Close your eyes for a moment and imagine this. The historic Nimitz Hotel building stands all on its own, without the majestic steamboat crow’s nest, covered in white paint and striped in red and blue. There isn’t a National Museum of the Pacific War, just an empty former grocery store building. Resi...

Lately, I have been thinking a lot about marketing. I am generally a person who could be very happy not even owning a television. Yet, with football playoffs, the Olympic Games and evenings that are cold and dark by 6:30, I have been watching more; although I tend to regularly wander off. Many of th...

About a month ago, Candice Weirich joined the staff of the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce and we could not be happier to have her on board. Like many organizations, the Chamber was understaffed for two years, operating intentionally lean through the financial hardships of the pandemic. When we m...

Even as a young child, Zach Criddle enjoyed making things with his hands. From Legos to woodworking and welding, his passion grew into what it is toda...

  With the 175th anniversary of the founding of the city of Fredericksburg in full swing, some local businesses — such as Southwest Granite Co. — have...

For Fredericksburg and the surrounding areas, 2021 was a year of growth in the business sector. Throughout the year, the Fredericksburg Standard Radio...