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Rappahannock Political Forum 09
Local bloggers are coming to the rescue of local politics again this year in the form of the Bloggers Forum 09. Yours truly is one of several panel members participating in this event to showcase those running for Stafford and Spotsylvania VA superrvisor positions. For more info, click the banner to the right of the [...]
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Fredericksburg City:
161 days on market – this is 5 days less more in February 2009
Sellers received, on average, 89.36% of their list price when the home sold
There is 15.4 months of inventory on the market
11 homes sold in February 2010 – this is 1 less than in February 2009
The most popular price range was $150,000-$199,999 and $250,000-$299,999.
The median sold price was $213,900, compared to $208,950 in February 2009
Financing Terms: Conventional – 3, [...]
As localities start discussing and issuing new tax rates in conjunction with new tax assessments, I thought it would be a good idea to explain the difference between assessed value and market value.
Assessed value is defined as the dollar value of an asset assigned by a public tax assessor for the purposes of taxation. For [...]
I am still banging the drum for participation in next week’s statewide tornado drill to be conducted at 9:45 a.m. on March 16th. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has a registration form for all participants, which will include schools, …
It seems that the models are losing enthusiasm for convective instability in our area this weekend, so my hopes for a Friday or Saturday chase are quickly dwindling. The cut off upper level low is apparently going to swing through here with heavy rain…
If your schedule is anything like mine, your calendar fills fast. This seems especially true during the summer. So it’s not too early to start making plans for the two annual Northern Virginia BrewFests.
3rd Annual Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest
Sa…
Our beautiful weather of the past couple of days is slowly fading away with the approach of a “cut off” low pressure system. This is an upper level feature that has been – literally – cut off from the main jet stream flow, resulting in very slow movem…
Our friends over at Nelson County Life bring us this story as a hint of the upcoming Spring. The folks at Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton were planting hops on Monday.
Temps made it to the middle 60’s Monday afternoon in the Rockfish Valley of Nelson …
Syndicated From: Musings Over a Pint
The 8th annual St. Patrick’s day parade at the Blue & Gray Brewery will be held on Saturday, March 13. There is a full day of events planned. The parade starts at noon on Saturday, March 13, through the Bowman Center. Irish entertainment will take …
The upper level storm system out in the Plains produced at least one photogenic tornado captured by stormchasers today in a cold core setup, meaning an upper level cold pool of air created enough instability coupled with the vorticity – “spin” – from t…
I received this in an email today from the folks a Northern Virginia Magazine. It’s probably most suited for our Northern Virginia friends, but I thought I’d pass it along. The magazine is holding a content to help folks get over any blues brought on b…
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Local Bloggers Pass 4,000 Posts!Today marks a milestone of sorts. Actually it’s more of a surprise. I was checking some stats and FBurgNews.com has logged more than 4000 posts from local Fredericksburg, VA area bloggers. Way to go team!
As we grow together, I’m working on changes to the website to group blogs. You’ll all still end up in the [...]
City Taxes Going UP-UP-UP
For those of you that vote in Fredericksburg VA, here’s who you can thank for higher real estate taxes.
Councilwoman Greenlaw made the final motion to raise the rate to $0.705 of every $100. That’s almost 26% percent. It was seconded by Vice-Mayor Devine.
Councilman Kelly put forward an alternative $.68 of every $100. It was seconded [...]
A few blog changes
First, a new addition. http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ is a photographic view of Fredericksburg, with a bit of history about those places appearing in the shots.
Death of a blog, that’s what happens when things start getting out of hand when ‘friends’ take posts in a direction not intended. Of course I’m talking about the Fred Vegas Chronicles. Fredericksburg’s very own [...]
Kindle Mania! Fredericksburg Hits the Big Time
Now get the area’s hottest news delivered direct to your Amazon Kindle! FburgNews.com tries to bring together a diverse set of blogging content, and it is now available in more formats than ever.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029U2X8Q
Hopefully they will drop the price to make getting the local inside story more affordable.
New Area Blogs
Today we’ve added two interesting new blogs to fburgnews.com. From the guy that seems to know a lot about the underground in Fredericksburg, we have Fred Vegas Chronicles (http://fredvegaschronicles.blogspot.com/) and from regular storm chaser Storms R Us, we’re adding his local Fredericksburg weather blog (http://fburg-weather.blogspot.com/). Enjoy reading posts from these two exciting blogs.
Events
Northern Virginia BrewFests: Save the DatesIf your schedule is anything like mine, your calendar fills fast. This seems especially true during the summer. So it’s not too early to start making plans for the two annual Northern Virginia BrewFests.
3rd Annual Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest
Sa…
Blue & Gray St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration This Weekend
The 8th annual St. Patrick’s day parade at the Blue & Gray Brewery will be held on Saturday, March 13. There is a full day of events planned. The parade starts at noon on Saturday, March 13, through the Bowman Center. Irish entertainment will take …
World Beer Festival Coming to Richmond
After being postponed last year, the World Beer Festival is coming to Richmond, VA on Saturday, June 12, 2010. All About Beer magazine sent the following press release.The World Beer Festival Coming to RichmondPresented by local charity, FETCH a Cure, …
Local Homebrewers Rock
The Third Annual Virginia Beer Blitz was held Saturday, December 12 at St. George Brewery in Hampton, VA. This annual event is sponsored by The Colonial Ale Smiths & Keggers (CASK). The Virginia Beer Blitz is a BJCP/AHA Sanctioned Competition and a…
City Council Steals the Spirit of Christmas
Small town living is always interesting and Fredericksburg, Virginia is no exception. Fredericksburg will be holding its annual Christmas Parade this Saturday, December 5. However, something will be noticeably different during this year’s parade. There will be no candy thrown from floats or handed out to parade attendees. Turkey Hill will also not be allowed [...]
