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President Obama’s first trip aboard Air Force One will take him to Virginia’s 1st Congressional District. He’ll be speaking tomorrow night at the U.S. House Democratic Caucus retreat in Williamsburg at the Kingsmill Resort.
A few days ago Sarah Palin promised to do the same thing for the House Republicans at their Virginia retreat. But she […]

Last night Del. Albert Pollard introduced HB 2506 before the House Commerce & Labor subcommittee on Energy:
Authorizes investor-owned electric utilities to recover, through a rate adjustment clause, the costs of designing and operating energy efficiency programs that have the effect of decreasing the total amount of energy used over time and of delaying the need […]

Don’t forget to check out artspoint.org to see which places have something going on. Usually this time of year the events are scaled down, and all of them have cut back on the wine and snacks. I know because a couple of them hate to see me coming with …

The government is about to take around a trillion of your dollars and give it to the people who need it (you know… like, bank CEO’s). Anyway, we realize that it might leave you a little strapped for cash, so we’re going to provide you with a little economic stimulus of our own. On February […]

That is one delicious-sounding title, and my dinner tonight. Our newest addition to the food menu at our wine bar is the curried mussels, a lightly spicy Asian-style broth with plenty of richness. We use the Floris Wit bier to make it and serve it with crusty baguette.

Now that Bell’s has come out with the Hop Slam we have the perfect beer pairing. There is a touch of sweetness to balance the hops in this beer, and most likely one of the reasons it is so well liked. That bit of citrus, hops and sweetness makes a perfect pairing with the curry and Asian spices we use.

Mmmmmm!!!  Stuffed Mushrooms!  In my humble opinion the best stuffed mushrooms in Fredericksburg can be found at Old Towne Steak and Seafood.  But just becuase there’s a mushroom involved doesn’t mean it’s healthy!  These mushrooms are stuffed with crab, covered in gooey cheese, and swimming in a butter sauce.  To-DIE-FOR!

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Hopefully DCCC Chair Chris Van Hollen knows something about The Overdog™ that I don’t.
Of the 5 GOP Congressman left in Virginia, Eric Cantor won by the largest margin in 2008. Rob Wittman, who faced a last minute replacement challenger in the 1st, won by the smallest margin among the victorious Republicans. Yes even Frank Wolf, who was a […]

Newt Gingrich is coming to town for a huge reception, speech and dinner- fundraiser to benefit the Spotsylvania GOP committee and Stafford committee and YOU’RE INVITED! 
Advance “tickets” for seating and meal are required. Buy them at SpotsyGOP.com by making an online contribution in the amount of your ticket price (noting what it’s for on the form) […]