“We have many needs, not wants but needs.” Councilman Glenn Wood summarized the prevailing concern at a work session on March 9. Is it realistic, he...
The work session of the Town Planning Commission on March 4 kicked into gear with Allen Neel as the new chairman and Megan Marrazzo as the...
The Town Council’s work session of March 2 began with the appointment of Hillary Wilfong to the position of Temporary Deputy Clerk of Council. This responsibility...
Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) is a concept that was launched in Canada and has since spread across the United States. It is an event...
An unassuming building adjacent to Skyline Middle School off Luray Avenue, the Blue Ridge Technical Center is a thriving hub of academic activity and at half...
Uplifting at its beginning and standing in solidarity at its end, the February 23 meeting of the Town Council covered ground that at times presented complications,...
In the absence of clear direction from the Town Council on performance standards for urban agriculture, the Board of Zoning Appeals struggled on February 17 to...
To what extent does one leave a path well-traveled to assist another in navigating theirs? Questions of zoning and neighborhood integrity came into focus at the...
Outstanding among the details of a draft for a 2025 annual report, recommended for approval to the Board of Supervisors at a February 11 meeting of...
As of February 2026, the Town of Front Royal’s energy department is operating approximately 1.1 million in the hole. At a work session of the Town...
The February 4 work session of the Town Planning Commission featured four items, which were executed in approximately an hour. The first was an application for...
Firstly, the Town of Front Royal’s energy department has no intention of doubling electric rates. This malevolent rumor, born on social media, was debunked by Mayor...
In a rare show of resistance, in advance of any public hearing, residents of Grand Avenue attended the January 21 meeting of the Town Planning Commission...
For anyone who has been discouraged by previous liaison meetings in which Town and County parted ways with the resolution to talk more in the future,...
The January 14 meeting of the County Planning Commission began with the appointment of members to key positions: Robert Myers resumed his position as chairman, and...
I know a little bit about everything and a lot about nothing!” Gary Duane “Dewey” Vaughan is a fountainhead of self-castigating wit. Asked how he wanted...
“It’s a disservice to the community.” At a January 12 work session, Vice Mayor Amber Veitenthal, speaking with force and eloquence that implied significant prior thought,...
At a January 7 work session, at the request of the Town Council, the Planning Commission revisited fertile soil for a conversation about auxiliary dwelling units,...
At a January 5 work session of the Town Council, it was the mayor’s express wish that the public benefit from the summary of an outstanding...
ADUs have been the subject of an ongoing exchange between the Town Planning Commission and the Town Council, with the former recommending an ordinance for ADUs...
While backyard beekeeping received a favorable consensus to move forward for advertising a public hearing in January, a rooster exception received a recommendation for denial from...
“Once upon a time, there lived a young girl who loved her father very much.” At a December 8 meeting of the Town Council with a...
As Front Royal and Warren County prepare to reflect upon and celebrate the savior this year, what was true in 1 A.D. is just as true...
From a retail strategy to the much-debated and sometimes dreaded prospect of a data center possibly coming to Front Royal, the Town Council, at their work...
“This is the last piece of liberal in me, the one liberal piece I will never be parted from.” Councilwoman Melissa DeDomenico-Payne spoke in support of...
Just when it seems everything has been swept and made orderly for the ongoing ordinance rewrite that the Town Planning Commission is conducting, seven more obstacles...
At the October meeting of the County Planning Commission, the commissioners received public input about zoning text amendments for backyard beekeeping. At their meeting on Thursday,...
“The story of Vinicola Wine Bar began twenty-five years ago,” Daniel Elliott, the owner of the bar at 205A East Main Street, shared with the Royal...
“Sometimes we can get compliance, and sometimes we cannot get compliance.” This basic truth spoken by Town Manager Joseph Petty at the Town Council’s work session...
“This is our future right here.” Supervisor Cheryl Cullers captured the significance of an event she attended on the morning of Friday, November 7, at Skyline...