From the city website:Friday night and Saturday, Tropical Storm Hanna may bring heavy rainfall and high winds to the Fredericksburg region. City departments have worked this week to prepare higher risk areas for the storm, and increased staff from vari…

Monday we went to the Jimmy Buffett concert with friends for an incredible day of tailgating, chatting about what’s been going on in our lives, catching up, and best of all, enjoying some fun music! We were tailgate amateurs compared to several tents a…

Get your tickets now for four days of the Rappahannock Independent Film Festival. Events run from September 18th through the 21st. Most are at The Third Floor downtown, a few at the Wounded Bookshop. All are expected to be fun. The current screenin…

As I was doing a little research to fill in the events section of InTheBurg, I found this interesting event from the Fredericksburg Parks and Recreation.Urban Trail Ride through Historic Fredericksburg – BYOH, Bring Your Own Horse. Registration begins…

Council member Matt Kelly has posted on his blog asking the public what question you would ask the prospective Ward 1 council members. Here’s your chance. Speak up, get involved, quiz us. I’m looking forward to see the results.http://questeverything…

Condolences go out to the many friends and family of two groundbreaking entrepreneurs in the Fredericksburg restaurant business this week.- 8/18 Samuel T. Emory of Sammy T’s fame- 8/22 Rob Ivy of Sunken Well(c)2008 InTheBurg.info
Sponsored by Andrew Fl…

No joke, the banner on MSNBC reads “BREAKING NEWS: AP reports that John McCain says he has yet to decide on his running mate”.What? It’s now news, that there is no news?If I every write a blog post like that, please, please tell me I’ve lost it.(c)2008…

2008 has not turned out so well for the city at getting new businesses inside the city boundary. Recently, two plans for bringing businesses to the city have met with some challenges. First, a large woodworking and millwork business that the city was i…

Starting this week, train number 306 from Fredericksburg is back to the old cars. Long gone are the smooth riding Kawasakis. Why would that be a good thing, you ask? Because it means the train can once again accelerate and brake quickly, and all the do…

I’ve posted to Dad Review several new reviews:- Our choice in the BOB Revolution stroller, with 20% of REI.- The wide variety of digital SLR cameras that might be in the budget.(c)2008 InTheBurg.info
Sponsored by Andrew Flusche, Fredericksburg Attorney…