I spent a few days over the past couple weeks covering a few area teams trying to make it to the state title game. Sadly for them, they fell short. Luckily for me, it means football season is another day closer. I just need to make it through baseball… On a technical note, the first […]
Firefighters hose down a house after an airplane crashed into it in Louisa, VA on March 4, 2010, killing the pilot. One person was in the home but survived. (Mike Morones/The Free Lance-Star)
It’s not too late to enjoy these tasty craft beers…at the same price the owners pay for 6 packs.
Bell’s Winter White – ABV 5%
A Belgian White (Witbier) – bananas, bread dough, lemon & spice. This beer screams POOLSIDE!
Weyerbacher Winter – ABV 5.6%
English Strong Ale – Deep roasted, with chocolate malt flavors and a smooth, dry finish.
Bell’s Christmas Ale – ABV 5.8%
Scotch Ale – Fruity, citrusy, doughy & spicy. Yummy.
Avery Old Jubilation – ABV 8%
English Strong Ale – Hazelnuts, mocha, toffee. 94 points on Ratebeer. Stock up on this one…it’s cellerable for 2 years!
Blue Mountain Lights Out – ABV 7%
Caramel, fruits, pine hops. Sweet finish, with moderate bitterness to balance. Delicious.
Just what I needed, less hours in my day. But alas, the time has come for us to spring forward an hour this Sunday, March 14 at 2am. (Yes, this means I will be grumpy Monday – Thursday while my body adjusts to the time change).
This is also a good time to change your smoke detector […]
The email from Capital Ale House let me know that Blue Mountain Brewery’s MacHayden’s Wee Heavy was a “featured beer” in Fredericksburg this week. That’s a Virginia beer that I’ve not yet tried. Since every Wednesday is “Virginia Beer Day” at…
Long growing seasons, of moderate to warm temperatures and very little rainfall create a unique environment for viticulture along the coastal Mediterranean. Steeped in the roots of the ancient Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans, wine is as essential to the Mediterranean diet as bread and oil. If you want to understand wine, you can never remove its connection to its human and natural environment. The final bottle of wine is an integral part of a wider wine universe that permeates whole Mediterranean towns and wine countries, and embellishes their landscape with beautiful vineyards. Poets sing their praises of their breathtaking beauty, like in the final stanza of Josep Maria de Sagarra’s poem:
Green vineyards by the sea,
green at first light
soft green toward nightfall…
Always keep us company,
Green vineyards by the sea!
Try a delicious sampling of Mediterranean wines in this month’s 6 for $60…not to be missed!
Fredericksburg City:
161 days on market – this is 5 days less more in February 2009
Sellers received, on average, 89.36% of their list price when the home sold
There is 15.4 months of inventory on the market
11 homes sold in February 2010 – this is 1 less than in February 2009
The most popular price range was $150,000-$199,999 and $250,000-$299,999.
The median sold price was $213,900, compared to $208,950 in February 2009
Financing Terms: Conventional – 3, […]
As localities start discussing and issuing new tax rates in conjunction with new tax assessments, I thought it would be a good idea to explain the difference between assessed value and market value.
Assessed value is defined as the dollar value of an asset assigned by a public tax assessor for the purposes of taxation. For […]
I am still banging the drum for participation in next week’s statewide tornado drill to be conducted at 9:45 a.m. on March 16th. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has a registration form for all participants, which will include schools, …
