Former cop cuddles up with writing career
Tomorrow [Saturday], John J. Lamb, author of the highly-acclaimed “A Bear Collector's Mystery” series will make the short trip from his home in the Shenandoah Valley to the Borders book store in Warrenton. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Burch Builders offers college students real-world design experience
Student designers got a chance to see how what they're learning in the classroom applies in the field last week through the American Society of Interior Designers' RealWorld DesignWeek. The national program was implemented locally by project designer Allie Mann of Warrenton's Burch Builder Group, who worked with six interior design students from Northern Virginia Community College and the Art Institute of Washington to provide hands-on experience in the profession. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Fall is an ideal time for a day trip to Winchester
With autumn in full swing, a trip into the country to admire the leaves, hike, and buy apples, pumpkins and cider provides as pleasant a day as anyone could wish for. To make it even more enticing, the City of Winchester, about an hour’s drive west of Warrenton, is filled with historic places and parks, lots of antique shops, and a wealth of good restaurants, both plain and fancy. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Young actors embrace 'Old Lace'
Some classics wear better than others. Joseph Kesselring's American farce “Arsenic and Old Lace” is a play that has stood the test of time and is now reaching a new generation. Wakefield School Theatre will present two performances of the show next week, offering theatergoers a chance to get reacquainted with the popular piece at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Noah's Ark floats new system
Over the last four years, Noah's Ark near Bealeton has given away clothes, furniture, and household goods to needy people in the area by the truckload. A simple application process allowed shoppers to take home what they needed, free of charge and with few questions asked. With little screening, the store, operated as part of Community Touch, a non-profit charity organization, gave donated items to anyone who claimed to need them. The problem, explains Community Touch Executive Director Tyronne Champion, was that some people were taking advantage of the situation and reselling items for personal gain. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Local teens killed in crash
Two local teenagers were killed in a single-vehicle accident on Meetze Road Wednesday night, according to state police. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Slow sales plague car industry
As the national economy struggles, the automobile industry appears to be among the hardest hit sectors. Reports issued last week reveal the depth of the problem as sales at the country ’s top automakers fell sharply in September.Local car dealerships are also feeling the sting from the double punch of the current credit freeze and sagging consumer confidence. High fuel costs aren ’t helping much, either. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Spend Saturday down on the farm
The 13th annual Fauquier County Fall Farm Tour and Field Day offers a little something for everyone. Slated for this Saturday, Oct. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the free event includes interpretive tours at six featured farms in the southern end of the county. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
High costs fuel changes
The bad news is that the cost of heating your home is almost sure to rise this winter. The good news is that there are ways to reduce that increase. More bad news: Most of those cost-cutting measures will require an upfront investment that will pay dividends down the road. | 1 comment - ›› more ...
Polished, funny 'Forum' opens tonight
Fauquier Community Theatre’s production of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” which opens Friday evening, takes the company to a whole new level of professionalism, most notably in the brisk, lively direction by Lisa Bailey and in the astonishing performance of the lead actor Mike Baker. Bailey and Baker are both newcomers to FCT. | 0 comments - ›› more ...