I’m grasping at straws, and I freely admit it. The SPC Day 3 convective forecast actually shows a small chance at severe storms for Thursday in the southwestern corner of Virginia. Now, that’s nowhere near exciting enough to hop in the chasemobile an…

Tomorrow night in Williamsburg Ken Cuccinelli, John Brownlee, and David Foster are vying for the distinguished honor of either a) losing to Steve Shannon in November or b) serving less than four years as Attorney General so they can concentrate on running for Governor in 2013, just like Bob McDonnell, Jerry Kilgore, Mark Earley, and Jim Gilmore […]

Here’s an interesting article in the New York Times about eating better and why it’s not synonymous with eating more organic food. The central point seems to be that if you want to eat healthier and also eat stuff that doesn’t mess up the environment, you’re much better off switching to more plant-based foods than eating everything organic. And it hasn’t been proven that organic foods are more nutritious. I still like buying organic when I can, not necessarily because I think it’s healthier but sometimes the quality is better.

I also try to eat local when I can. That’s hard in the winter months, but I look forward to the farmer’s markets opening up again soon. I think eating local whenever possible is the biggest thing Americans can do to promote health and the environment.

King Street Blues’ at Aquia Towne Center has closed. There is no note of explanation on the door, and all of the signage has been removed. Last month, we reported that Amici Italian Restaurant in Doc Stone Plaza had ceased operating.
I know business had not been good in months.  And I suspect that a combination of our […]

I just got notice from the University that the back gate to the Sunken Road parking lot will be open on April 3rd for the inaguration ceremony of the new university president. We will probably be seeing an uptick in traffic there that afternoon.

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He may have been elected Commonwealth’s Attorney, Delegate, and State Senator in the Shenandoah Valley, but Creigh Deeds knows Virginia as well as any candidate for Governor in recent memory. Sen. Deeds passed through the Fredericksburg area many times over the years; first as House Democratic Caucus Chairman, then […]

I’ve been toying with Mahalo.com for the last few days, and specifically with the web site’s special feature: Mahalo Answers. It’s a very interesting concept. According to the Mahalo site, “Mahalo is a human-powered search engine that creates organized…

The Wall Street Journal reports that February 28 was the 10th annual Open That Bottle Night. Dreamed up by WSJ wine writers Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher in 2000, OTBN takes place on one weekend in February each year. Enthusiasts finally break out…

Lot’s of action already, and there’s more to come! I checked radar a few times this afternoon and realized that the starting location I would have targeted – west of Wichita KS – would have afforded me a daylight chase of at least two storms that show…

John Mellencamp: On My Mind: The State of the Music Business –