Individual offices now available in downtown building

Apr 12, 2018

by Bill Freehling in All Articles

The owner of the Firehouse Office Suites property in downtown Fredericksburg will move its own leasing team into the building and rent out individual offices to other businesses. The 4,000-square-foot property is at 805 Princess Anne Street next to the Renwick former courthouse complex. Hunter Mitchell, whose family owns the building, said he and colleague […]

Rooftop bars re-opening downtown

Apr 12, 2018

by Bill Freehling in All Articles

Spring has finally arrived in downtown Fredericksburg, and people can celebrate the long-overdue occurrence this weekend at two William Street rooftop restaurants/bars. Both Castiglia’s at 324 William Street and Vivify at 314 William Street plan to open their rooftops Thursday. This will be the first full season for Luigi Castiglia’s rooftop venture, which is called […]

Gersemi & Hnoss opening soon downtown

Apr 04, 2018

by Clint Manning in All Articles

The Fredericksburg fashion world is about to have a kaleidoscope of color splashed on the “runway” that is Caroline Street, but not because spring time is upon us. In a couple of weeks, a new women’s clothing boutique called Gersemi & Hnoss (pronounced “her-semy & noss”) will be strutting its stuff into downtown Fredericksburg. For […]

Fredericksburg commercial properties change hands in March

Apr 04, 2018

by Bill Freehling in All Articles

A handful of commercial real estate properties were among those sold in March in Fredericksburg, according to the City’s monthly deeds transfer report. The list included: Central Park Marketplace Holdings LLC sold the 3,588-square-foot property at 1695 Carl D. Silver Parkway (where Tito’s Diner is) to Titos Properties LLC for $1.15 million. GFA Holdings LLC […]

Curitiba Art Café coming soon to Caroline Street

Mar 21, 2018

by Clint Manning in All Articles

For Ana Robinson, a dream that has been more than 20 years in the making will finally come to fruition when Curitiba Art Café, an amalgamation of a furniture store and coffee shop, opens its doors at 919 Caroline Street in a few weeks. Originally from Curitiba — the leafy state capital of Paraná in […]

A boutique hotel at Fredericksburg Square?

Mar 20, 2018

by Bill Freehling in All Articles

A boutique hotel could be the next use for the 164-year-old downtown building known as Fredericksburg Square. Van and Deborah Perroy, who have owned Fredericksburg Square at 525 Caroline Street since 1996, are beginning to make plans to sell the facility. One idea they have for a future user is to convert the facility into […]

Jamaican restaurant planned on Caroline Street

Mar 14, 2018

by Bill Freehling in All Articles

In a few months, Fredericksburg’s Historic District could add another independently owned restaurant to its deliciously impressive portfolio — but this will be the first one that will be packing a Jamaican punch. After years of watching his mom cook some of the most delectable and traditional Jamaican dishes imaginable — curried goat and rice […]

HFFI honors preservation excellence

Mar 13, 2018

by Bill Freehling in All Articles

Historic Fredericksburg Foundation Inc. (HFFI) on Sunday honored several area residents and projects for excellence in historic preservation. The awards were handed out during HFFI’s annual meeting at Fredericksburg’s historic former Renwick courthouse. Here are the winners: President’s Exceptional Service Award Winner: Faculty of the Department of Historic Preservation at the University of Mary Washington […]

Look inside Fredericksburg’s escape room

Mar 08, 2018

by Bill Freehling in All Articles

Every week, we put out a YouTube video in a series called “Freehling Finds” that promotes the City of Fredericksburg in a variety of ways. You can watch the episodes (43 so far!) here. This week we featured Connect Games Escape Room, which is located at 1011 Caroline Street in downtown Fredericksburg. Some of my […]

Harkness Screens property sale highlights February transactions

Mar 07, 2018

by Bill Freehling in All Articles

The sale of the former Harkness Screens property at 10 Harkness Boulevard was among several notable real estate transactions in Fredericksburg last month, according to the February 2018 deeds report. The roughly 59,400-square-foot building, which sits on about 3.85 acres and is zoned for heavy industrial use, sold to Great Falls-based investor Dominion Real Estate […]

Individual offices now available in downtown building

Rooftop bars re-opening downtown

Gersemi & Hnoss opening soon downtown

Fredericksburg commercial properties change hands in March

Curitiba Art Café coming soon to Caroline Street

A boutique hotel at Fredericksburg Square?

Jamaican restaurant planned on Caroline Street

HFFI honors preservation excellence

Look inside Fredericksburg’s escape room

Harkness Screens property sale highlights February transactions

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