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Rebellion Bourbon Bar & Kitchen Named to Whisky Advocate’s List of America’s Top Whisky Bars
Rebellion Bourbon Bar & Kitchen is honored to be named one of America’s Top Whisky Bars by Whisky Advocate, ranking among the top 5 in Virginia and one of 125 nationwide.
2025 – Do we have NEWS for You!
A new year always brings new opportunities and we are looking forward to 2025 with fresh energy in bringing FXBG news to YOU
Field Trip Fun: Highlights from Recent FXBG School Tours
‘Tis the season for…school field trips? That’s right; the EDT group tours team has recently hosted a flurry of year-end school field trips.
Help Take Care of Our Parks
The City of Fredericksburg’s open spaces are some of the key features of this amazing community. Since the beginning of June, thousands of people have enjoyed access to the City’s parks, trails, playgrounds, athletic fields, and other amenities for many different forms of recreation.
Council Celebrates C.T.E. Collaboration of GCC and Oberle Academy
Tuesday night, the City Council’s Work Session began with a visit to Oberle Academy. The Academy serves special need students from the region and works with 22 area businesses for job placement. The Academy boasts a 98% graduation rate and believes in the power and potential of all students.
FAM promotes Dr. Gaila Sims to Vice President of Programs and Interpretation
Dr. Gaila Sims was recently promoted to Vice President of Programs and Interpretation for the Fredericksburg Area Museum (FAM). She was hired by FAM, to fill a position created in 2022, Curator of African American History. This position is co-funded by the City of Fredericksburg. She is still doing this important work in addition to her new responsibilities at the Museum.
Fredericksburg EDA Launches New Small Business Disaster Grant Program
At a special meeting on Monday, December 9, 2024 the Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority (EDA) voted to create the Small Business Disaster Grant Program.
Fredericksburg Is Showing Up on the International Tourism Market
Can you guess which countries visitors show up in our Visitor Center here in Fredericksburg?
Virginia Business 100 People to Meet in 2025 includes Josh Summits, City’s EDT Director
The sixth annual list of 100 Virginians you’ll want to meet in the new year was published in the December 2024 issue of Virginia Business.
Our very own, Josh Summits, Economic Development & Tourism Director was listed in the “Rainmaker” category.
The Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail appears in a German Travel Publication
An article called “60 Years of the Civil Rights Act on the Trail of the American Civil Rights Movement in the Capital Region USA” appeared in the June edition of Unterwegs magazine, a German travel publication that reaches 81,000 subscribers.
Fredericksburg City Council Acknowledges Continued Support for Study of Data Center Development
On Tuesday, November 12th, Fredericksburg City Council unanimously passed a resolution affirming their continued support for the potential development of data centers in the City of Fredericksburg, outlining goals for pursuing data center development while balancing protection of our natural resources.
FXBG Statistics for Third Quarter
We are pleased to share with you these quarterly statistical reports showing key metrics on how the City of Fredericksburg’s economy is performing.