Saturday’s visit to the gun show at the expo center was an exercise in dodging McCain/Palin stickers, or people that just knew this was the last gun show of all time. You would have though it was a mini convention for the Republican Party. Two dealers …

Fredericksburg – October 23, 20085 – 8 p.m.FAMPO – Robert C. Gibbons Conference Room406 Princess Anne Street, FredericksburgTonigth FAMPO (Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization) is laying out their long term plan for the public to com…

Fall is here:Notice was given in the newspaper this morning that the City of Fredericksburg will begin it’s fall leaf collection on November 3rd. I guess that means it’s time to start thinking about what to do with the pile of leaves that has begun col…

Heard on the train yesterday “If you believe you are due an FRC [free ride] because of Thursday [night’s events]…. call VRE”.Apparently Thursday train 305 southbound, the one that gets into town about 5:35, had an engine fail. The conductor indicated…

The next two Saturdays, the voter registration office is open in the city of Fredericksburg to take absentee votes. Technically, this is known as the “central absentee voter election precinct”. Normally this is located in City Hall, but for this year, …

One of our favorite City Charities is kicking off their fall fundraising with a potential $10000 raffle. With a bit of a twist, all tickets will be drawn, with the last ticket (or maybe the last 10)winning the prize. See details below. 2008 REVERSE R…

Saturday, October 18, 20088:00 am—2:30 pm1380 Central Park Blvd, Ste. 109Look for us at left of Ice ParkDirections: Take road that runs between Border’s &Target (Trade St.) . Proceed straight past Chuck ECheese towards the Ice Park.We are next …

The city police department has a new online system where you can request a copy of an incident report. You can also report certain incidents online. This sounds allot like applications recently released for other northern va localities. Check out the…

For those that don’t get the FLS, you might want to check the City Beat Blog and this article about the city’s parking ordinances. Background: If a new business wants to open up, or if an existing business expands, it quickly runs up against a rule tha…

Just finished watching the last ’08 debate.I’ve often responded that I’m fiercely independent when asked for my political affiliation. Tonight I’m appalled at McCain/Palin’s references to “Joe Sixpack”, “Joe Plumber” and “Pro-Abortion”. I’m none of t…