SUMMER GET-AWAY: Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Rated one of America’s best botanical gardens, Lewis Ginter offers lots of activities for flower lovers, families, and children of all ages. It took almost 60 years for the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to go from endowment to reality — but it was worth the wait. An easy 50-minute drive down I95 from Fredericksburg, this […]
Stafford Supervisors Approve Belmont Park Rezoning
A Maryland-based distribution company is currently the only identified end-user. Questions raised by Board over what became of a previously proposed recreational center. The Stafford Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted narrowly to approve the rezoning of multiple parcels in the George Washington district to allow for light and heavy industrial use—but even those who […]
ENVIRONMENTAL CENTS: Conserving a precious resource
Unlike some parts of the country, our region doesn’t face major water challenges. That does not mean, however, those challenges don’t potentially lie ahead, or that we should waste this resource. The Fredericksburg area has been fortunate to have a plentiful supply of clean water for almost a decade. (I believe the last restrictions were […]
Tally ho! July 4, and All That
Drew bends an elbow with a Brit visiting the U.S. for Traitor’s Day (Actually, Independence Day – but it’s all in how you look at it). It’s a one-of-a-kind July 4 celebration. For most of the world, July 4th is like any other day. Not many Americans fire up the grill or pick crabs for […]
A Special Fourth of July Column Comes Thursday Morning
We are giving our staff the day off to celebrate America’s independence with their families and loved ones. What does the Fourth of July mean to our friends across the pond? Tomorrow morning, popular humorist Drew Gallagher puts that question to a Brit visiting Fredericksburg for Traitors Day (otherwise known here as Independence Day). It’s […]
Tim Kaine Holds Roundtable with Local Educators
Spotsylvania event is part of Senator’s “Salute to Service” tour. Fredericksburg-area educators feel disrespected, distrusted, overburdened, overworked, and underpaid, they told Senator Tim Kaine and his wife Anne Holton at a roundtable Tuesday morning. Yet national polls consistently show broad support among Americans for public schools in general — and strong support for their own […]
Fredericksburg United Methodist Church Living into New Reality
The split in the United Methodist Church over sexuality has created challenges for congregations. At Fredericksburg UMC, it may be charting a path into a new, promising future. Twenty-three years ago last month the pre-eminent historian of American religion Martin E. Marty wrote in Sightings: A nineteenth-century sermon illustration told of the time a town’s church […]
Survey Shows Support for Cell Phone Restrictions in Caroline Schools
72% of respondents think devices should be banned during the school day. The results of a survey distributed to the Caroline County school community indicate support for restricting student cell phone use during the instructional day. Division staff presented a first read of a new policy prohibiting student use of personal communication devices at last […]
Study Proposes Safety Improvements Along Caroline County’s Traffic Pipeline
VDOT will present options stemming from the study and take public comment on July 8. Caroline County residents will get their first chance next week to examine a study conducted on the 15 mile stretch of U.S. 1 that runs through their community, with an eye on traffic and safety improvements. The proposals could change […]