Blogs
Slug Tales: ‘Can you hear me now? Yes, WE CAN’
May 16, 2012
The sign posted front and center in each PRTC OmniRide bus is quite clear, asking passengers to use cell phones briefly and only when necessary.
Headlines: Rail Project Off Track, Rural Study Funded
May 10, 2012
Stafford schools will offer teachers a stipend, things are off track for a rail project that was to bridge Prince William and Stafford, and Manassas holds its gay-straight prom in Old Town.
Slug Tales: Driver Hates Sleepers
May 9, 2012
Just as I started to get comfortable, with my sunglasses covering my closed eyes, the driver informed us, “One thing I hate is for slugs to be sleeping in my car.”
Slug Tales: Don’t Let A Bad Experience Spoil Slugging
May 2, 2012
Last week, a fellow commuter said something that concerned me. He said he would never Slug again.
Slug Tales: Metro a Wrench in Commute
April 25, 2012
I could be having the best day of my life, laughing and skipping around town, and Metro has the power to take the wind right out of my sails.
Join Us for the Route 1 Clean Up
April 20, 2012
It takes a lot to keep a community of this size clean. But there are some dedicated individuals who work hard to do just that.
Bus Driver’s Kindness Offsets Slugging Shortcomings
April 18, 2012
Commuters sighed with impatience, some calling family members to warn them they’d be home late. We complained to each other – it was so windy! Where was our bus?
Reporter Turned Fashion Show Host a Dream Realized
April 16, 2012
I was excited to have some part in the show, but what if another natural disaster swept this show away too? For all I knew, I had offended the fashion gods, and was cursed to forever destroy fashion shows.
The ‘Rejects’ Still Rock
April 13, 2012
It was 2003 and the song, “Swing, swing,” was not just some random tune that played in my car’s CD player, it was an anthem.
For Joyfully Employed, Commuting is a Series of Hoops
April 11, 2012
There are so many commuting options – Virginia Railway Express, Metro, OmniRide, slugging – commuting should be no problem. And yet, it is.
Around Town
April 5, 2012
A man leaps from a bridge to avoid an oncoming train, a look at a new bill that would have localities paying VDOT back for road projects that don’t work out, and Mark Warner stopped in Fredericksburg to talk jobs.
Around Town
April 4, 2012
The accused East Coast Rapist is indicted in Prince William, students who showed up for medical classes found their college DOA, and residents tonight will get a chance to weigh in on how their money is spent.
Slug Tales: No Apologies for Near-Miss Crash
April 4, 2012
After safely exiting the car, the front seat passenger threw his hands up into the air and exclaimed dramatically, “It is by the grace of GOD that we have arrived here! I should get on my knees and kiss the ground that we have made it here alive!”
Slug Tales: Driver Earns Hostile Reputation
March 28, 2012
As our driver called 911, I didn’t make a peep when she cried to the dispatcher that this other person was driving erratically, almost causing an accident and by the way, cheating by driving alone on HOV before 9 a.m. – the nerve!
Pac-Man History Explained
March 27, 2012
Do you remember playing Intellvision, which had gaming graphics more reminiscent of a cyan or magenta checkerboard?
Around Town
March 26, 2012
Drivers traveling along U.S. 1 in Woodbridge are now greeted by a larger Old Glory, there’s little public reaction to a proposed fare increase at VRE, and things don’t look good for those who live at a flooded-out trailer park in Woodbridge.
Around Town
March 22, 2012
Stafford’s Board of Supervisors denies a request from the School Board for more cash, Prince William puts the brakes on rural development, and it just got easier to by a EZPass in Virginia.
What You’ll Be Wearing this Spring
March 21, 2012
While it may seem like spring has been happening all winter long, the force that is fashion is rolling out the trends for spring, and now is the time to start stocking up on staples and trendier items that you’re going to be seeing.
