Ireadily applaud the Fredericksburg Theater Company’s selection committee for choosing “The Gifts of the Magi” for Season 28. It’s a worthy alternative to the inherently predictable, “A Christmas Carol” or “Nutcracker.” Ten days before opening, Joshua Henderson, who was slated to play a character na...

Editor’s note: The inaugural Fredericksburg Book Festival will host 12 well known and accomplished adult and children’s authors and one illustrator — all from Texas — on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, and the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post will introduce each one in the coming month. The day of the ev...

Researching Ranch Dressing’s history proved interesting — especially for such a seemingly everyday item, but it was not always that way. I did not grow up eating salads. Setting the table never included a salad plate. Lettuce might have been served under a chicken or tuna salad — particularly for my...

The Optimist Club of Fredericksburg and Optimist International are sponsoring an essay contest for students. All students in public, private and paroc...

Cash prizes will be awarded to winners of this year’s art and essay writing contests sponsored by the Dr. Wilhelm Keidel Chapter of the Daughters of t...

Fredericksburg Independent School District (FISD) has a slate of upcoming Community Education events for participants of all ages. More information on...