Common Ground’s annual report card is out, and Spanberger earns the top score in the Virginia, and one of the best scores in the nation, for working across the aisle. That the U.S. Congress is often gridlocked in terms of moving effective legislation – see failures to pass a budget, develop effective border policies, or […]
Fredericksburg’s newest mayor has grit, vision, and a love of baseball. Recently, FXBG Advance sat down with Kerry Devine, the newly minted mayor of Fredericksburg to learn more about who she is, her vision for the future of the city, and the joys of bringing new people into a tight-knit but welcoming community. FXBG Advance: […]
How well do you know your local news? Find out in our new weekly quiz. How well do you know the news in our region? See how well you understand the news that happened over the past week. All the answers are found in the news stories we published from April 19 until April 26. […]
The week just past saw a new Battle of the Wilderness, students arrested at UMW, an innovative school lunch program, another person leaving King George, and more bad news for Mary Washington Hospital. Share FXBG Advance 5. Battle of the Wilderness Resumes In May of 1864, the Union and Confederate armies came face to face […]
See and experience the Boy King in a way not previously possible. It’s the perfect get-away for families this summer. When Akhenaten became Pharoah of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty (1539 B.C.E. – 1292 B.C.E.), he threw Egyptian society into chaos by ending the worship of all gods but one – Aten; the sun disk. […]
Local print shop wins major contract to design, produce, market, and distribute one of the most iconic marketing slogans ever developed for a state. There are lots of interesting tourism slogans. “Sweet Home, Alabama” – Nice song, but sounds better backed by Lynyrd Skynyrd than on a road sign. “Dream Big” – You’d think a […]
Can you name the last book that you read? For about a quarter of Americans, if they can remember a title, it’s been more than a year since they’ve read it. According to a 2021 Pew Research survey, roughly a quarter of American adults—including 38 percent of Hispanic adults, 25 percent of Black adults and 20 percent of […]
by Martin DavisEDITOR-IN-CHIEF How well do you know the news in our region? See how well you understand the news that happened over the past week. All the answers are found in the news stories we published from April 19 until April 26. Did you miss one? Read up on the news you missed at […]
The week just past saw yet more turnover in King George, local congressional representatives partnering on bipartisan legislation, a double-dose of Snowden, and a Spotsylvania judge tossing a lawsuit. Plus, Clay Jones and romper-room adults, Martin Davis on the mirage of “doing it for the kids,” and Drew Gallagher on how McDonald’s became his obsession. […]
April is all about libraries and librarians. CRRL’s Martha Hutzl joins Shaun and Marty on this week’s podcast. Martha Hutzel serves as director for the Central Rappahannock Regional Library where she shares how libraries are about so much more than books, the history of CRRL’s role in ending segregation, and how libraries still offer and […]
