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AmericanTowns Heroes: Ariana Hargis is a Real Livesaver

Ariana Hargis is the kind of lifeguard you want on duty when your loved ones are in the pool. She's a quick-thinking, focused professional with eyes in the back of her head. When...

Fred Rankin to be honored as GCC Educational Foundation's Distinguished Person of the Year on Feb. 10

from:Germanna Community College

The Germanna Community College Educational Foundation will award its 2012 Distinguished Person of the Year award to Mr. Fred M. Rankin III, President and Chief Executive Officer...

Skydivers Jump into Leap Year! U.S. Parachute Association Reports Safe 2011

Fredericksburg, VA -- The U.S. Parachute Association reports that the breathtaking sport of skydiving continued to grow in 2011 and is poised to thrill even more jumpers...

Adaptations Creates a Web of Media

from:University of Mary Washington

Professor Whalen’s ENGL251yy course “Adaptations” is doing big things over on their course website . This course is about analyzing works that were inspired and...

Your financial aid questions answered on "Super Saturday," Feb. 4

from:Germanna Community College

GCC will help with your FAFSA and other financial aid questions on

The unsinkable Melissa Eadie sets example for all of us

from:Germanna Community College

GCC students Kelly Ackert (left) and Melissa Eadie (second from right)and faculty member

Stop Internet Censorship

from:University of Mary Washington

You may notice that today, January 18, a number of high-profile sites have “gone black” to protest two bills being considered by the U.S. Congress right now. SOPA and...

From high school football hero to war hero to college football hero?

from:Germanna Community College

Great story by Adam Himmelsbach in Sunday's Free Lance-Star on GCC student Daniel Rodriguez. Rodriguez, a Stafford resident, is attending Germanna on the GI Bill.A camera...

Area economy on the rebound in 2012, with Germanna's help in making the workforce competitive

from:Germanna Community College

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UMW Cited as Model for Future of Networked Learning

from:University of Mary Washington

Seems like UMW, and UMW Blogs in particular, is being heralded in Richard Demillo’s new book Abelard to Apple: The Fate of American Colleges

Start your Search for Volunteer Opportunities in Fredericksburg, Virginia with AmericanTowns Fredericksburg Volunteer Guide!

On behalf of non-profit groups and organizers all over Fredericksburg City County, AmericanTowns would like to invite all of you to join in on making a difference. Seize...

AmericanTowns PR Tool: Getting publicity for your Fredericksburg organization has never been easier

If your nonprofit group in Fredericksburg is looking to let the community know about an upcoming event, activity or initiative, our PR Tool is here to help! Here's how it works:...

Weekend Activities in and around Fredericksburg

Give yourself a Time Out this week and treat yourself to a day out on the town. Whether you're in the mood to do some shopping, house hunting, catch a movie or just enjoy...

Eat Local! Great Resources in the Fredericksburg area

What’s one small change that 1) significantly improves your health 2) helps the environment 3) boosts Virginia’s economy and 4) helps you win the lottery (OK, so we made that...

Winning the Real Estate Game in Fredericksburg in a Tough Market

Purchasing a home in Virginia is one of the best investments you can make; but like so much else in life, timing is everything. Recent talk...

Sold!

When did I cave and send off for that St. Joseph statue to help me sell the house? August? Sealed inside a ziploc bag, he came complete with instructions. Which I followed,...

Greenberg’s Train and Toy Show 2012

Show Features: - 250+ Tables of Trains for Sale- 60+ Exhibitors from Across the CountryOperating Model Train Displays: Piedmont Railroaders - 24' x 36' HO Scale...

An Invitation to our Fredericksburg Community: BLOG ON!

Since this site is all about Fredericksburg, we’d like to get the unique perspectives of local bloggers. If you’ve been blogging, great – send your name, email and a link to...

Principles of Newspaper Writing: Digging Down Digitally

from:University of Mary Washington

The PRINCIPLES OF NEWSPAPER WRITING course at the University of Mary Washington was designed to marry old-school in-depth reporting and new-school digital technology. In other...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Brandon Rohlwing Helps Teens Get Through Tough Times

Brandon Rohlwing was feeling pretty low when he stumbled upon the website ReachOut offering support to anyone questioning the meaning in life. The information he found helped give...

Grit of Germanna's Fall 2011 grads called "legendary"

from:Germanna Community College

Germanna Student Government President Carla Marie Craft addresses crowd of 1,000

First Night Fredericksburg 2012

First Night is…..- The biggest and best New Year’s party you’ve ever seen…- One of the best fireworks shows of the year…- A chance to celebrate the New Year in historic...

Shootings at Virginia Tech and in Caroline County

from:Germanna Community College

Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the students, faculty, staff of Virginia Tech and to the families of the victims. Colleges should be places of enlightenment, free of fear. We...

Cut your own Christmas Tree from tree farms in Virginia

Pining for the perfect tree? Find one that’s right for your home at a Virginia Christmas tree farm. Remember, not all farmers allow guests to cut their own, so be sure to call...

Personal Archives

One of the most difficult parts about moving is that you awaken old stories attached to all the stuff you haven’t handled in years. For this move, I was determined to pitch...

Audio Presentations Showcase Students’ Work

from:University of Mary Washington

Dr. Scanlon’s course Women and Modernism requires students to give a presentation during the semester, however, there’s a twist. These presentations are recorded

UMW Student’s Pen Spinning Blog Goes Viral!

from:University of Mary Washington

Apparently the internet loves two things: cats and how-to videos on pen spinning. Penspin.info isn’t just a blog about your everyday basic pen spinning techniques,...

"Germanna is a tremendous asset" to national security

from:Germanna Community College

Times may be tough, but the Department of Homeland Security is hiring, a crowd of 160 was told

Review — Dancing Granny … & other tales to boogie to

I’ve just re-listened to Eshu Bumpus’s most recent recording, “Dancing Granny and Other Tales to Boogie to.” It’s not just stories. There’s music, too....

Free Speech and the Geography of the Occupy Movement

from:University of Mary Washington

UMW Geography professor Donald Rallis has an amazing two-part blog post about the relationship of the protest movements in Manama, Bahrain and Richmond, Virginia (part 1, part 2)....

AmericanTowns Heroes: Donna Bailey Believes in her Students

Teaching is touted as being one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. Granted, it's not usually a high-paying job, but the satisfaction of having inspired a student to reach...

"It's never too late," says Germanna Community College student who overcame her fears to return to school after 27 years

from:Germanna Community College

Sherry Loehr spent 14 years as a substitute teacher in Spotsylvania County, “and I loved every minute of it.”But to get where she wanted to go in teaching, she needed...

Sherry Loehr waited 27 years to go back to school. She's glad she did at Germanna Community College.

from:Germanna Community College

Sherry Loehr spent 14 years as a substitute teacher in Spotsylvania County, “and I loved every minute of it.” But to get where she wanted to go in teaching, she...

Stafford EDA named Germanna's 2012 Philanthropist of the Year

from:Germanna Community College

The Germanna Community College Educational Foundation named the Stafford Economic Development Authority its 2012 Philanthropist of the Year at its Annual Dinner Friday night, Nov....

And now for something completely different…

Being a storyteller is sort of like being an iceberg. Only a little teensy bit of you is visible to the casual observer. Most of what goes on in order to enable that teensy bit to...

Fredericksburg Farmers Markets - Find local organic farmers market around the Fredericksburg area

Fredericksburg VA Farmers Markets - Find local organic farmers markets around the Fredericksburg area. We have the complete listings to help you find the best markets and...

Fredericksburg Thanksgiving 2011 - Thanksgiving Events, Volunteer Opportunities and more!

With Thanksgiving around the corner and preparations to be made, you might have a lot on your plate. That’s why AmericanTowns has put together resources for Thanksgiving...

Eyeball to Eyeball…a Storytelling Primer

I received the following message from a school librarian I like and respect a lot. She has brought me to her schools a few times over the years to tell stories, and what I...

Accidentally Spot-on for 11/11/11

Last week I did a program for some genealogists and local historians here in Fredericksburg. The president of the group told me he was concerned about historical facts laying...

Hawraa Alabalal: Because of GCC, her American dream within reach

from:Germanna Community College

VIDEO"For me, it was a dream coming to America," says Germanna Community College student Hawraa Alabalali, whose mother married an American soldier before they...

GCC's Nov. 18 Educational Foundation Annual Dinner to be a celebration

from:Germanna Community College

Philanthropist Doris Buffett shares a laugh at the reception prior to a recent GCC Educational

We should honor veterans by giving them jobs and providing them with job training

from:Germanna Community College

By David A. SamGermanna Community College PresidentWhen I was young,

Art goes digital at UMW

from:University of Mary Washington

Jesionowski’s class ART104 – Digital Approaches to Fine Art is doing really neat things over on their umwblogs site. From

The Power of a Single Vote - Fredericksburg Election Information and Polling Places

Presidential elections tend to get most of the attention, but there are plenty of key local Fredericksburg elections this year that are equally important. As they say, "all...

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Baby Elephants…Right Next Door

Our street has become host to the University of Mary Washington men’s rugby team. They and their girlfriends have commandeered three houses on Brompton Street. Mary Wash (as...

Dangerous Art

from:University of Mary Washington

“Art” is usually a word that invokes images of beauty. We think of museums, hushed words, and names like Picasso, Dali, or Renoir. This, however, is only half the...

Same Bones, Different Story

‘Tis the season for spooky stories. I have a couple of new ones that I was aware of. I wrote them in anticipation of my Big Gig in Jonesborough earlier this month, and all...

An Encoded Education

from:University of Mary Washington

This semester Dr. Zach Whalen offered his senior seminar Code(s), Culture, and the Postmodern. This seminar, which acts as a capstone for English majors, promises to...

Pumpkin Patch Farms and Pumpkin Picking Guide for Virginia VA

Virginia Pumpkin Picking Farms and Fall Pumkin Patch Farms - go pumpkin picking at a local farm in Virginia. When there's a crisp snap in the air, nothing beats a day at the...