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Auction Block Again Takes Center Stage at City Council Meeting
August 28, 2023
Auction Block Again Takes Center Stage at City Council Meeting
At a Fredericksburg City Council meeting on Aug. 22, Gaila Sims, curator of African American history and special projects at the Fredericksburg Area Museum, shared a proposal for the former site of the slave auction block on the corner of William and Charles Streets. The proposal was created by the auction block workgroup, which has […]
Best from the Virginia nonprofit news world
August 26, 2023
Best From the Virginia Nonprofit News World
Virginia Mercury: ‘Transparency groups file brief on working papers exemption in tip line case’ (Republished with permission under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.) Ten media and transparency organizations including the Virginia Coalition for Open Government have filed an amici brief with the Virginia Court of Appeals, urging it to uphold a lower court ruling ordering the […]
Make Mark Taylor the Most Over-paid Janitor in the State
August 25, 2023
BREAKING NEWS/ANALYSIS: 'I'm done with politics.' … Not
Rabih Abuismal is new chair of Spotsylvania County Republican Party
Ready or Not … Election Season Is Here
And the Advance is the only news source in our region that’s introducing you personally to those who want your vote
Ready or Not … Election Season Is Here
And the Advance is the only news source in our region that’s introducing you personally to those who want your vote Elections matter. If there were ever any doubt about that truism, one need only look around our region and the events of the past year. In Fredericksburg the Council has been enmeshed in heated and politically […]