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City Postpones Execution of Charlotte Street Willow Oaks
Neighbors and Supporters Successfully Sway Council in Last-Minute Lobbying Effort
Virginia’s Warning Light
A budget standoff in the Commonwealth is becoming a test of whether Democrats can govern as well as they campaign
Oh, Deer
And Scarecrow, and Squirrel, and Fox, and Rain Forest
Yesterday’s News Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Creeps in this Petty Pace from Day to Day…
Charlotte Street Willow Oaks Scheduled for Execution Tomorrow
Neighbors in Last-Ditch Effort to Save Them
FXBG Advance Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Dubious Medal of Honor winners who attended Tech. Korean BBQ to die for. The news you'll wish you'd read when you go out with friends and they're…
Dishonorable Mentions
The Gaujot Brothers of West Virgina (and Virginia Tech)
Love and Truth in a Meal Well-Prepared
“Barbecue May Not Be the Road to World Peace, but It’s a Start.” —Anthony Bourdain. (Especially If It’s Korean.)
Yesterday's News Today
"Don't Look Back. Something Might Be Gaining On You." —Satchel Paige. (It's a Good Idea to See What's In the News, Though.)
FXBG Advance Monday, June 8, 2026
A Withering Critique of Local News, Stafford Student Selected for National Suicide Prevention Squad, More Good/Bad News on Climate Change, and Something…
That Was the Week That Was
And the Inaugural H. L. Mencken Award Goes to…
Stafford Student Selected for National Suicide Prevention Squad
“I know from firsthand experience it’s scary to go out and ask for help yourself.”
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