The world has gotten really good at sharing opinions. We weigh in on everything. From far-reaching global policy matters to the fashion whims of those who are famous for being famous, our society is saturated in opinion. One of Merriam-Webster’s definitions of opinion is a “belief stronger than impr...

For almost 30 years, The Christmas Store has been keeping the Christmas spirit alive in Fredericksburg. But the doors of the well-established holiday store will close permanently on Dec. 31, 2022. Beth Watson purchased The Christmas Store from the Kinchen family in October 1994. Originally, the stor...

As a born and raised resident of Fredericksburg, Erica Castro has a passion to give something back to the town that helped her get through some rough times. As a young woman growing up in Fredericksburg, Castro was the victim of a traumatic sexual assault. While the healing from her experience took ...

Anyone who has visited the Chamber office has seen my family’s collection of Enid Collins handbags. Collins purses have experienced a renaissance than...

Is it true? Is it beneficial? Is it kind? Best-selling author Jon Acuff introduces these three questions near the beginning of his latest release, “So...

MY 2 CENTS Iwas only passively listening to the op-ed piece by some guy I didn’t know on television in the background. I was far more interested in li...