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Four Fredericksburg businesses were honored last night at the Economic Development Authority's annual Business Appreciation Event at the Courtyard by Marriott downtown. Curitiba Art Café, Virginia Partners Bank and ILM Corporation received Excellence in Business awards. The fourth, Roxbury Farm & Garden Center, received a Lifetime Achievement award.

Fredericksburg and the surrounding counties are positioning themselves to attract a slice of the fast-growing data center market.    

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Below is a link to the monthly deed transfer report for April. Check it out to see what changed hands.

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The summer concert series in Market Square will kick off June 7 and run through September 27. Check out the schedule below.

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The Fredericksburg Parks, Recreation & Events Department is issuing a call for Christmas Parade Sponsorship proposals through May 20.

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Businesses that are interested in advertising on the soon-to-be-constructed roller-hockey rink in Dixon Park are encouraged to contact us now to secure your space on the rink-side dasher boards. (Limited number of boards will be available.) The rink is a collaboration between the City of Fredericksburg and the Washington Capitals.

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Advertising opportunities at rink

Click below to see the list of projects coming before the City's Architectural Review Board in May.

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On this week's episode of "Freehling Finds," we tell you about the new restaurant at 826 Caroline Street in downtown Fredericksburg.

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A new and interactive story map entitled "Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Archaeological Resources in Fredericksburg, Virginia" has been launched by the City of Fredericksburg. It is a resource for those seeking to understand the value of our buried history and the City's plan to protect these finite historic resources.   

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Last year's wildly successful and popular event, SlideFXBG, will be back in town on August 31st -- the Saturday of Labor Day weekend. This year's event will be held on William Street, with the start of the slide being set up a few feet below College Avenue and ending at Sunken Road.

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On April 20, the Fredericksburg small business community, local economic development offices, and banks came together in a big show of support for student entrepreneurship at UMW and Germanna.

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The Chalk N More teacher supply store has been sold, and the new owners will reopen it July 15 next door to the current location in the Central Park shopping center.

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Congratulations to Brian Lam and Will Mackintosh on the opening of their second location -- this one in downtown Culpeper. The downtown Fredericksburg location is at 714 Caroline St.

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Fredericksburg's Children's Museum is turning 5, and the folks there are inviting all to celebrate with them Saturday.

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Good article in UMW student newspaper about downtown restaurants that feature offer "good, decently proportioned food for less than ten dollars."  

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Fredericksburg Machine & Steel, which is on Airport Avenue near the fairgrounds, has changed its name to Viking Steel Fabricators.

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500 s.f. of office space for lease on second floor (no elevator) in downtown Fredericksburg. Suite includes two private offices, a reception area and a common-area bathroom shared with one other tenant. Hand-hewn beams, exposed brick and decorative fireplaces give the property loads of character. On-street parking only. Modified gross lease -- tenant pays janitorial and telecom. 

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