Unlike last week’s questionnaire on the best pizza in town, this competition wasn’t close. In fact, the winning coffee shop more than doubled up the vote total of its nearest competitor. Which coffee shop has won the heart of the ‘Burg? Without further ado, the winners are: 6) Katora Coffee. “Funky.” That’s not our word to […]
Saturday August 19, 2023
Board takes no action after appeal from Southside Senate candidate Trudy Berry (Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Virginia Mercury. We reprint it today following the interest generated by our own recent reporting over concerns about signature dates on petitions of qualified voters collected Spotsylvania County. – Martin Davis) The lack of a “.gov” in […]
Virginia elections board declines to help Democrat bounced from ballot over party’s typo Board takes no action after appeal from Southside Senate candidate Trudy Berry by Graham Moomaw (Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Virginia Mercury. We reprint it today following the interest generated by our own recent reporting over concerns about signature […]
On Thursday, August 3, I received a phone call from a concerned parent, a friend, who was trying to access her child’s records through ParentVUE. That’s the online tool that gives parents and guardians access to their child’s bus information, class schedules, grades, immunization records, and attendance records among other important student information. She told […]
Adam Lynch Ever wonder what an ADU even is? Adam Lynch serves as the vice-chair for the Fredericksburg Planning Commission and explains not only the ins and outs of ADUs, the arguments for and against, and why he discovered his own interest in city planning. A must listen episode. You can also listen to this […]
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Virginia Mercury: At parent-focused event, Youngkin takes aim at social media’s ‘destructive influence’ At the latest of three “Parents Matter” town halls he’s hosting around Virginia ahead of pivotal General Assembly elections this fall, Gov. Glenn Youngkin hit on his usual themes of giving parents a bigger role in schools, raising expectations for student achievement and […]
The Art Thief by Michael Finkel Published by Knopf, Hardback – $28, 240 pages (Published June 27, 2023) Hardback edition Kindle version available Reviewed by Penny A Parrish Most people who steal art do so for money. Usually they find out that fencing a famous piece is difficult, so works often disappear into the black market never […]
Fredericksburg City Council Member Timothy P. Duffy FXBG Advance: You have a long history in Fredericksburg, Tim, but you aren’t from here originally. Tell us about your background, and how you found your way to Fredericksburg. Tim Duffy: I spent the first 12 years of my life in Fairfax County, in the community of McLean. My […]
