By Susan Larson
While 10By10 was awarded top prize by the judges at Startup Weekend Fredericksburg 3, Lights By Paul garnered three honors.
The audience raved about the “cutest gingerbread men ever,” and the lighted-holiday decoration business received the most votes to earn “Crowd Favorite.”
The coaches of Startup Weekend gave Glancy and his team the “Kumbaya Award” for working happiest together.
“LinkedIn is the business-to-business social media site of choice.” Linda Clevenger
A pick of five events for the last weekend in May 2015.
A weekend calendar of events in the Fredericksburg region for May 15 – 18, 2015.
A calendar of events in the Fredericksburg area for Mother’s Day Weekend 2015.
Valentine’s Day, Presidents’ Day and a three-day weekend. Here are 10 events to enjoy February 13 – 16, 2015.
A dozen events for the weekend of January 30 – February 1, 2015.
By Susan Larson
Josh Hardy is coming home. “After 6 1/2 months, Josh finally gets to be in his house,” wrote Aimee Hardy, Josh’s mother, on the SaveJosh Facebook page Wednesday morning, July 16.
By Susan Larson
Rob Grogan, editor of Front Porch Fredericksburg magazine, had been battling the rare carcinoid cancer.
Last summer friends and relatives created Rob’s Army and a number of fund raising initiatives to help pay the extensive medical costs not covered by insurance.
“The response from the community at-large and from local mom and pop businesses has been remarkable,” Grogan said in September. “My wife Virginia and I feel absolutely blessed and overwhelmed by it all, forever grateful to everyone.”
Mid Atlantic Motorsports & RV Expo
Friday, Feb. 28, 1 – 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 1, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 2, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center, 2371 Carl D Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg
$10, seniors (60+) $9, children 12 and under free. Tickets are good for the entire weekend.
Fredericksburg Songwriter’s Showcase
Friday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m.
Picker’s Supply Concert Hall, 902 Caroline St., Fredericksburg
$10 adults, $5 students
By Susan Larson
Love, Loss and What I Wore presented by Stage Door Productions and the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center
7:30 p.m. March 20, 21 and 22
1001 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg
$15 Cultural Center Members / $20 Non Members
By Susan Larson
News Review: A recap of the top stories for the week of March 16 – 22, 2014. Click on the hyperlink to read the story.
Police and Fire
Losses Top $15M in Fredericksburg Real Estate Investor Fraud Probe
Police Respond to Arguing, Fights at IHOP
By Susan Larson
A recap of the top stories for the week of March 17 – 29, 2014. Click on the hyperlinks to read the story.
Compiled by Susan Larson
The following Fredericksburg area residents were remembered in obituaries by A. L. Bennett and Son Funeral Home.
Compiled by Susan Larson
The Week Ahead is a compilation of events in Fredericksburg for the week of April 7 – 11, 2014.
It’s Spring Clean-Up Week in the City of Fredericksburg. Large collection containers will be placed in centralized locations throughout the city for collection of furniture, appliances, brush and scrap material. Household trash, paint and hazardous materials are not permitted in these containers.
The Fredericksburg Literary Review, Issue Two is ready for reading. The journal of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction is published by The Downtown Writing Studio at Water Street Studio, 915 A Sophia St.
Here’s what the publishers said about the second edition.
“Hitting the publish button is always exciting.
By Susan Larson
A recap of the top stories in Fredericksburg.Today for the week of April 6 – 12, 2014. Click on the hyperlinks to read the story.
By Susan Larson
A recap of the top stories on Fredericksburg.Today for the week of April 13 – 19, 2014. Click on the hyperlinks to read the story.
Police and Fire
Compiled by Susan Larson
A look ahead at Events in the Fredericksburg area the week of April 28 – May 2, 2014.
MONDAY, April 28
Mark and Bill Lenzi Memorial Golf Tournament9 a.m. at Lee’s Hill Golfers Club, 10200 Old Dominion Pkwy, Fredericksburg
Proceeds benefit Families of the Wounded Fund.
TUESDAY, April 29
The Fredericksburg General Election for City Council and School Board members to represent Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be held Tuesday, May 6, 2014. (A map of the city’s four wards is available online.)
The general election is open to all registered voters in the City of Fredericksburg who live in one of the four wards.
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