By Susan Larson
The line is already long at FOODE. The downtown restaurant is giving away burgers Tuesday, March 11, in exchange for your signature.
“[W]e’re handing out free burgers in the FOODE courtyard for as long as possible to those of you willing to sign your name to a letter to the CEO of Chimerix pleading for the medicine to be released to Josh,” posted FOODE on their Facebook page.
A “Celebration of Life” in honor of Rob Grogan will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at the Inn at the Old Silk Mill, 1707 Princess Anne St.
Grogan, editor of Front Porch Fredericksburg magazine, died Sunday, Feb. 23, at age 61. He had been battling carcinoid cancer.
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By Susan Larson
Join the Friends of the Rappahannock for their 2014 Spring River Clean-Up from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 26.
The annual family event begins in Old Mill Park, 2410 Caroline St, Fredericksburg. From there, volunteers disperse to clean trash from the Rappahannock River and nearby lands and streams. The Friends of the Rappahannock provides supplies, site map and lunch.
By Susan Larson
Fredericksburg City and Spotsylvania and Stafford County Public Schools will all open two hours late on Tuesday, March 18, due to the snow.
There will be no morning preschool classes in Stafford County.
Fredericksburg 12-month staff are on code green. Spotsylvania County 12-month staff should report to work on time.
By Susan Larson
Need a new handbag? Enjoy collecting purses? Want a girl’s night out that will also benefit a good cause? Come to Fredericksburg’s annual Bags of Hope charity benefit from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. March 20, 2014.
By Susan Larson
Wild & Scenic Film Festival will make a stop in Fredericksburg, thanks to the Friends of the Rappahannock.
The festival will be held Saturday, March 29, at Paragon Village 12, 51 Towne Centre Blvd., Fredericksburg. Doors open at 8 a.m. The films begin at 8:50 a.m. Tickets are $10 at the door.
The Rappahannock Area Agency on Aging is seeking community input to assess the needs of the community and review its mission and brand.
They’ve posted an online survey on aging — Attitudes and Opinions About Aging — which takes less than five minutes to complete. Those who leave their contact information on the survey will be entered in drawing for a chance to win a $100 gift card from Home Depot.
Rappahannock Adult Activities (RAAI) annual plant sale runs Saturday, April 26, through Saturday, May 10, 2014. Annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, hanging baskets and planters are available for sale at RAAI’s 750 Kings Hwy. location in Fredericksburg — about three miles east of Chatham Bridge on Kings Hwy.
The hours of operation are:
Join Blue Star Mothers of Fredericksburg for their Red Friday Gala and Silent Auction from 6 – 10 p.m. on Friday, April 11, at Ristorante Renato, 422 William St., Fredericksburg.
Reservations are $40 per person and include dinner, taxes, gratuity and dancing to live music by Denim N Lace. A cash bar will be available.
Columbia Gas has scheduled paving work in downtown Fredericksburg beginning Tuesday, April 15, through Thursday, April 24, 2014.
All streets will remain open during paving operations. However, temporary lane closures will be in effect while work is in progress. No work will be conducted on Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19.
Work on Princess Anne Street (blocks 100 – 800) and on Amelia Street (block 200) will be conducted from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. beginning April 15 and concluding April 22, if all goes as planned
By Susan Larson
A total eclipse of the moon will be visible from the entire North and South American continents and much of the Pacific Basin — weather permitting — during the early morning hours April 14 – 15.
Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach), one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays, begins at sundown on Monday, April 14, 2014.
Beth Sholom Temple Fredericksburg Virginia will host a community Passover Seder on Saturday, April 19, in the Temple social hall, 809 Lyons Blvd., Fredericksburg. Reservations for the catered event closed April 10, but if you’re interested, contact Fern in the Temple office at ta@bstoffice.net or 540-373-4834.
Collaboration between several local organizations provided more than 900 grocery bags of food to Fredericksburg area homeless youth for Spring break.
The Center for Faith and Leadership at the University of Mary Washington and U4C Victory Ministry coordinated the food drive, with distribution assistance from the Stafford County and Spotsylvania County Public Schools McKinney-Vento program social workers and Fredericksburg Public Schools social workers.
Join University of Mary Washington Biology professors Joella Killian and Michael Killian exploring the river trails and canal path along the Rappahannock River from 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Saturday, April 19.
Friends of the Rappahannock press release:
John Tippett, long time director of Friends of the Rappahannock (FOR), is stepping down from his position.
Tippett, who has lead the river advocacy group since 1995, has been in a multiyear battle with neurologic Lyme disease. He has decided to step away from his executive director duties to focus on finding effective treatment.
Story and photos by Larry Faulkner
Downtown Fredericksburg has many hidden treasures worth seeking.  Water Street Studio is one of those.
Up a flight of steps at 915 A Sophia St., then a hard right turn at the top leads you to a dynamic arts center created by a trio of equally dynamic artists.
Story and photos by Larry Faulkner
Volunteers worked with Tree Fredericksburg on April 26. The nonprofit headed by Anne and Carl Little is dedicated to restoring the urban canopy in Fredericksburg. Since its founding in 2008, Tree Fredericksburg has planted and maintained some 3,500 trees in the city.
A weekly column on Fredericksburg.Today by Linda Clevenger, Organization Direct.
Have you heard your child tell you it isn’t fair? A normal parental response is probably — life isn’t fair.
The interesting thing is that this conversation isn’t just limited to parents and their children who are under the age of 18. I just spent a weekend with family and I actually heard my parents saying it to one of my adult sisters.
Photos and story by Larry Faulkner
Friends of the Rappahannock held their annual spring river clean-up on April 26. Volunteers of all ages met in Old Mill Park for their assignments, then dispersed to clean trash from the Rappahannock River and nearby lands and streams. Friends of the Rappahannock provided supplies and lunch.
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