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## Posts
- [Tonight: Free Meetup + Locavore Turns One 🎉](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/tonight-free-meetup-locavore-turns-one): Plus Whiskey Business goes Caribbean, three new Stafford schools open, and a guess-the-price game for a Stafford listing.
- [Orofino's 10-Year Bash, Free Adoptions, and a New Brewery Chapter](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/orofino-s-10-year-bash-free-adoptions-and-a-new-brewery-chapter): A decade of Orofino, a shelter full of pets to adopt, a brewery under new ownership, and more this week
- [Fresh Finds, New Friends, and the Last Days of Summer](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/fresh-finds-new-friends-and-the-last-days-of-summer): Celebrating National Farmers Market Week, plus tax-free shopping, waterway adventures, and more
- [From Goolrick's to a Bestselling Author: Everything Happening This Weekend](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/from-goolrick-s-to-a-bestselling-author-everything-happening-this-weekend): A legendary reopening, adoptable puppies, teacher perks, and so much more packed into one big Fredericksburg weekend
- [A #1 NYT Author Is Coming to Fredericksburg This Saturday](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/a-1-nyt-author-is-coming-to-fredericksburg-this-saturday): Plus a brand-new seafood spot, mahjong downtown, and the August Spotsylvania Living
- [A World Tour Without Leaving Fredericksburg](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/a-world-tour-without-leaving-fredericksburg): Six local escapes, a taste of Scotland, a look back at Power Players: The Rise, and more.
- [Glow Parties, Beach Days, and Birthday Cake](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/glow-parties-beach-days-and-birthday-cake): From a salon's first birthday to a wild send-off party to one last beach run, here's what's happening around town
- [Watermelon, Wine, and a Whole Lot of Fun](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/watermelon-wine-and-a-whole-lot-of-fun): From watermelon contests to frozen daiquiris to Stationery Store Day downtown, here's your August 1st lineup
- [Kilts, Foam, and Horses: Your FXBG Weekend](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/kilts-foam-and-horses-your-fxbg-weekend): From a vineyard horse show to a beach foam party to kilts and caber tosses, here's your weekend lineup
- [Fair Food, Christmas Lights, and Ten Days of Restaurant Week](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/fair-food-christmas-lights-and-ten-days-of-restaurant-week): Plus a Scottish gift shop on Caroline Street and good news for Virginia business owners
- [Eat Outside, Ride a Mountain, and Toast to Restaurant Week 🍴](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/eat-outside-ride-a-mountain-and-toast-to-restaurant-week): Plus, a spa night with a tattoo twist and dozens of patios ready for your table.
- [Fahrenheit 132, Giraffes, and Wine Slushies: What a Saturday!](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/fahrenheit-132-giraffes-and-wine-slushies-what-a-saturday): Plus Christmas in July happening TODAY, Summer Fest at A. Smith Bowman, and a safari getaway you won't believe is in Virginia
- [Dogs Off-Leash, Views Without the Hike, and Kids With Power Tools 🐾](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/dogs-off-leash-views-without-the-hike-and-kids-with-power-tools): Plus, the leadership podcast every manager needs and a 5-acre House Hunch to test your instincts.
- [Wine Indoors, Music Downtown, and a 125-Year-Old Surprise 🍷](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/wine-indoors-music-downtown-and-a-125-year-old-surprise): Plus, Chef José cracks the top 5, a Marine-built wellness program, and a House Hunch that might fool you.
- [Mark Your Calendars, FXBG: Prizes for Eating Out Are Coming 🍴](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/mark-your-calendars-fxbg-prizes-for-eating-out-are-coming): Restaurant Week returns in two weeks, plus a quarter-free arcade and a dinner table where strangers become friends.
- [Sunflowers, grape stomping & America's oldest fair 🌻](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/sunflowers-grape-stomping-america-s-oldest-fair): Plus a downtown reopening, a Team USA send-off, and a brand new market in town
- [☀️ Lakes, pups, and pig pickin': your week just got better](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/lakes-pups-and-pig-pickin-your-week-just-got-better): Plus: adoptable dogs meet BBQ, jazz under the stars, and a new state park with a presidential past
- [George Washington Grew Up Here. Today We Return the Favor. 🎆](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/george-washington-grew-up-here-today-we-return-the-favor): FXBG's guide to America's 250th, from duck races to the year's biggest fireworks
- [Fireworks, Fashion, and a Gold Medal](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/fireworks-fashion-and-a-gold-medal): Your guide to a 250th Fourth of July, a pint-sized runway, and Stafford's newest gold-medal winery
- [Red, White, and FXBG: Your Guide to the 4th of July](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/red-white-and-fxbg-your-guide-to-the-4th-of-july): This is not just any Fourth, it is America's 250th birthday, and our corner of Virginia is celebrating in style.
- [Red, White, and a Whole Lot to Do](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/red-white-and-a-whole-lot-to-do): Your guide to the 4th, USA watch parties, and everything happening around town
- [Sparklers, Sunflowers, and Brand-New Spots](https://www.fxbgneighborsconnect.com/p/sparklers-sunflowers-and-brand-new-spots): Fireworks tonight, fresh blooms, and a wave of new local openings