Why celebrate a new power plan opening? Because it’s a power plant built on a power source that otherwise would be wasted. On Wednesday September 17th, the R-Board is celebrating with a ribbon cutting and grand opening of their new power plant that b…
The other weekend I was having a discussion with another long time Virginia resident, when he pointed out that it is now illegal to camp out in the left lane. I had always thought that it was just rude, and wondered why we didn’t have something like Ge…
New link added to the blog to link directly to the “Who is Bryan Metts” page for those living in Fredericskburg that would like to know more about my run for nomination to the Ward 1 council seat.Please note, since this is an appointment to fill out th…
On Saturday we were celebrating at a block party downtown when every so often we heard these incredible booms. These were from the celebration at Chatham. This weekend has included talks every hour, along with historic demonstrations, and the firing …
Here’s one event that I almost missed. Luckily the FLS had it on the front page of the region section today. From 10am-9pm, the Festival Latino De Fredericksburg is happening at the Fredericksburg Fairgrounds.Union Radio is sponsoring the event. Unfort…
Have you seen the banners around town? The 2008 Riverfest is September 20th. The annual celebration with Friends Of the Rappahannock is sure to bring out a nice crowd. But note there is a change of location this year to the Farley Vale Farm. You may al…
As I read the FLS this morning on who is running to fill the vacated Fredericksburg City Council seat, I realized that I need to let people know who I am. These are in no particular order.#1 – I’m open. As many of the regular readers here will know, I …
On Saturday Gail and I took a small side trip to Kilmarnock VA. This is a town that basically is an intersection between two roads. We visited a furniture store, a consignment shop, and had lunch at Lees, which was wonderful. Unfortunately I didn’t ta…
At the beginning of the City Council meeting last night there was some interesting data about the impacts from the spring Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon. It was overshadowed by topics later in the agenda.Somewhere between 13k and almost 18k people…
As widely reported last week, Marv Dixon the Fredericksburg Ward 1 City Council member is leaving council effective Sept 1 to attend to some family needs. I’ve often exchanged email with council member Dixon on topics covered on InTheBurg. I greatly re…
