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Summer in the Burg2026-06-02

Summer in the Burg: The Rappahannock. The river rises every June. The warning signs never do.

Every summer the Rappahannock takes someone — and most often a Latino neighbor. Every summer the city promises bilingual signs and lifeguards. Every summer the press release arrives before the sign does.

#local#burg#summer#satire#rappahannock#river-safety#accountability
Summer in the Burg2026-06-02

Summer in the Burg: The Heat Index. It's 98 in the shade, and the shade is also 98.

First triple-digit feels-like of the season. The Burg discovers that asphalt holds a grudge.

#local#burg#summer#satire#heat#weather
Summer in the Burg2026-06-02

Summer in the Burg: Route 3 Season. Tourists discovered we have a river. Now no one can turn left.

Memorial Day flips the switch. Out-of-state plates, a tube rental, and the eternal Route 3 left turn that never comes.

#local#burg#summer#satire#route-3#traffic#tourists
Summer in the Burg2026-06-02

Summer in the Burg: Market Day. The good tomatoes are gone by 8:04 a.m.

Saturday at the Fredericksburg Farmers Market. A study in heirloom-tomato scarcity economics.

#local#burg#summer#satire#farmers-market#hurkamp-park

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Open #3275

Calibration Nobel

We would like to once again apologize to Dr. Jones for last year's mistaken announcement. We should really have double-checked the envelope for this award in particular.

We would like to once again apologize to Dr. Jones for last year's mistaken announcement. We should really have double-checked the envelope for this award in particular.