Sunday Books & Culture
This week’s reviews include the thriller “There Should Have Been Eight” and banned young adult novel “Sold.” Vanessa Sekinger edits Sunday Books & Culture.
The official Fredericksburg Christmas Parade hits the streets tonight!
Here are five things to know about the festive event.
Bringing legislatures, public schools closer
Preschoolers at work on “gingerbread geometry.” Cosmetology students practicing in their in-school full-service salon. Elementary school gardens planted and tended by students and the community. A new middle-school chamber orchestra that practices on its own time. These are just some of the Fredericksburg City Public School programs and initiatives that local legislators visited during a […]
Taylor’s Book Choices Needs More Than His One Option
“There needs to be … in our society room for the whole intellectual buffet. And this material [SkyTree Books] is positive and enriching for kids. And we just want to give it an opportunity to have some attention, too.” — Mark Taylor, WRVA, ‘Richmond’s Morning News with John Reid,’ November 30, 2023 “Spotsylvania schools superintendent […]
The official Fredericksburg Christmas Parade hits the streets tonight!
The annual Fredericksburg Christmas Parade is one of the season’s most beloved traditions – an event for which, in my experience, a child who describes the smallest walk as “a hike” will happily hoof it ten-plus blocks, and that puts joy in the heart of the crowd-averse and holiday-skeptical adult. Here are five things to […]
DAVIS: Taylor's Book Choices Needs More Than His One Option
Spotsylvania Superintendent Mark Taylor’s ham-fisted and last-minute efforts to paint himself as a champion of intellectual diversity fall flat so long as he refuses to engage his critics.
Bringing legislatures, public schools closer
Visit is part of the Virginia School Board Association’s “Take Your Legislator to School” month
String Queens bring orchestral music to all
Trio will perform and hold a master class for music educators at UMW this weekend.
Holiday Profile – LibertyTown Arts Workshop
From newbie to novice to pro, LibertyTown is home.