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- April 9, 2024
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Celebrating the Activity Book Art of Anna Pomaska

Artist Anna Pomaska. Photo by Adele Uphaus.

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Anna Pomaska has written and illustrated more than 100 books for children in the past 45 years—possibly more than beloved children’s authors Maurice Sendak and Dr. Seuss. Her art was so prevalent in the childhood of those who grew up in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s that it seemed […]

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- April 8, 2024
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New Tour Tells Stories of Enslaved Resistance in Fredericksburg and Stafford

Gaila Sims, curator of African American history and special projects at the Fredericksburg Area Museum, leads a preview of a new tour titled "Sparking Freedom" on April 6, 2024.

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT In the Fredericksburg area today, we’re accustomed to crossing the Rappahannock River with ease, often multiple times a day, to get to work, or to an appointment, or to run an errand. Two hundred years ago, a young, enslaved man named James attempted to cross the river in order […]

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- April 4, 2024
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School Divisions Prepare for Solar Eclipse

Simulation showing how the partial eclipse will appear in Fredericksburg at its maximum point, around 3:19 p.m. on Monday, April 8, from timeanddate.com.

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Monday’s solar eclipse will occur at the end of the school day or on the way home for most area students, and school divisions have announced plans to ensure that children are safe and able to enjoy the rare phenomenon. Fredericksburg will experience a partial solar eclipse beginning at […]

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- April 4, 2024
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Lafayette Celebration Continues with Free Lecture Thursday Evening

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT There’s an opportunity on Thursday to attend not one, but two free lectures on Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette—better known as the Marquis de Lafayette or, as he would prefer to be called, General Lafayette. On Thursday morning at 10 a.m., Craig Vasey will […]

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- April 3, 2024
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Why Doesn’t Mary’s Landing Project in Fredericksburg Require Council Approval?

Plat from 1975, showing underlying lots on a portion of the property where Mary's Landing is proposed.

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Mary’s Landing project, which proposes to build 63 townhouses on existing unused parking lots across Fall Hill Avenue from the old Mary Washington Hospital building, does not require review by the Planning Commission or approval by City Council because it likely does not qualify as a major or […]

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- April 3, 2024
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FAMPO Seeks Public Input on New River Crossing

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) invites the public to weigh in on possible locations for a new bridge crossing the Rappahannock River. The new river crossing will link Stafford County and the City of Fredericksburg west of Interstate 95 and seeks to alleviate traffic congestion on the […]

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- April 1, 2024
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Washington Heritage Museums to Host Two Events this Week Celebrating Lafayette

by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT In 1781, the Marquis de Lafayette was on his way to meet with George Washington in Annapolis, Maryland, when he decided to make a detour, disobeying Washington’s orders. “He went miles and miles out of his way to come to Fredericksburg to visit Mary Washington,” said Craig Vasey, a […]

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- March 29, 2024
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Fredericksburg School Board Approves Budget

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by Adele UphausMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Fredericksburg City Public Schools expects to receive more funding from the state of Virginia for next fiscal year than originally anticipated, but there is still a gap of about $1.5 million between proposed revenues and expenditures. The School Board on Friday morning approved the budget for fiscal year 2025, […]

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- March 27, 2024
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Celebrating Diversity and Empowering Students is the Theme of Latest FCPS Superintendent Community Roundtable

A panel of seniors at James Monroe High School spoke at the latest Fredericksburg City Public Schools Superintendent Community Roundtable on March 27, 2024.

by ADELE UPHAUSMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Of the seven James Monroe High School seniors who participated in a panel discussion at Wednesday’s Superintendent Community Roundtable, two work full-time in addition to attending school full-time. Two have been in the United States for five years or less and entered Fredericksburg City Public Schools speaking little or […]

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Mary’s Landing Project Seeks Open Space Credits for Preserving one “Character Structure,” but Would Demolish Other Buildings from Same Period

J.J. Ballentine's drawings for the Fredericksburg Public Health Center, located at 435 Hunter Street and slated for demolition under plans for Mary's Landing, which is under review by Fredericksburg City staff. Photo courtesy HFFI.

By ADELE UPHAUSMANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT Plans for the Mary’s Landing townhouse project, which would be located across Fall Hill Avenue from the old Mary Washington Hospital, seek “open space credits” for preserving one mid-20th-century structure while calling for the demolition of two other early-to-mid-20th-century structures. The building that would be preserved is also not […]

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