The weather forecast for Wed is a high of 85F, Low of 63F. Great weather to hear the community concert band play at 7pm in Hurkamp Park, downtown Fredericksburg. The Music Under the Stars concerts happen three times throughout the year. This is the las…

Technically Riverday II was never cancelled, but some were wondering after day I was taken off the schedule back in the spring.Received this from the city last week. Get ready for River Day II coming next month. 9/1 will kick off Riverday 2008:Monday, …

Regular visitors to InTheBurg will notice a new banner today. Area attorney Andrew Flusche is your lawyer for Fredericksburg, Stafford, and Spotsylvania, VA. In the past when I’ve tried to get a lawyer, it was all but impossible to get on someones sche…

Through the generous donation of Quicks Bus Company, the combined effort of Quicks and InTheBurg are sending some 40+ youth from the Fredericksburg Boy’s And Girls Club to the NEWSEUM in DC. My thanks go out to Quicks for stepping up the challenge I po…

I don’t know if it’s because of the economy, or the steady flow of political ads stating how each candidate is going to help me be better off, but this weekend I noticed a particularly disturbing trend in dinner menus – no drink prices.We visited two c…

7/30/08[update 7/31 – I believe we have transportation! Look for an article soon]I need help, actually, I would like some help. I need to have someone, or several people commit enough to the Fredericksburg Boy’s and Girl’s Club to cover transportation …

Just saw a new sunset float down the river posted on the Friends of the Rappahannock website:http://www.riverfriends.orgAugust 16  – Sunset Canoe Float Join guides Michelle Meyer and Bob Sargeant on this dusk float.  Hopefully, we wi…

Several people have asked me about my Dark Skies comments either here on the blog or at City Council meetings. This is what I’m talking about. The picture below is a light pollution map. The center X is Stafford. That RED blob just south of the center …

This article, Grants Awarded to Help Protect Chesapeake Bay, in today’s Washington Post is about school kids converting parking lots to rain gardens, grants for green roofs, and 32 other project grants intended to improve the Chesapeake bay.Here in the…

As part of my irregular series on trying to get more people out to Fredericksburg events, we bring you the latest installment for this weekend. Starting Thursday, catch BeachWop at the Volvo Mercedes Park (Doug Clark & The Hot Nuts) The Pat McGee b…