This afternoon we were able to swing by Fredericksburg Pub (behind the mall) with our one year old. Here is a facility that isn’t exactly child friendly, but it isn’t in their business plan either. They did however have steamed veggies, which worked …

This picture was taken at Oktoberfest last weekend. An impromptu bike rack. As I walked down the hill to the event I passed a number of residents and students with their bicycles. We’ve heard George Solley and Brad Ellis on city council talk about t…

Had the chance to get by our new butcher today. Olde Towne Butcher is located on William Street next to University Cafe and across from Kybecca. Tonight there will be two beautiful rib-eye’s sitting on the grill getting the heat treatment. I like a p…

You’ve heard the speculation, the predictions, some have said it would fail. Well, anyone who was downtown today saw that yet again, closing Caroline St brings many times the number of people. Imagine if every weekend there were outdoor dining, places …

The Chef at Foti’s in Culpeper deserves a ton of praise for the Shaps Wine Dinner the other weekend. Our group couldn’t even pick out which of the items we liked the most, and of course the selection of wine was impeccable.Originally posted at http://…

It was reported today in the FLS that Bill Howell continues to harp on an anti-gas tax platform, yet he refuses to answer to reasonable workable solutions to come up with a revenue stream to fund transportation. Now before my hard core republican frie…

A local favorite is The Pub. Its the original, not to be confused with Fredericksburg Pub. David over at Musings Over a Pint has written about this place starting a true brewpub. http://www.musingsoverapint.com/2008/06/brewpub-for-fredericksburg.html
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Friends have known where I disappeared to the other week, vacation, glorious quiet, cell phone free vacation. I was so impressed by the place we stayed, that I wanted to share the experience so that other folks on the internet can get to know about thi…

After beating up on VRE yesterday, I was getting coffee this morning thinking about the things I will miss about going to Crystal City every day. 1. Having Mocha Mo's on speed dial for the best Vanilla Skim Latte for the train ride2. Catching the s…

I shot this picture in the Fredericksburg city VRE parking lot wondering if it is symbolic of where VRE has been or where it is headed. The tagger probably doesn’t even ride VRE, yet I find it interesting anyway. For three years I have hopped on the bi…