Kahn discusses the team’s success, how he ended up coaching at UMW and his first trip to the D-III title game as a coach more than a decade ago.
PODCAST: Coffee Shop Talk with UMW men’s basketball coach Marcus Kahn
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If you build it? Sunshine Ballpark Foundation pitches new multipurpose field
If built, third playing surface would accommodate everything from cricket to lacrosse.
Fredericksburg City Council to advertise five-cent increase in real estate tax rate
A public hearing on the budget is set for 7 p.m. on April 21.
‘Fast’ break: Hammad helps fuel UMW’s Elite Eight run while observing Ramadan
Junior guard hoping to celebrate both Eid and an Eagles Final Four berth this weekend.
Spotsylvania man arrested after allegedly boarding city school bus and assaulting staff member
Jordan Cromes, 32, faces several charges following Friday morning incident that culminated with his arrest outside JMHS.
PODCAST: Coffee Shop Talk with Joy Crump (Cappuccino and pivot to public service at Anita’s Cafe)
This month, managing editor Joey LoMonaco sits down with Joy Crump, the longtime partner and head chef at Foode, who became the first Black woman elected to Fredericksburg’s City Council this past November.
Fredericksburg city councilors get first look at FY27 budget
A public hearing for the budget and real estate tax rate is scheduled for April 21.
Fredericksburg City School Board approves $68.4 million FY27 budget
Budget, which includes a 7% pay increase for teachers, passes 4-1.
Halftime show holds special meaning for local Puerto Rican community
Bad Bunny (Benito Antonio MartÃnez Ocasio) shined a spotlight on the island’s culture and issues in high-energy celebration.
FCPS Superintendent Catlett introduces proposed FY2027 budget
Budget includes 7% pay increase for teachers, 15 new full-time equivalent positions.
New members of Fredericksburg City Council take oaths of office
Ward 4 Councilor Chuck Frye named vice mayor.
My top 5 stories of 2025: Joey LoMonaco
Managing editor Joey LoMonaco’s top pieces include a serial podcast, Afghan liaisons and life after a life-altering injury.
Second time not the charm for proposed Gateway Boulevard data center
Like in July, Planning Commission unanimously recommends disapproval of project.
PODCAST: Coffee Shop Talk with Eto Otitigbe (Dirty Chai at Agora Downtown Coffee Shop)
This month, host Joey LoMonaco sits down with Eto Otitigbe, an MIT-educated engineer-turned-artist who has spent the past year designing an installation at the intersection where a slave auction block once stood in downtown Fredericksburg. Find it wherever you get...
City council votes to release $6 million in previously-held back funds
Also: red-light camera program gets final green light.
To connect with Afghan students and families, FCPS chose ‘people over programs’
The school division hired three family connections liaisons through a grant from the Office of New Americans.
‘This is gonna hurt’: Falmouth Bridge replacement to begin in 2030, last three years
New bridge will include 14-foot shared-use path on southbound lanes.
Conversion yields few true believers at Fredericksburg Planning Commission meeting
Residents voice opposition to changing William and Amelia streets to two-way traffic.
PODCAST: The Tribe, bonus episode: Chief concerns
After hearing about the re-formed Patawomeck Tribe while volunteering at library, ex-cop John Lightner applied, enrolled and ultimately rose through the ranks to become tribal chief.
Against the stream? Parents ask city school board to address technology usage
Access to YouTube, online gaming called into question at school board meeting.
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