Traffic

Route 1 drivers crossing the Falmouth Bridge between Fredericksburg and Stafford County should expect brief daytime delays next week while the Virginia Department of Transportation inspects the span, the agency said Friday.

The inspection runs Monday, Oct. 5, through Friday, Oct. 9, with alternating lane closures on Route 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting, according to the release. VDOT said the 1943 bridge carries an average of 40,000 vehicles a day and that a major rehabilitation is in the design phase. The release does not say how long each closure will last, which direction closes first, or a construction start date or cost. It points readers to the Falmouth Bridge rehabilitation project page and to 511 Virginia for updates.


Fredericksburg

Trelawny Infusion is opening a restaurant at 1108–1110 Caroline Street in downtown Fredericksburg. The company says Taste of Trelawny has evolved into Trelawny Infusion, and its site lists the Caroline Street storefront as the new restaurant.

Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite said on Jan. 5, 2026, that Trelawny Infusion had signed a lease for the two-address storefront. Donny Self of Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite represented the landlord. Patti Murphy of Long & Foster represented Trelawny Infusion. The announcement did not give an opening date.


Stafford

The Stafford Education Foundation, Amazon, and Stafford County Public Schools marked the first year of a teaching-grant partnership on Oct. 1, naming 24 projects. Sandra Osborn, the division’s chief communications officer, sent the announcement Thursday evening.

Teachers filed more than 90 applications, about $500,000 in proposed work. The release says the 24 projects should reach nearly 13,000 students. It does not say how much of Amazon’s three-year teaching-grant pool went to this first class. A Sept. 28 media alert said the partners would announce $100,000. The release instead cites the May figure: $360,000 for teaching grants over three years, inside a $560,000 Amazon investment that also includes $200,000 for food-access kiosks with the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank. The release’s food line reads “expand access to food access.”


Announcement

The museum’s annual Native Art Market features award-winning and innovative Indigenous artists from across the Western Hemisphere. This event invites lovers of art and craftsmanship to meet Indigenous artists and learn about the traditional arts and contemporary Indigenous creativity. Visitors will have the opportunity to purchase traditional and contemporary handcrafted artworks, including beadwork, jewelry, paintings, photography, pottery, and sculpture.


Event

One of Northern Virginia’s scariest haunted trails opens THIS WEEKEND!

Haunt: Dark Encounters returns to the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton on Saturday, October 3, taking guests deep into the woods for an immersive Halloween experience built around the mysterious disappearance of five friends in 1996.


Manassas

Washington Manassas Airport Director Juan E. Rivera told commissioners Sept. 24 he hopes the city’s commercial partner, Avports, will have at least one airline deal signed within three weeks.

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Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg Public Works installed yellow reflective delineator posts at Fall Hill Avenue and Bridgewater Street, the city said in a news release emailed Oct. 1 by Communications Manager Clinton Firstbrook. The posts support a recommended change to a right-in, right-out setup. The release says vehicles on Fall Hill Avenue have been stacking past the intersection and blocking left turns onto and off Bridgewater Street.

The release dates the installation to Oct. 1 and carries a Sept. 30 dateline. The attached file is named 9.30.2026. It does not say whether left turns are already banned, what the posts cost, or how long they will stay. Drivers can still reach Bridgewater Street by Wellford and Charles Street, the release says. The recommendation comes from a Virginia Department of Transportation Project Pipeline study of Fall Hill Avenue from Washington Avenue to Mary Washington Boulevard. Public Works Director William Morris said safety is the primary consideration. The release points residents to the Public Works Department at 540-372-1023 or fredericksburgva.gov.


Stafford

Stafford has posted the Oct. 7 Board of Supervisors agenda.

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Traffic

Virginia Railway Express will hold the sixth Tour de VRE on Saturday, Oct. 3, a charity ride along the Manassas Line that raises money for the Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation. Lindsey Martin, VRE public affairs, said in an Oct. 1 release that registration stays open through Friday, Oct. 2, and that a $35 ticket covers a shirt, a medal, and food and water stops.

The 35-mile ride starts at 9 a.m. at Backlick Road Station, 6900 Hechinger Drive in Springfield, and the 8-mile ride starts at 11 a.m. at Manassas Park Station. Both end at Broad Run Station, 10637 Piper Lane in Bristow. Last year’s ride used the same stations, but the short ride started at 10:45 a.m., and that advisory named a noon finish and 12:30 p.m. remarks this release does not. The public page at vre.org/tourdevre still says route maps and more information are coming soon. The ride honors Maria Foster, wife of VRE’s Kip Foster, who died in July 2021. Earlier VRE accounts gave her name as Maria Bohigas Foster.


Newslinks

Patient Zero, a juried exhibition tied to Factory of Fear, opens Saturday at ARTfactory in Manassas, and Stafford supervisors agreed to revisit data-center tax incentives on Oct. 27.

Patient Zero: An Exhibition — Saturday, Oct. 3, 6 to 8 p.m., ARTfactory, 9419 Battle Street, Manassas. According to the Potomac Local events calendar, the Caton Merchant Gallery opening is a free artist reception for a juried show of more than 70 works by 54 artists. The exhibition runs through Nov. 1 and is tied to this year’s Factory of Fear theme, Outbreak.


Police Blotter

Prince William County police said a 17-year-old Woodbridge student was charged after security staff recovered a knife at Freedom High School on Sept. 24, while the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said Nail Musayev, 36, of Stafford, was charged with eluding police after a vehicle failed to stop on Brixham Court.

On Sept. 24 at 1:59 p.m., the school resource officer at Freedom High School, 15201 Neabsco Mills Road in Woodbridge (22191), was notified of a student found in possession of a knife. Police said the investigation showed security staff had recovered the knife and notified the officer. The student did not threaten other students or staff or display the knife. Following the investigation, the student, a 17-year-old male juvenile of Woodbridge, was charged Sept. 30 with possession of a weapon on school property. Court date pending. Status unavailable. Police did not release the student’s name.


Announcement

A Bison Celebration is part of the Smithsonian Institution’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The Bison Celebration will be a full day event that brings together organizations, scholars, scientists and filmmakers to celebrate the past, present, and future of North America’s largest land mammal. Through captivating films and thought-provoking panel discussions, the museum will explore the bison’s vital role in restoring grassland ecosystems and its deep spiritual connection to Tribal nations.