Advance Evening News
This evening's stories include the latest edition of the New Dominion Podcast, where the crew interviews a historian of bookshops, and intersection improvements coming to Route 1.
NEW DOMINION PODCAST: NDP Geeks Out on Books
By Cori Blanche
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
What happens when four podcasters who love books host a writer who writes a history of bookstores? A great discussion about books and how they shape our culture, our politics, and the ways that we relate to each other. Evan Friss is a professor at James Madison University and the author of "The Bookshop." And the stories he brings -- from the in-depth chapters on the biggest names in bookselling, to the personal asides that illuminate the power of bookstores -- are a reader's, and listener's, delight.
Listen to the full episode
Intersection Improvements Coming to U.S. 1 in Fredericksburg
By Hank Silverberg
The intersections of U.S. 1 and Fall Hill Avenue and the intersections of Hanson, Princess Anne Street and U.S. 1 in Fredericksburg are all being redesigned. Work will start next week and last for 18 months.
Read the full story
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