Mary’s Landing Project Seeks Open Space Credits for Preserving one “Character Structure,” but Would Demolish Other Buildings from Same Period
By ADELE UPHAUSMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Plans for the Mary’s Landing townhouse project, which would be located across Fall Hill Avenue from the old Mary Washington Hospital, seek “open space credits” for preserving one mid-20th-century structure while calling for the demolition of two other early-to-mid-20th-century structures. The building that would be preserved is also not […]
Spanberger Celebrates Infrastructure Investment in Spotsylvania
By ADELE UPHAUSMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Rep. Abigail Spanberger was in Spotsylvania on Monday afternoon to present a ceremonial check for $4.6 million in federal dollars for community-requested infrastructure projects, and to her, the occasion was an example of what happens when “local, state, and federal investments work in harmony.” “Since being elected to Congress, […]
BREAKING NEWS: Moss Clinic Responds Following Impasse in Discussions with Mary Washington Healthcare
This evening, the Lloyd F. Moss Free Clinic issued a press release in the wake of Friday’s announcement from Mary Washington Healthcare that discussions between the two healthcare providers had broken down. The Moss Free Clinic focused not on the breakdown in talks, but on the Clinic’s future. “The Lloyd F. Moss Free Clinic proudly […]
Giant Food Helps Local Groups Combat Food Insecurity
By ADELE UPHAUSMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Giant Food has partnered with two local organizations in recent weeks in efforts to alleviate food insecurity in the Fredericksburg region. Government students at Stafford High School used a $17,000 grant from Giant’s “Nourishing Our Youth” round-up program to prepare 385 meal kits for students for whom spring break […]
ANALYSIS: Nonprofit Hospitals Exist to Serve the Community
Recent moves by Mary Washington Healthcare, coupled with generous executive salaries, raises important questions. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Last week’s announcement that talks between Mary Washington Healthcare and the Lloyd Moss Free Clinic had broken down represents not just a failure to care for those in our community who don’t have access to adequate—or any—health insurance. […]
It’s Drew Time!
This week, Drew’s shilling for the Card Seller, begging readers to buy the Editor scotch, bemoaning Katie Britt’s speechwriter, and writing one-act plays. Confused? Just read it. A House of Cards: Downtown Edition By Drew Gallagher Twelve score and eight years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, […]
Sunday Books & Culture
This week’s reviews include the complex relationships of Tana French’s “The Hunter” and Ron Corbett’s compelling crime novel “Cape Rage.” THE HUNTER by Tana French Published by Viking (March 5, 2024)Hardcover $20.31Audiobook $18.00 Reviewed by Penny A Parrish I can’t think of a better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than with a Guinness, a […]
St. George’s; Open to All in Love
Whether you are returning for Holy Week and Easter, visiting for the first time, or attend regularly, St. George’s is there to welcome you. Special Paid Partner Content To find the soul of St. George’s Episcopal Church, move through the portal doors on Princess Anne Street, walk beneath the towering steeple, and step into the […]
Letters to the Editor
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