Honeygrow opened its newest restaurant Friday at Virginia Gateway in Gainesville, the chain’s first location in Prince William County.
The fast-casual spot at 5055 Wellington Road serves cooked-to-order stir-fry, salads and honeybar desserts. It is the company’s 80th restaurant overall and its eighth in Virginia, according to a company press release. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Nelson Head, owner and founder of Dixie Bones BBQ in Woodbridge, shares this week’s Monday Market Report. At 80 years old and still going strong, Nelson continues tracking wholesale food prices so his menu stays as fair as possible for customers.
The Rappahannock Swim League’s divisional championships are underway this weekend at the Jeff Rouse Swim and Sport Center in Stafford, marking the end of the summer season for more than 2,000 young swimmers from Fredericksburg and surrounding counties.
American Division competition with 417 swimmers took place Friday night. National Division (445 swimmers) and Patriot Division (506 swimmers) compete Saturday, with National events starting at 7:45 a.m. Battlefield Division brings 676 swimmers on Sunday. The venue is at 1600 Mine Road in Stafford.
“Virginia voters won’t have to wait until Super Tuesday to pick a Democratic presidential candidate in 2028. The Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee proposed Virginia as the sixth state on the early presidential primary calendar in 2028, with the election scheduled on Feb. 29 — leap day. It will follow Democratic presidential primaries in South Carolina, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Michigan under the calendar adopted Friday,” Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, Sen. Lamont Bagby and former Gov. Terry McAuliffe praised the move as recognition of Virginia’s diverse electorate, strong election administration and national political weight, giving the commonwealth an earlier platform for candidates ahead of Super Tuesday.
A 26-year-old man died early July 24 after driving through a red light, traveling the wrong way and striking a concrete barrier and a parked truck on Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge.
Prince William County police also investigated a hotel room firearm discharge that led to an arrest, a separate shots-fired call that damaged a residence, and two commercial burglaries.
“The City of Fredericksburg Department of Public Works and Utilities will begin working on areas of its citywide sanitary sewer cleaning and inspection program on July 27, 2026,” the City of Fredericksburg reported. The preventive work will remove grease, roots, sediment and other debris while identifying aging infrastructure, starting in the Mayfield neighborhood and continuing west, with southern-end operations expected to run through the end of October 2026.
Residents may experience temporary gurgling noises, sewer odors or water movement in fixtures and could see vacuum trucks or short traffic delays near manholes, but sewer service will remain available; the City asks the public to keep toilet lids closed and contact Public Works at 540-372-1023 with any concerns.
The HD-20 Legislative District Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia will hold a party canvass Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the City of Manassas Republican Headquarters, 9016 Center St., Manassas, to nominate its candidate for a special election.
The canvass was called by Patrick Geary, chairman of the HD-20 Legislative District Committee. The special election to fill the remainder of the term is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
For the first time under a new law, Virginia’s election offices were open Sunday, but in nearly half the state no one showed up to vote, Cardinal News reported. Turnout was strong in some Northern Virginia localities while most rural areas recorded zero in-person votes, with offices required to open again this Sunday.
“Scheduled lane closures for road work in the Fredericksburg, Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula areas, weather permitting,” the Virginia Department of Transportation reported for the week of July 26 through Aug. 1. Overnight milling and paving will close single and double lanes on I-95 northbound near Exit 143 (Aquia/Garrisonville) in Stafford County, with additional ramp closures and work on Routes 1, 3, 17 and local roads.
Stafford County drivers should expect nighttime single- and double-lane restrictions on I-95 beginning as early as 9 p.m., temporary ramp shutdowns at Exit 143, and alternating or single-lane work on Route 1, Route 610, Route 3 and secondary roads. Motorists are advised to check 511 Virginia for real-time updates and allow extra travel time.
