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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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Who would have thought that this area would be hit by several feet of snow? Well, we have been. So let’s go over some snow safety for you and your home.
1. When shoveling, be sure to wear loose clothes and take breaks. Don’t wait until the snow is done falling to start shoveling. The snow is easier [...]
Just peeked at this morning models runs and I almost gagged. I’m going to have to – reluctantly – up our snow totals to 6-8 inches, starting tomorrow afternoon and ending late Wednesday afternoon. The models came in colder and wetter than previous ru…
There were real family values on display at the Super Bowl last night, and it had nothing to do with a bigoted right wing organization writing a $2.5 million dollar check to CBS. The lasting impression from the Super Bowl will not be the ad, it will not be anything that happened during the game, [...]
Still sticking with 3-5 inches of mixed snow/sleet for us once all is said and done around noon Wednesday. I still don’t buy the NWS forecast of it starting as a rain/snow mix tomorrow afternoon as the airmass is very cold and the snow cover isn’t goi…
Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two days out of Three.William Henry AshleyIt is now being reported that this area is second only to Buffalo, New York in the amount of snow fall this year. Buffalo has the distinction o…
Syndicated From: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
A Boy and His Dog…and WifeMy wife Cindie and the family Mutt, Morrison. My companions during the initial stages of my wanderings. In this photos they provide some perspective on the amount of snow and also provide me some mammal in the photo point…
Syndicated From: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
Picture the Scene……….A driving snow..no, no, make that a blinding snow with bone chilling winds. Yours truly standing alone, shovel in hand, staring down at a foot of snow..mocking me. Struggling forward I slash down at my adversary with all my s…
Syndicated From: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
City HallNo story here beyond the fact that a cleared the sidewalk twice the day before. Just liked the shot.
Syndicated From: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
Life Impacts “Art”Our life experiences do impact our perceptions and perspectives. Take this photo for example. Based on my previous post of looking down a city street I would focus on the buildings and trees. Now having spend a good part of a day f…
Syndicated From: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
” Never Before Have So Many Owed So Much to So Few…..”The morning after. A City crew putting the finishing touches on the work from the day before. We are quick to complain when things are not done to our satisfaction while thinking little about what…
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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
Local Homebrewers RockThe 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 [...]
Winter & Holiday Beer Tasting
On Saturday, we finally had the opportunity to present the Craft Beer Tasting we donated last year for our school’s fund raising auction. We selected “Winter & Holiday Beers” for the theme of the event. Winter is my favorite time of the year for be…
Blue & Gray Beer Dinner Next Month
Capital Ale Ale Fredericksburg is holding a Blue & Gray Brewing beer dinner on Wednesday, December 2. There will be six beers paired with five dinner courses. The cost of the dinner is $50 and includes a complimentary Blue & Gray glass. You can…
Wine, Art & Beutiful Scenery
This weekend brings one of the more interesting Art & Wine festivals in the area because of the location. Caledon Natural Area is hosting their annual festival on Saturday Nov 7th from 10am-6pm.http://caledonnaturalareafriends.webs.com/artandwinef…
