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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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This morning’s cold frontal passage may have been more spectacular if it had been delayed 6 hours or so but it was still neat to see a spring-like air mass change in the middle of winter. Here are a couple of photos I snapped from the front stoop.The …
Syndicated From: Points In My Life [pointsinmylife.com]
Add a little heart to this french toast breakfast with a lightly sweetened fresh berry sauce. This is a fun and delicious breakfast that we just had for dinner! 
Low-Point French Toast with Fresh Berry SauceIngredients:- 3 eggs- 1/4 cup 1% milk-…
There’s a bill being put forth in the Virginia House of Delegates that could be beneficial to Virginia breweries, and brewery fans. HB 359, sponsored by Delegate Jennifer L. McClellan (D – 71) will provide for brewery-to-brewery sales.
Alcohol be…
A group calling itself the ”National Gun Victims Action Council” is calling for a boycott of Starbucks on February 14. The reason? Starbucks chooses to honor the gun laws of the states in which their stores are located.
As is so typical of th…
Syndicated From: Andrew Flusche, Fredericksburg Lawyer / Attorney
Did you know that you CAN legally refuse road-side DUI / DWI tests, such as the walk-and-turn test and the handheld breath test? Those tests can significantly hurt your case at court, and it might help your case if you do refuse to perform them. However, in Virginia, you must do the breath test at [...]
Syndicated From: Andrew Flusche, Fredericksburg Lawyer / Attorney
A lot of times people want to explain old convictions when they appear in court for a new offense. Can you? Yes and no. Typical lawyer answer. If you’re in front of a judge for a traffic or misdemeanor case, your driving record and/or criminal history may come into evidence for sentencing. For sentencing purposes, [...]
We’ve been reporting for awhile that Sierra Nevada Brewing was considering a location in Virginia for an east coast brewery. Even as recent as last month, Virginia was seen as still in the running. Unfortunately, it will not be, according to this press…
Enjoy your toast, bacon and eggs all in one cute little low-point cup! These very easy-to-make breakfast cups are a fun way to start your day! Enjoy!Low-Point Breakfast CupsIngredients:- 8 slices of whole wheat, whole grain bread- 4 eggs- 1/4 cup 1%…
Did I say poached in “butter”? No wonder I love this! A wonderful light and mild fish poached in butter and fresh parsley. The taste is magnifico and leftovers, unheard of! Enjoy!Low-Point Butter Poached HaddockIngredients:- 3, 4 oz. Haddock (I bought …
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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://Fred Vegaschronicles.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
Do It For The ChildrenAs noted previously, our son’s school held their annual dinner and auction fundraiser this weekend. At our previous school, each year we donated a craft beer and food tasting event to the cause. Now that he’s moved on to high school, we agreed to do th…
Learn To Homebrew
The Fredericksburg Brewing Insiders will celebrate the annual Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day with a demonstration at the Blue & Gray Brewery on Saturday, November 5. Join these local home brewers, and all around fun people, for a day of b…
I Need A New Hat
Sometimes you just have to say goodbye to an old friend. My Blue & Gray Brewery cap has been my constant companion for many years. It’s traveled to numerous beer festivals, shooting matches, and plenty of other outdoor activities. I grabbed it the …
Local GABF Winners
I had such a busy weekend that I’ve been remiss in sharing the news about Virginia winners at the Great American Beer Festival. Once again, some of our favorite Virginia craft breweries brought home medals.
Starr Hill Brewery, Crozet VirginiaGold in C…
Fredericksburg Area Oktoberfest This Weekend
If you missed the Capital Alehouse Oktoberfest this past weekend you can still get your Prosit! on this coming weekend. The 9th Annual Fredericksburg Area Oktoberfest kicks off Friday at the Blue & Gray Brewery, and continues through Satu…
