This video is sped up 16 times, compressing over 15 minutes of real time into a little less than 1 minute. It shows the parent storm movement from southwest to northeast (quartering toward the right side of the frame) while the shelf cloud scoots from…
Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Bill Howell released the following statement regarding Del. Phil Hamilton:
“I am deeply disappointed by what I have learned this week about past actions by Delegate Hamilton regarding the creation and funding of a teacher center at Old Dominion University, which ultimately ended up hiring him. I believe he certainly did […]
Virginia continued to far outpace the rest of the country last month, when the national unemployment rate dropped to 9.4%.
Creigh Deeds:
“I am glad to see today’s reports that Virginia’s unemployment rate in Virginia dropped from 7.1% to 6.9% in July. I hope that this is the beginning of a long-term recovery, but with nearly 286,000 […]
Click here to read Sen. Deeds’ remarks today from George Mason University.
On my way in to the shop today, I noticed two men on ladders, lifting a large, flat, rectangular object across the street. Watching from below, squinting in the sun was a very happy-looking gentleman who had come in to the shop several weeks ago and introduced himself as Lee Russell, butcher and future owner of Olde Towne Butcher at 405 William Street. I ran across the street to say hello and admire the new signage…simple black on white lettering, with a silhouette of a farmer herding a pig. Hopefully, a perfect start to what we hope will be a very successful business.
Here at kybecca, we are huge supporters of locally grown foods. Mr. Russell shares this sentiment, and hopes to bring Fredericksburg a variety of meats raised on nearby farms. He will be making his own fresh ground beef, as well as sausage using old world recipes.
There are many great reasons to support local, independent butchers, and the first is quality. While supermarkets provide a good range of food at a low cost, they are more concerned about shelf life and profitability. In contrast, a local butcher is usually extremely concerned about the quality of the meat. You may have to pay a little more for the cut you are purchasing, but the freshness, flavor and texture will be well worth it.
Also, a local butcher will be able to trace source of their meat and tell you exactly where it came from, which is really good, considering all of the health scares in regards to factory farming. And most of them will prefer to source the majority of their product locally which is environmentally responsible, as they are not shipping in from around the world. It also keeps our money in the community, instead of being skimmed off to investors in the form of profits.
If you are a regular customer, chances are that you may become favored with special deals or cuts that may not be on public view. Butchers, like all small businesses, enjoy rewarding their best customers and want to keep them happy and coming back.
We are looking forward to being one of Mr. Russell’s first loyal customers. Best of luck to you, Lee!
We’ve been enjoying some “old” beer lately. I don’t mean those high alcohol beers that are traditionally set down in the cellar to age for years. I’m talking about beers that we bought last winter, beer that has been sitting for 9, 10, 11 months. Talk …
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“At what age is it acceptable to you, regardless of legality where you live, to kill a really ugly baby?”
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If you have a Stafford speeding ticket, you’re not alone. The Virginia State Troopers and Stafford County Sheriff’s Deputies write a lot of speeding tickets, especially along Interstate 95.
But what should you do? Should you prepay the ticket? Should you fight it? Let’s talk about it.
Think carefully about prepaying
It might be tempting to prepay your […]
Given the paucity of storms in our area recently I took full advantage of an approaching cell in King George county to execute an August intercept yesterday afternoon (8/19). Nothing severe happened, but the outflow pushed out a neat shelf cloud as se…
We stayed at the Joshua Wilton House until the 11:00 checkout time, when they had to drag me kicking and screaming from the room. Well, almost. We had planned to leave for home after checkout, but then discovered that Tom Principato, a master electric …
