City Planning Commission Recommends Approval of Hospital Expansion Plan
Concerns about Kid’s Station remain. MWHC touts graduate education program as solution to region’s crushing shortage of physicians. The Fredericksburg Planning Commission voted 6-to-1 on Wednesday evening to recommend approval of Mary Washington Healthcare’s rezoning request. The request will next be subject to another public hearing before City Council, which will have final say into […]
Abigail Spanberger Recognized for Bipartisanship
Common Ground’s annual report card is out, and Spanberger earns the top score in the Virginia, and one of the best scores in the nation, for working across the aisle. That the U.S. Congress is often gridlocked in terms of moving effective legislation – see failures to pass a budget, develop effective border policies, or […]
Interview with Kerry Devine
Fredericksburg’s newest mayor has grit, vision, and a love of baseball. Recently, FXBG Advance sat down with Kerry Devine, the newly minted mayor of Fredericksburg to learn more about who she is, her vision for the future of the city, and the joys of bringing new people into a tight-knit but welcoming community. FXBG Advance: […]
Beginning to Plan for Three Elementary Schools in Fredericksburg
When the new middle school opens next year, the building that now houses Walker-Grant Middle School will be converted into a third elementary school. As work continues on Fredericksburg’s new middle school, division administrators are beginning to plan for the conversion of the current middle school into a third elementary school. The new $77 million, […]
UMW Withholding Correspondence with Governor’s Office, State Police
The university cited exemptions permitting it to withhold 10 emails responsive to a request under the Freedom of Information Act. In her response, university spokeswoman Amy Jesse said eight responsive emails would be withheld as “papers, records, documents, reports, materials, databases, or other evidence or information relative to criminal intelligence or any terrorism investigation in […]
Buc-ees Looking to Open in Stafford
Company has submitted a conditional use application to allow construction of a travel center with vehicle fuel sales in Garrisonville district. Buc-ees, the Texas-based chain of travel centers, is looking at Stafford County as the site of its third Virginia location. The company wants to open a travel center on a 36.18-acre site at the […]
Bang, Bang Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Apparently, our humorist is a wannabe lyricist; no doubt jealous that Bernie Taupin found Elton John, and Drew found, well, Marty. Tough luck, Drew. Confused? Read on. As some readers of the FXBG Advance might already know, rapper Young Thug is being tried in an Atlanta court for a number of offenses that could include […]
OPINION: The Worst Is Yet to Come – Maybe
Growth, left unchecked, can have devastating effects on local communities. Smart-growth planning now will help avoid the more-damaging effects of unchecked growth down the road. by Jay BrockGUEST WRITER If you think traffic in the Fredericksburg region is bad now … well, you ain’t seen nothing yet. There’s a good reason why traffic is the […]