Middle school students, teachers and parents shared their thoughts at Monday’s meeting. On Monday evening, the King George County School Board heard from many people who expressed their opinions and concerns about book challenges in the school division. Among them were King George Middle School 8th grade students Madison Clark, BETA club president, and Kayla […]
Property taxes and more Property tax hikes are around the corner in Virginia, folks! How does the LCI actually work? What’s next at Massaponax? Plus a personal note: Marty Davis sends his son off on deployment, which tees off a sobering conversation about how to disagree (and why).
Democratic candidate for the 7th Congressional District Eugene Vindman on why he got in the race, and the importance of Ukraine. by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF Eugene Vindman is running in the Democratic primary for a chance to win the 7th Congressional District seat that Abigail Spanberger has held for almost 6 years. Eugene and his twin […]
The 1952 building housed the county’s first public high school for Black students. Now it houses a museum and five uniquely tailored education programs.
This week’s reviews focus on the complicated aspects of love and relationships with Jeanne Mackin’s “Picasso’s Lovers” and Annie Liontas’s “Sex With a Brain Injury.” PICASSO’S LOVERS by Jeanne Mackin Published by Berkley ( January 23, 2024)Paperback $17.00Audiobook $15.75 Reviewed by Penny A ParrishBOOK REVIEWER Last fall, I visited the Picasso Museum in Paris for […]
This week’s reviews focus on the complicated aspects of love and relationships with Jeanne Mackin’s “Picasso’s Lovers” and Annie Liontas’s “Sex With a Brain Injury.” JERSEY BOYS Riverside Center for the Performing Arts Directed and choreographed by Patti D’Beck Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice; Music by Bob Gaudio and Lyrics By Bob Crewe […]
Craig Vasey, a retired University of Mary Washington professor, was in the vanguard of racial theorists in the 1980s – this Black History Month, he reflects on what’s been gained, and lost.
City Council’s approval of amendments to the unified development ordinance has sparked a debate over what the changes will mean. One resident weighs in in favor of density.
He is the newest member of the Sheriff’s K9 workforce and one of only three dogs in the state trained for this purpose.
Dr. Will Mackintosh is an associate professor of history for the University of Mary Washington and Councilman-at-Large for the City of Fredericksburg. Mackintosh shares with us his ideas about walkable cities, the prohibitive cost of new development, and why increased density in Fredericksburg is the restoration of the city’s historic character — not its undoing.
