by Adele Uphaus MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Business Name: Brush Strokes Gallery Location: 824 Caroline Street Regular Business Hours: Thursday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Website: brushstrokesfredericksburg.com Phone: 540/368-0560 Just under two decades ago, a group of artists who attended workshops led by Johnny Johnson – the late iconic Fredericksburg artist, teacher, mentor, […]
Business Name: POUR by Fifth Scents Candle Co. Location: 1011 Caroline Street Regular Business Hours: Wednesday – Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Website and online shop: fifthscentscandleco.com Facebook: facebook.com/fifthscentscandleco Instagram: @fifthscentscandleco With the cold weather coming […]
FXBG Advance: Tell us about your early life in the city. Jack Apperson: I was born in the old hospital building, and I went on to graduate from James Monroe High School in 1953. From there I went to West Point. After that, I was gone from the Fredericksburg region for a very long time, but […]
Editor’s Note: On October 20, the Fredericksburg Symphony Orchestra will kick-off its third season at Life Point Auditorium in Central Park. The man with the baton is Kevin Bartram. An accomplished musician in his own right, former college professor, and now a teacher at James Monroe High School, Bartram has brought Fredericksburg not just a […]
Editor’s Note: Will Mackintosh is a history professor at the University of Mary Washington and is running for City Council as an at-large member. He’s facing off against Jannan Holmes and Matt Kelly. Their interviews will run later this week. FXBG Advance: Tell us about your journey to run for City Council. Will Mackintosh: My […]
Editor’s Note: Mike Martin is running for Board of Supervisors in the Chancellor District. Recently he sat down with FXBG Advance to talk about his life, why he wants to run for office, and what he would hope to accomplish on the board. FXBG Advance: Tell us a bit about your background. Mike Martin: I […]
Editor’s Note: Monica Gary is running as an independent in Senate District 27. She recently sat down with FXBG Advance to talk about her upbringing and its impact on her development as a politician, her priorities should she win, and how running a lean campaign has focused her efforts. FXBGADVANCE: There’s a sensationalist side to […]
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 […]
