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Biz Beat Roundup: Local housing prices set another record
Also inside: Princess Anne Street building again up for lease, apartment building sold in Fredericksburg, downtown restaurant re-opening.
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Biz Beat Banter: Pete Morelewicz
This week, Print Jazz owner talks about why he became an artist, his creative process, and how it feels to see his works around Fredericksburg.
Biz Beat Clips: CYT Fredericksburg
This week we tell you about CYT Fredericksburg, which is coming up on a milestone anniversary.
Biz Beat Roundup: Kalahari project hits milestone
Also inside: Popular ice cream and candy shop coming to Downtown Fredericksburg, two local businesses named among best in Northern Virginia, large data center campus proposed along Route 3
Biz Beat Banter: Charlie Payne
Hirschler attorney Charlie Payne talks about his childhood in Falmouth, his decision to become an attorney, and his thoughts on the data center boom in the region.
Biz Beat Clips: BANG! Music
This week we take you to BANG! Music in North Stafford, a business that offers music lessons, sales and rentals. It’s been open since 1997.
Biz Beat Roundup: $1.5M downtown sale closes
Also inside: Fredericksburg businesses closing, local financial brokerage firm growing, data centers proposed for prominent local site
Biz Beat Banter: Clint Van Zandt
In this week’s Biz Beat Banter podcast episode, longtime FBI profiler and negotiator (and Fredericksburg resident) Clint Van Zandt talks about his storied career and life experiences.
Biz Beat Clips: FXBG Compost
This week we tell you about FXBG Compost, a new local business that collects food scraps and other organic waste from customers on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. The scraps are used in compost at Rappahannock Education Farm.
News from The Free Press
Bears down: Riverbend baseball team’s run ends in state semifinals
The Riverbend, Caroline and Mountain View softball teams also came up short in the state tournament this week.
Road to recovery: Bowling Green businesses impacted by Main Street closure getting back on track
A $1.2 million project to replace a collapsed sewer line and two manholes has affected foot traffic at main street businesses.
Ye of ‘little faith:’ Caroline supervisor casts doubt on his board’s promise to build new school
Board voted 4-1 to agree to an MOU with the school board to renovate two elementary schools and allow trailers at one of them, but a new school wasn’t mentioned in the draft.
WATCH: Free Press forecast with meteorologist Sean Sublette
Humid weekend with showers, storms.
BREAKING: Moss Free Clinic to close immediately
Clinic has served region’s uninsured and indigent patients since 1993.