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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 [...]
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Sen. Deeds will be making stops all across the commonwealth for Independence Day tomorrow. Including:
6pm at Yowell Meadow Park
Gardner St. and Sperryville Pk.
Culpeper, VA

When I hear a statement like that, coming from a woman candidate, with any kind of perceived whine about that excess criticism, or maybe a sharper microscope put on her, I think, “Man, that doesn’t do us any good, women in politics, women in general, wanting to progress this country.” I don’t think [...]

Jerome Armstrong on Sept. 4, 2008:
Palin.
We have met someone that we will be doing battle against for a decade or more. Seriously. I’ve never seen a woman, or a man for that matter, speak that way, prime time, national, convention, live, ever. She blows away Hillary Clinton. Sorry, but that’s what it is. Palin’s deft [...]
With the current East Coast upper air trough in place (see previous post) the atmosphere reminds me of a very warm April day. The trough is keeping relatively low humidity air over us, and the result is fairly clear air and blue skies between the mino…
Today is the first Friday that I will be featuring a cat and a dog that are up for adoption at the Fredericksburg SPCA. I am so pleased that they have allowed me to help promote the needs of animals in their shelter. I will feature one cat and one dog every other Friday. The [...]
I saw a sign outside the local Republican campaign headquarters advertising a July 4th ‘Tea Party’ protest, right next to ‘Bob McDonnell for Governor‘ and ‘Susan Stimpson for Supervisor’.
Anti-Defamation League:
On Stormfront, the most popular white supremacist Internet forum, members have discussed becoming local organizers of the “Tea Parties” and finding ways to involve themselves in [...]
Apparently Tim Kaine is Creigh Deeds’ mentor. Yeah, it’s news to me too. And not only that but, according to the RPV, Sen. Deeds is “throwing his mentor under a bus” for some reason.
Fortunately Bob McDonnell doesn’t have to invent mentors, he has the real thing (emphasis added):
In an article discussion suspect donations to McDonnell’s [...]
The NRCC is really pleased with themselves for getting a television ad up on the air attacking Rep. Tom Perriello, just days after he voted in favor of the Climate & Energy bill. But if this legislation is really that bad, can’t you just let the facts speak for themselves?
Factcheck.org:
The ad says the bill will [...]
“To dare everyday to be irreverent and bold. To dare to preserve the randomness of mind which in children produces strange and wonderful new thoughts and forms. To continually scramble the familiar and bring the old into new juxtapositions.”Gordon …
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City Taxes Going UP-UP-UPFor 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.
Fredericksburg Cultural Inventory
Between April 3 and July 1, the Fredericksburg Arts Commission
(Arts Commission) will inventory the area’s cultural assets by conducting on-line surveys of artists, arts organizations, businesses, and patrons of the arts. The surveys are designed to compile a profile of the arts community and document specific needs.
The Arts Commission intends to use the information gathered [...]
Events
Beer Dinner With Garrett OliverTuesday evening Colleen and I attended a Brooklyn Brewery beer dinner with Garrett Oliver at Capital Ale House. The dinner was the last in a string of local appearances on that day by the Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster. We knew this would be an exciting e…
Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest
The Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest took place this weekend, June 27-29, in Leesburg, Virginia. I headed out to Leesburg Saturday morning to spend the afternoon at the festival. I arrived just as the gates were opening so I was able to make a tour ar…
Garrett Oliver Book Signing at Wegmans
The “Garrett Oliver Tour” in Fredericksburg just keeps getting bigger and better. The Brooklyn Beer Dinner at Capital Ale House on June 30 sold out quickly. Capital Ale House then added a Beer and Cheese Tasting with Garrett, to take place right before…
Blue & Gray Brewery Closing, Temporarily
The move is on! The Blue & Gray Brewing Company will close its manufacturing and retail operations in their current location at 3321 Dill Smith Drive in Fredericksburg on Saturday, June 27th at 5pm. They will re-open at the new location, 3300 Dill …
Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest Update
Here’s a way to make your day at the Summer Brewfest safer, and add to the fun at the same time. This information was posted this week at the Summer Brewfest web site.Spanky’s Shenanigans has agreed to provide a shuttle service for the 2009 Northern …



