OPINION: Will Increased Density Lead to Affordable Housing?
Density is on the City Council agenda tomorrow night. Will this lead to more affordable housing? Not likely. So what’s really going on? The answers will surprise you.
GUEST OPINION: Striving for Excellence Despite Challenges
Mark Taylor outlines the challenges and opportunities before Spotsylvania Public Schools and reminds us that ‘in-person connections support and nurture the accomplishments of our students.’
Townhouse Project Proposed for Vacant Parking Lots Near Old Hospital Building
Sixty-three new townhouses could be coming to 3.87 acres on Fall Hill Avenue across the street from the old Mary Washington Hospital building. The development—to be called “Mary’s Landing”—is proposed to take the place of parking lots in the 400 block of Hunter Street, Elm Street and Germania Street that have long stood largely vacant. […]
Townhouse Project Proposed for Vacant Parking Lots Near Old Hospital Building
Public can comment on plan, which does not require public hearing or Council approval, at city’s website. Plus, local government meetings for the week of January 22.
Sunday Books & Culture – Humor
When a genuine Hockey God takes to the pickleball court, grandma best look out – hip-replacement surgery be damned.
Sunday Books & Culture – Essay
COVID tore the country apart – more than two years on, we may be stronger for the struggle.
Sunday Books & Culture – Music
Chuck Sekinger takes us to the stage at Colonial Tavern for the Fredericksburg Jazz Collective’s most recent jam session. Learn what happened, and how you can experience next month’s session.
Sunday Books & Culture – Review
Penny A Parrish explores the connections between a London Bookshop, a mysterious woman and her lost love, and the Cuban Missile Crisis in an engaging piece of historical fiction by Louise Fein.
Music Review: THE FREDERICKSBURG JAZZ COLLECTIVE
So you live in Fredericksburg, and you think it’s a “jazz desert,” with the closest clubs like Blues Alley 60 miles away in DC or like Keystone Corner 100 miles away in Baltimore? Think again. Jazz is alive and well in Fredericksburg. The Fredericksburg Jazz Collective (FJC) is a nonprofit organization that hosts an open mic jam […]