The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is preparing to rehabilitate the State Route 3 Business bridge over the Rappahannock River. Also known as Chatham Bridge, it is a main connection between Stafford County and the City of Fredericksburg.
The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region opened an online grant portal on Monday that allows nonprofits to apply for coronavirus pandemic crisis relief funding through the Community Relief Fund.
Amid the tough times, downtown merchants and restaurants are sending a message of positivity, encouragement, hope and strength to our community through their creative and inspiring window displays. Here are some images:
These two properties in Fredericksburg’s Central Park shopping center sold in March 2020, according to the Circuit Court’s monthly deed transfer report.
The U.S. Small Business Administration provides help to small businesses with free business counseling, SBA-guaranteed business loans, home and business disaster loans, and federal contracting.
Mary Washington Healthcare (MWHC), which operates Fredericksburg’s Mary Washington Hospital and Stafford Hospital, is convening a panel of experts to host a virtual community town hall this week about the COVID-19 virus.
Bloomia is donating 350,000 stems of tulips for distribution downtown to add some “flower power” and cheer up our community in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. With the help of Fredericksburg Virginia Main Street Inc. and the City of Fredericksburg, tulips will be distributed from area restaurants and shops that are doing carry-out business, and from two pickup locations downtown.
To support restaurants that are offering takeout, curbside pick-up, and no-contact delivery, a promotion called “Virginia is for Restaurant Lovers Takeout Week” is planned March 30-April 5.
The Fredericksburg Nationals have introduced their new mascot to the community — Gus.
The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region has activated The Community Relief Fund with an initial allocation of $55,000.
Fredericksburg’s Economic Development Authority (EDA) on Monday established a $50,000 fund to help City of Fredericksburg (22401) small businesses weather the storm of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Mary Washington Hospital is setting up an operational “field hospital” in the parking garage next to the emergency department, in the event there’s a surge of COVID-19 patients.