I’ve been going to Nader’s market (and prior to that, Bladna’s, owned by the same family) for takeout dinners for years. I’d pick up some of the creamiest hummus or baba ganouj I’ve ever had, buy some pita bread, olives, and feta cheese, come…

The Monday night summer concert series at the downtown library kicked off tonight at 7 pm with The Company Store, an old time traditional string band that mixes a lot of country humor into their performance. They’ve been playing the library steps for…

The Virginia Renaissance Faire is back at the Lake Anna Winery, weekends through June 15. We’ve visited the Faire a few times in the past, and made a return visit last weekend. The Faire is staffed by volunteers who inhabit finely honed Elizabethan a…

We went to the Rappahannock Pops Orchestra’s traditional Memorial Day concert on Monday evening, a great way to end the holiday weekend. They played the usual mix of light classical pieces and popular medleys, with heavy emphasis on all the patriotic…

We headed out to Snead’s Asparagus Farm in Spotsylvania on Saturday to check out what was billed as an “Asparagus Tasting and Localvore Festival.” Localvore is the trendy new word to describe someone who eats locally grown food, or grown as close…

Last night, we went to the inaugural concert at Spotsylvania’s sprawling new Patriot Park, behind the YMCA. This is what a bond referendum of a few years’ back got us Spotsy taxpayers: a 130+ acre park with 12 athletic fields, 2 basketball courts,…

Tonight was the hotly anticipated (by me, anyway) soft opening of the Kybecca wine bar. Customers on their email list were offered first dibs on reservations, which went fast. We had already sampled their panini to go, and were looking forward to a ret…

As predicted, we made it downtown just in time to see the tail end of the race and cheer on the final runners. Even though these may not have been the most competitive runners (little telltale signs gave that away, like making a phone call while runnin…

There were a ridiculous number of events going on in Fredericksburg today, all designed to help entertain the throngs of people that are expected to visit Fredericksburg this weekend for tomorrow’s Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon. There are 6,000…

This Friday night, we’ll be seeing Jim Scott in concert at 7:30 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 1115 Caroline Street. From his press release: “Jim Scott, an acclaimed acoustic guitarist, will perform an evening of his songs of peace …