According to the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla, there is a Moderate Risk of severe weather today. Watch out.

A new brewpub will soon open in central Virginia. Mid-Atantic Brewing News has the exciting news in their June/July issue that Jason Oliver, brewer at Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant in DC and regional brewery supervisor for the chain, will leave the…

Friday 16th [May 1862] Fast day. General Patrick will not allow the church to be opened to day. The ladies are to meet at the charity school this afternoon. Matters are getting worse and worse here every day with regard to the …

The Virginia Renaissance Faire is back at the Lake Anna Winery, weekends through June 15. We’ve visited the Faire a few times in the past, and made a return visit last weekend. The Faire is staffed by volunteers who inhabit finely honed Elizabethan a…

Ever since we moved into our house we’ve talked about changing out the lights in the kitchen. The track lighting spots that had been there before did a good job lighting, but with all the white cabinets we wanted a little color. After talking about it …

The Big Picture | The Costanza Energy Policy: 25 Ways to Drive Oil to $150
(tags: economics energy oil politics)

MySpace.com – LAUREN HARRIS – London, UK – Rock / Powerpop / Metal – www.myspace.com/laurenharrisuk
(tags: music)

From the Free Lance-Star:“In a nearly hour-long interview in his campaign consultant’s Richmond office last week, Gilmore talked about social issues only when asked, saying that he has “shown a record of being concerned” about pro-life and pro-…

From the Free Lance-Star:
“In a nearly hour-long interview in his campaign consultant’s Richmond office last week, Gilmore talked about social issues only when asked, saying that he has “shown a record of being concerned” about pro-life and pro-family topics. But what he really wants to talk about is gas prices, energy and taxes.”
“Gilmore has advocated […]

Jack Fowler, publisher of National Review, had this to say about our little Senate race in a Comment on Jim Bowden’s blog:I am the publisher of National Review, so I believe I have some conservative credentials. And a long time ago I was a member of …

Jack Fowler, publisher of National Review, had this to say about our little Senate race in a Comment on Jim Bowden’s blog:
I am the publisher of National Review, so I believe I have some conservative credentials. And a long time ago I was a member of the Spotsylvania Republican Party.
That said, I support Bob Marshall […]