As a part of the continuing North End Improvements Project, the City will be closing Kent Street between Piccadilly and Fairfax Lane and Fairfax Lane between Cameron and Kent for three (3) nights beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 30 thru Wednesday, May 2 to allow for the installation of a new sanitary sewer [...]
The City of Winchester will operate on the following schedule during the week of April 30. City Offices City offices will be closed to the public on Apple Blossom Friday, May 4th, but employees will be available to assist customers by phone until 12:00 pm, at which time Rouss City Hall offices will be [...]
The 85th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival kicks off this week with the United Bank Bloomin’ Wine Fest, live music, and more! United Bank Bloomin’ Wine Fest: The 85th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival officially kicks off this weekend with the United Bank Bloomin’ Wine Fest! Starting Friday, April 27th at 3pm, the two-day event brings numerous wineries…
The Virginia Housing Development Authority and Winchester Office of Housing will reopen the online Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Application on May 10, 2012. The program will be taking applications from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on May 10, 2012. On April 19, 2012, the online web application failed to launch as planned. Most applicants [...]
Winchester, Va. (April 19, 2012) – The feasibility study and initial design work for a School of Medicine at Shenandoah University has been completed. The study was the result of a recommendation to the university’s leadership by the Shenandoah University Board of Trustees, and the study has now been submitted to the board. “The feasibility [...]
On June 16 in Jim Barnett Park, area children ages 5-10 can jump, dash, weave, crawl, balance, and slip slide around the world in the International Children’s Festival’s first obstacle course. This new event is a fundraiser for the Winchester Parks and Recreation’s 4th annual International Children’s Festival held on October 6, 2012 in Jim [...]
The Winchester Police Department Community Response Team will host a “Last Call for Unsafe Nightlife” educational seminar tonight for local restaurant owners and management. “Last Call for Unsafe Nightlife” is the first in a series of seminars designed to inform and instruct local restaurant owners and managers on reducing alcohol related offenses and to establish [...]
At a special meeting held on Tuesday, April 17th, City Council voted 7-2 to raise the city’s real estate tax rate to 95 cents per $100 assessed value providing the City with an additional $2,439,000 for general fund spending next fiscal year (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013). Council will decide how to spend [...]
Doug Flutie, will serve as Sports Marshal for the 2012 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival®; and, will also have the honor of serving as the Main Speaker at the Festival’s 2012 Wells Fargo Sports Breakfast. Douglas Richard “Doug” Flutie (born October 23, 1962) first rose to national prominence as an All-American at Boston College, where he [...]
The Rotary Club of Frederick County is excited about the first, annual “Tax Relief Pub Crawl for Charity”, to be held this Tuesday, April 17 from 5pm-8:30pm. In this inaugural year, eleven downtown establishments are participating by providing discounts and specials during the event. Participating businesses include: Brewbakers’ Restaurant, Cork StreetTavern, DailyGrind/Loudoun St., George…
