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Fredericksburg City Council on Tuesday took the first of two votes needed to make the entire City eligible for the Technology Zone incentive program. See below for more detail.

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City Council on Tuesday approved a special exception permit that will allow Tommy Mitchell or a third-party developer to build up to 24 residential units at the planned development at the corner of Hanover and Sophia streets across from Riverfront Park. Three restaurants are planned along with parking and the residential units.

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More than 1,000 people turned out to watch the Silber family, local officials and supporting businesses break ground on the 5,000-seat multi-purpose stadium near the Fredericksburg Expo Center.

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The plant-based, quick-service concept from Chef Christian Zammas of Katora Coffee will feature cold-pressed juices, fruit smoothies, bowls and ice cream. Dominion Public Market will be at 1010 Caroline Street in downtown Fredericksburg.  

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This week's edition of "Freehling Finds" features the Pimenta restaurant at 1108 Caroline St. in downtown Fredericksburg. 

  

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City Council on Tuesday renewed Olde Towne Carriages' franchise agreement for another five years. The company offers horse-and-carriage tours of downtown.

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City Council on Tuesday approved a special-use permit for Cork & Table to offer alcohol sales at its planned new location at 1409 Princess Anne St. The restaurant plans to relocate there from Caroline Street.

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Carl Braun's 91-unit townhouse project off Lafayette Boulevard at Young Street received preliminary plat approval Tuesday from City Council.

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Thanks to a pact signed Friday, Germanna Community College students who transfer to the University of Mary Washington will have a better shot at succeeding in their education and careers.   

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A presentation of findings and concepts for downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods will be given at 7:30 p.m. March 5 at the Old Planters Bank Building, 1001 Princess Anne St.  

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Register to run 13.1 miles with the Marines on May 19. The 13.1-mile annual run in Fredericksburg boasts a beautiful course, active fan participation, a fantastic finisher medal and T-shirt, and an opening ceremony concluding with the shout of a town crier and the blast of a vintage musket.

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Whether you've been together for years -- or just a few weeks -- downtown Fredericksburg is the perfect locale to fall in love.  

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Professors Elizabeth Freund Larus and Stephen J. Farnsworth are go-to pundits in national and international media. Soon they'll take their expertise and research abroad through prestigious 2019-20 U.S. Fulbright grants.

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He's been a big name on campus for nearly four decades. Now UMW's Cedric Rucker joins other big names -- tennis legend Arthur Ashe, former Virginia Sen. Henry Marsh III and opera singer Lisa Edwards Burrs -- on Richmond Public Schools' Black History Month Influential list.

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