Today, Gov. Tim Kaine appointed Charles S. Sharp to the Fredericksburg Circuit Court.
From the Governor’s News Release:
Sharp, 56, has been the elected Commonwealth Attorney for the City of Fredericksburg since March 1990.  He previously was a partner in the law firm Barrett & Sharp from 1987 to 1990 and served as Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in […]

Somehow we’ve missed this establishment in previous visits to the Outer Banks, an oversight we won’t repeat. The local tourism guides made note that the Red Drum Taphouse features 18 draft beers, in addition to bottled beer selections. That was enough …

On Friday and Saturday, Blue & Gray Brewing Company will be previewing its Oktoberfest beer by giving away free tasting samples. You can taste it now, although the beer will not be available for sale until Labor Day weekend. Stop by the brewery Fri…

Sounds proportionate to me; what about you guys?
To recap: A man who missed two court days in Stafford County — while he was sitting in jail in Norfolk — received a jury’s recommendation to serve a year in prison (link).
And now in Spotsylvania County (The Free Lance–Star):
A mother who threw her 3-year-old daughter in […]

during a brief downpour at a science camp where kids were launching rockets…among other things.

MySpace.com – The Hair Syndicate [Aug 30th Albers, IL] – HIGHLAND, Illinois – Glam / Pop / Metal – www.myspace.com/thehairsyndicate – via Mark Horne, a truly righteous flash ad for a hair metal cover band.

Given the lack of familiarity with the road system and the fact that I was navigating by myself, I can almost excuse myself from missing the funnel in these two pictures. Both were taken at 3:11 pm this past Sunday (10 August), and both have been heav…

Having been out of town all week (and arriving home waaaay too late last night) I wasn’t really inclined to chase this afternoon unless the storms encroached a self-imposed 10 mile radius of the house. They didn’t, so I didn’t, and I have no regrets …

Gov. Kaine will be hosting 6 town hall events throughout the state this weekend for the Obama campaign. The Governor will be in Winchester, Leesburg, Manassas, Warrenton, Williamsburg, and Richmond.
Click here for information and to RSVP.

At a three and a half hour hearing on Wednesday, neighbors and a Baptist “minister” expressed their objections to the plan by Ray Jones and Brett Nichols to open Shooting Creek Brewery at an existing organic farm in Floyd County. The Roanoke Times rep…