Court to hear HFFI’s lawsuit against Fredericksburg City Council
Appeal centers on nonprofit’s legal standing to contest demolition of structure at 204 Lewis St.
Business trip: Spanberger tours shops, addresses issues during campaign stop in Fredericksburg
Democratic candidate for governor met with small-business owners as part of her ‘Span Virginia Bus Tour.’
Long needled by zoning restrictions, tattooers hope to see city ink new ordinance
During a work session, councilors signaled an openness to removing 500-foot buffer between tattoo shops and residences.
PODCAST: Coffee Shop Talk with Dr. Gaila Sims at Agora Downtown Coffee Shop
In this episode, Gaila looks back on her time at the Fredericksburg Area Museum and looks ahead to her new book.
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