Town Talk

Rene Laws and Sue Henderson preview Via Colori Stafford this Saturday and Sunday at the commuter parking lot on Courthouse Road near I-95.

April Peterson talks with Meegana Henry–somewhere on the Oregon Coast Trail.

Mayor Mary Katherine Greenlaw and Vice-Mayor Chuck Frye discuss council priorities-Fredericksburg 2036- and the upcoming ceremony to unveil the Historical Marker of the Freedom Rides.

Bryant Halstead with Strength and Honor Motorcycle Club previews Davey’s Battle Brothers Ride in memory of Sgt. David Ruhren who died in Mosul, Iraq.   It’s September 25th.  Also info on Strength and Honor.   shmcva.com  

Downtown Greens Executive Director Sarah Perry talks about their plan to purchase and conserve a parcel of 56 acres of land that includes living wetlands, mature trees and the last farmland in Fredericksburg.  $750,000 needed by November

Christian Zammas is today a business owner  in down Fredericksburg (Katora Coffee). But he was once homeless.   He joins Samantha Shoukas with the Continuum of Care to talk about homeless services in the region.    fredericksburgcoc.org  

Kathryn Willis and Bob Antozzi talk about the Fredericksburg sister city program–specifically with Este, Italy.  Also info on their big fundraiser for the program, Pizza Palooza on September 25 from 5-9 at Market Square downtown.  fred-este.org

Zac Cunningham, Dave Muraca and Meghan Budinger preview upcoming events at Kenmore and Ferry Farm. Updates on archaeology on the site.     kenmore.org

We talked with area officials and residents about 9-11

Bright Star at the Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Stafford from Sept. 15-October 31.  Patrick A’Hearn joined by Carson Eubank, Adrianne Hick and Douglas Ullman.     riversidedt.com