Archive for March, 2009

Fredericksburg Gets More Late-Winter Snow

By From http://sarahiouslyspeaking.com • Mar 13th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the second time in 2 weeks, Fredericksburg residents experience a late winter snow.  Although today’s snow is just a dusting, the March 1st snow fall measured up to 9 inches!  It’s hard to believe that spring starts in just 7 days!



Elsewhere on the Internet (March 12th 09:26)

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Mar 13th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Virginia Neighbors, Your Magazine for the Fredericksburg Region –
The Untold Story of the World’s Biggest Diamond Heist – An amazing story – even if it#039;s not exactly true!



RIFF Presents: BILLY THE KID

By From http://rifilmfestival.com • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

RIFF presents a special screening of BILLY THE KID on March 27 at 8pm. This is a pay-what-you-can event and tickets are limited.
“I’m not black, I’m not white, not foreign… just different in the mind – different brains, that’s all…” -Billy
Watch the trailer
Jennifer Venditti’s award-winning documentary is a provocative coming-of-age story—an odyssey into the soul […]



Whatever McAuliffe’s Doing….It’s Working

By From http://fred2blue.com • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Lee Diamond, Lowell Feld, and Josh Chernilla have all decided to back Terry McAuliffe for Governor in the Democratic primary. These are the same gentlemen who drafted Jim Webb to run for the U.S. Senate 3 years ago. McAuliffe was supposed to be the ultimate “insider” candidate who would be crushed at the grassroots level […]



See-saw weather

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

After last weekend’s beautiful weather we’re settling back down to more normal March weather: cool, cloudy, and windy, with a bit of precipitation thrown in. Unfortunately that also means a chance for frozen stuff, which sounds like what we’re in for…



Gov. Kaine Kicks Off Next Phase of Va. Stimulus Plan

By From http://fred2blue.com • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

From the News Release:
RICHMOND, Mar. 12 —Governor Tim Kaine today launched an overhauled Stimulus.Virginia.Gov, transforming the state’s original, pioneering website into Virginia’s comprehensive online portal for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). With the conclusion of the project solicitation phase of the Commonwealth’s program to implement the recovery plan, the website is transitioning to […]



Federal District Court Judge to Bernie Madoff: Take a Card!

By From http://fred2blue.com • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This card.



Sen. Deeds Addressing Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce

By From http://fred2blue.com • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

from Deeds for Virginia:
Creigh Deeds, a Democratic candidate for Governor, will travel to Fredericksburg today to appear at the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce’s “State of the Chamber” candidate forum. At the forum, Creigh will lay out his vision for Virginia’s economic future.
Bob Gibson, Executive Director of the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University […]



Piercings put honor student in detention

By From http://www.odonnellweb.com • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

1 honors student in detention plus 13 parent approved piercings plus one school that changed the dress code mid year = a whole lot of unwanted national attention.
Really, don’t they have something better to worry about?



another warning

By From http://collegeterrace.blogspot.com/ • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

On Tuesday, 3/17, the University will be participating in a tornado drill.This is scheduled to start at 9:20 AM. In addition to the loudspeakers this time, you may also see EMS and Fire personnel rehearsing a simulated tornado strike on the campus.