State code and Bench Book now at center of controversy over technical rule involving serving notice in FOIA violation cases. By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENTEmail Adele A Spotsylvania judge has declined to reconsider her October 15 decision to dismiss a lawsuit seeking the release of records responsive to a request under Virginia’s Freedom of […]
Rappahannock Education Farm Provides Fresh Produce and Farming Education to the Fredericksburg Region
Nonprofit community farm will grow and donate fruits and vegetables to the Food Bank. By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENTEmail Adele According to the Fredericksburg Regional Food Bank, there is an annual shortage of about 200,000 pounds of fresh produce. Share “That is the most in-demand commodity,” said Rich Larochelle, Chair of the Board of […]
It Ends Where It Began … With Books
Of all the questions that have emerged over the chaos that has surrounded the Spotsylvania County School Board over the past five years, perhaps none is more perplexing than this: “Why did books become the flashpoint?” Share As a cultural medium of influence, books are faring poorly. In 2004, the National Endowment for the Arts […]
I Got a Rock …
The Spotsylvania School Board is like a bad Halloween movie – each event bloodier and uglier than the next, and there’s the inevitable unwatchable sequel. Thank goodness for good old Charlie Brown. By Clay JonesPOLITICAL CARTOONIST In Spotsylvania County — where else? — the long-running saga over School Board members withholding information from FOIA requests […]
Paging Dr. Squatch
It’s time to save the world by showering with Dr. Squatch soap, hanging tributes to the Splendid Splinter in the boudoir, and not reading Drew’s column. Confused? Read on … Please stop reading this column and go have unprotected sex right now! Here at the FXBG Advance we really appreciate your readership, but our collective […]
Sunday Books & Culture
This week’s reviews include a E. B. Asher’s romcom fantasy romp “This Will Be Fun” and Nicholas Sparks’s poignant emotional romance “Counting Miracles.” THIS WILL BE FUN by E.B. Asher Published by Avon (September 10, 2024)Paperback $16.73Audiobook $21.25 Reviewed by Drew Gallagher It is ambitious for any book to have a title that is such […]
The FXBG Advance Interview with Eugene Vindman
The Fredericksburg Advance recently sat down with Democratic candidate for Congress Eugene Vindman. An edited version of our discussion follows. FXBG Advance: Tell us about your connections to the area and the people of the 7th Congressional District. Eugene Vindman: I’ve lived in this area of Virginia for almost 10 years. Before moving to Prince William […]
OP-ED: My Education in Data-Center Secrecy and Green Illusions
By Eric BondsGUEST OPINION WRITER I have been living in a bubble. Up until recently, I was serving on the City of Fredericksburg’s Clean and Green Commission, working to advance sustainability policy under the illusion that our community was making progress to reach the City Council’s goal of powering our entire town with 100% renewable energy by […]
Trend-setting and Phobia-inducing Films
Don’t go in the water, the basement, the woods, and oh yeah, stay away from storm drains. By Alan HerrmannMOVIE CRITIC Sometimes movies strike a nerve by using a common, generally harmless object, activity, place, or person, which they amplify to capture our vulnerability. For most of us, it’s a level of anxiety that we can […]
Attorney Asks City Zoning Administrator to Issue a Determination on Mary’s Landing
Letter sent on behalf of the Fredericksburg Neighborhood Coalition asks city staff to determine that the proposed development requires a special use permit. By Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT A lawyer representing a group of Fredericksburg residents has asked the city’s zoning administrator to declare that the proposed Mary’s Landing development cannot be approved administratively […]