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Grocery activity heats up the region as Lidl begins renovations in Spotsylvania and Publix plans stores nearby; downtown, The Corner Biscuits & Waffles is set to open in a renovated historic building while a mixed-use project featuring the first Trader Joe’s in the region has been submitted for review.

Fredericksburg’s Clean & Green Commission honored 2026 Sustainability Award winners today, recognizing local businesses for their environmental practices + community support.

Fredericksburg School Board delayed the review of the fiscal 2025 travel report after CFO Amber Obeng resigned Sept.

9 — interim CFO Chris Sorensen returned until a new hire is made. The board also approved staff title changes and an opening school year report showing lower enrollment.

Rapidan Equine Sanctuary will host a cocktail reception and silent auction on Oct.

24 to mark its first anniversary — an event that supports equine care and education.

Atlantic Builders founder Adam Fried will interview Biz Beat Banter host Bill Freehling this week about his life and career as a business reporter at the Fredericksburg Free Press.

On Sept. 15, Kalahari bet $900 million on a massive resort in Virginia while Swift Creek Mill sought $250,000 to reopen its theater, and local residents remembered jazz musician Lonnie Liston Smith.

Residents in Fredericksburg can drop off unwanted, expired or leftover pesticides at Greenline Service Corp., 11417 Tidewater Trail on Thursday, Sept.

17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., an event co-hosted by Virginia Cooperative Extension-Stafford and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Stafford County School Board deferred its proposed shift from an eight-course to a seven-course high school schedule for 27-28 after nearly 90 minutes of public comments at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept.

8.