City Council will meet in work session September 9 to review a final design for Riverfront Park. They will end their regular meeting in a session closed to the public to discuss ongoing negotiations with Diamond Nation for a baseball complex.
Following is the schedule for all city meetings this week.
MONDAY, Sept. 8
By Susan Larson
Some 70 local artists have registered to participate in the third annual Art Attack in downtown Fredericksburg on September 13.
By Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity
Greater Fredericksburg Habitat for Humanity is seeking interns for a variety of volunteer positions. If interested, please email a resume and brief description of why you’re interested in the internship opportunity to [email protected].
By Susan Larson
Fredericksburg, home of the University of Mary Washington, is in the running for a USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice award. The city is among 20 contenders for “Best College Town Weekend.”
Editors with 10 Best, a division of USA Today Travel Media Group, selected “20 of America’s best getaway college towns” for an online ballot.
By Susan Larson
The Fredericksburg Area Food Bank has received a $21,000 grant from BJ’s Charitable Foundation. The foundation awarded grants to 30 Feeding America-member food banks this month in celebration of the company’s 30th anniversary.
By Susan Larson
Tree Fredericksburg is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons who have destroyed their plantings in recent weeks.
Vandals attempted to chop down a six-year-old Crabapple tree in the median at Washington Avenue and Lewis Street.
Anne and Carl Little, founders of Tree Fredericksburg, discovered the destroyed tree on Saturday morning, September 6. An axe was left at the scene, and police are processing it for fingerprints.
By Mary Washington Healthcare
Mary Washington Healthcare (MWH) will provide free screenings for Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2014.
A weekly column on Fredericksburg.Today by Linda Clevenger, Organization Direct.
In recent weeks I’ve provided tips one through five, then six through 10 of my top 20 organizing tips.
Here are five more of my favorites — making this the list of organizing tips 11 through 15.
From Yankees in Falmouth to art in the streets of downtown Fredericksburg and an agricultural fair in Stafford, there’s lots to do the weekend of September 12 – 14, 2014.
Here’s a list of eight events in the Fredericksburg area. Click the hyperlinks for details.
Rt. 208 Sale Trail in Spotsylvania and LouisaFriday, Sept. 12, and Saturday, Sept. 13
By Susan Larson
Patriot Day, observed as the National Day of Service and Remembrance, occurs on September 11 of each year in memory of the 2,977 who died at the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and in an open field in Shanksville, Pa.
Fredericksburg resident Allen P. Boyle and Stafford resident Martha M. Reszke died at the Pentagon.
Washington Heritage Museums presents “Our Living Legacies: Postcards, Pots & Pests of the Past” at three of their historic properties from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12 and 13, and from 12 – 4 p.m. on Sunday, 14. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park is restoring views to and from Chatham Manor, the Georgian-style mansion that served as a Union command post and military hospital during the Civil War.
“The vista of Fredericksburg from Chatham as seen in countless photographs over the past 150 years is one of the most famous views in the region,” a park official said. That view has been obstructed by the growth of trees and underbrush.
By FredXchange
Each week members of the FredXchange community nominate an entrepreneur of the week. This week it’s Gail Lamirata, founder of SimplyTrue, a preservative and additive free snack company.
Congratulations to Gail Lamirata – Entrepreneur of the Week!
Where did you grow up?
Titusville, Fla.
What’s your professional background?
I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science
By Susan Larson
Mary Washington Healthcare (MWHC) is cosponsoring Operation Medicine Cabinet from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27.
“Drop off your expired or unused medications and sharps, no questions asked,” MWH said.
Drop-off locations include:
• Stafford Hospital, 101 Hospital Center Blvd., Stafford 22554
• Mary Washington Hospital, Tompkins-Martin Medical Plaza, 1101 Sam Perry Blvd., Fredericksburg 22401
By Susan Larson
Crystal Wellman of Crystal Clear Acne Clinic and Dr. Nimali Fernando of The Doctor Yum Project are presenting a September 17 seminar about healthy eating for healthy skin.
The class will be held from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at The Doctor Yum Project office, 10482 Georgetown Dr., Suite B, in Spotsylvania.
Recovery in Motion (RIM) is hosting a free advance directive workshop from 3 – 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Amy Hanley, director of the Rappahannock Area Community Services Board Kenmore Club, is the presenter. This workshop is open to everyone in the community.
Condolences are extended to the family and friends of those in the Fredericksburg area who died the week of September 6 – 13, 2014, listed below. Obituaries are available at the hyperlinked webpages of area funeral homes.
September is Hunger Action Month, a nationwide campaign mobilizing the public to take action on the issue of hunger. It’s organized by the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks to bring greater attention to the issue of hunger in America and promote ways for individuals everywhere to get involved to solve it.
Traffic will be transitioned to a new parking section in the Route 684 (Staffordboro Blvd.) Park & Ride in Stafford County beginning September 15, 2014. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recommends commuters leave a little earlier Monday because of the new layout.
By Susan Larson
The Week Ahead in the Fredericksburg region, September 15 – 19, 2014. Click the hyperlinks for details.
MONDAY, Sept. 15
Traffic will be transitioned to a new parking section in the Route 684 (Staffordboro Blvd.) Park & Ride in Stafford County beginning September 15, 2014. Leave extra time to navigate the changes.
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