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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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It’s been four weeks since I shot the IDPA classifier, and I finally got back down to Black Creek this week to shoot another IDPA match. It was a small course of fire, just 38 rounds minimum, but still a lot of fun. I didn’t shoot as well as I wou…
I’m in Williamsburg, VA for the weekend for an annual meeting / convention event. I open my “goodie bag” and there, right on top of all the touristy brochures, is a coupon promoting Williamsburg AleWerks. It’s not too from the hotel. As is typical…
In a word…we punted today. Originally we had planned to chase yesterday in western Nebraska and then head north to catch storms today in South Dakota. However, after we had looked at the model solutions for tomorrow we realized that…
You need to watch this. It’s important to all Americans, not just our Jewish compatriots.
See more at “A vital message from JPFO’s Rabbi Dovid Bendory”, IF you believe in personal freedom.
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Actually, in this case it’s oysters in beer. Last November, Flying Dog Brewery released the limited edition of Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout, brewed with Rappahannock River Oysters. The beer was produced to benefit the Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP)…
We started out the day in York Nebraska with a target of North Platte with an eye toward cruising northward from there toward the South Dakota border. However conditions and models convinced us to turn south at North Platte, and we wound up inter…
I Was Right On Time is the autobiography of Buck O’Neil, Negro League player, manager, and all around wonderful human being. This is a must read for any baseball fan. Buck traces his path from skipping high school because he wasn’t allowed to attend the local high school, through his years playing and managing in [...]
The big brown truck of happiness arrived today and dropped off three boxes of goodies. We received 2,000 rounds of 45ACP and, coincidently, a box of beer from 45er who writes the Barrel Smoke blog.
I plied 45er with some Virginia beers recently …
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine is suggesting that coffee, lots of it, may indeed be good for you.
The new study is by far the largest of its kind to date. As part of a joint project with the AARP, researchers from the National Inst…
Syndicated From: Andrew Flusche, Fredericksburg Lawyer / Attorney
You may be surprised to learn that the officer does NOT have to clock everyone who might be speeding near you. He really just has to prove what speed YOU were traveling. Video Transcription Hello, my name is Andrew Flusche. I’m a Virginia traffic attorney. I talk to people quite often who mention that the [...]
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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
Blue & Gray – Cap Ale House Anniversary BeerBlue & Gray Brewing Company and Capital Ale House are both celebrating their 10 year anniversaries this year. In recognition of the event, Blue & Gray has created a special beer to mark the milestone. There is an announcement on the Capital Ale…
Beer and Food Tasting Event
This weekend we held the first of two beer and food tasting events we donated to benefit the school’s fund raising activities. These tastings are always a lot of fun to do, and always a lot of work. Admittedly, I had the easier part. I selected the bee…
Beer Shopping
Picking up the liquid portion of this weekend’s event.
Betcha wish you had bid, eh?
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Capital Ale House Oktoberfest At Risk
It’s a story repeated every year. Some downtown Fredericksburg merchants are again complaining about the one-day street party sponsored by Capital House Ale to celebrate Oktoberfest. The event, held annually since 2009, was attended by over 9,000 peopl…
Stonewall Stout for St. Paddy’s Day
As anticipated, yesterday’s festivities made for a long, but fun day. After walking with the school group in the parade, it was finally time to enjoy some Blue & Gray Stonewall Stout. Although I lean towards the Falmouth Pale Ale as my “go to” be…
