Sports Reporter to focus on the Redskins - Fredericksburg, Va.

[93Devil]

I think you can get a townhome here for about $110,000.

Maybe in 1995.

http://www.fredericksburg.com/Homes/detail?list_numb=SP7552916&prevList=http://www.fredericksburg.com/Homes/Listings?county=SPOTSYLVANIA&prng=0%7E199999&query_start=21

 

[Drip]

When I covered the Redskins in the mid-90s, getting to Ashburn from PWC was a major pain. Route 28 was traffic light after traffic light around Dulles Airport. As for a good place to live for that beat -- Warrenton.

True, and Culpeper is not a bad thought either, but if you are single, is there anything to do there? Is there anything that resembles a single woman there?

You at least have a college in the Burg.

I keep hearing about things to do. Not trying to poke at anyone in particular but what is it that you want to do?

 

[93Devil]

When I covered the Redskins in the mid-90s, getting to Ashburn from PWC was a major pain. Route 28 was traffic light after traffic light around Dulles Airport. As for a good place to live for that beat -- Warrenton.

True, and Culpeper is not a bad thought either, but if you are single, is there anything to do there? Is there anything that resembles a single woman there?

You at least have a college in the Burg.

I keep hearing about things to do. Not trying to poke at anyone in particular but what is it that you want to do?

If I was single, I would want people to do things with, to be able to walk or take a short drive to a bar to watch a game, play in local sports leagues, go to a concert, hear live music, not have to drive 10 miles to get to a library, grocery store or a movie theater, have the abilty to have high speed internet at my house...

 

[NightHawk112005]

Devil, no offense, but it's not like there's THAT much to do in FredVegas for young singles. Certainly not enough nightlife to justify the extra driving from the office to Ashburn and back several times a week.

With as much time as the FL-S seems intent on committing to its Redskins coverage, you'd be insane to live more than 30-40 minutes from Li'l Danny's Place.

If you're single or married with no kids, snag an apartment in Manassas and you've got 66 in your backyard. Easy trip as long as you're not talking rush-hour, which is an absolute soul-crushing nightmare.

If you've got kids, don't apply for the job. Even with the market cratering, finding a house in NVa that will fit realistically into the budget of a newspaper reporter is almost impossible -- unless, of course, your wife is a CPA like Justin's. ;D

Totally agree. You want to stay away from 95 if you can. 95 will get you nowhere near the Redskins' facility, so the further west you can get, the better. I'd have suggested Leesburg or Purcellville, but with Loudoun County exploding, it's best to stay away from it. When I started high school in 2001, Loudoun County had just completed its sixth high school. A decade later, it has 12 high schools.

Contrast that with Prince William County, which had eight (the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park, which are not part of PWC, each have one high school) in 2001 and now has 11. Yes, it's growing, but it's a slower growth, making it more affordable to live there than near Ashburn. There's also more to do at night in PWC than in Loudoun.

You said there is more to do in PWC than Loudon. Such as?

Manassas and Woodbridge appear to have more shops and restaurants, so I would guess there are more bars. There's also a concert pavilion that draws very big names just outside Manassas and the Nationals' Single-A team plays in Woodbridge. Loudoun County doesn't have any of that. Plus, until the Silver Line of the Metro gets built in about five years, it is substantially easier to get to Washington from Manassas or Woodbridge than it is from Leesburg.

I think you can get a townhome here for about $110,000.

Maybe in 1995.

http://www.fredericksburg.com/Homes/detail?list_numb=SP7552916&prevList=http://www.fredericksburg.com/Homes/Listings?county=SPOTSYLVANIA&prng=0%7E199999&query_start=21

Color me shocked. That said, Mary Washington hardly qualifies as a college, although I will say there is substantially more to do in Fredericksburg than in Warrenton or Culpeper.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

When I covered the Redskins in the mid-90s, getting to Ashburn from PWC was a major pain. Route 28 was traffic light after traffic light around Dulles Airport. As for a good place to live for that beat -- Warrenton.

True, and Culpeper is not a bad thought either, but if you are single, is there anything to do there? Is there anything that resembles a single woman there?

You at least have a college in the Burg.

I keep hearing about things to do. Not trying to poke at anyone in particular but what is it that you want to do?

If I was single, I would want people to do things with, to be able to walk or take a short drive to a bar to watch a game, play in local sports leagues, go to a concert, hear live music, not have to drive 10 miles to get to a library, grocery store or a movie theater, have the abilty to have high speed internet at my house...

You can have all that stuff in Culpeper. U2 ain't coming to town, but there is live music.

 

[Nathan Scott Phillips]

When I covered the Redskins in the mid-90s, getting to Ashburn from PWC was a major pain. Route 28 was traffic light after traffic light around Dulles Airport. As for a good place to live for that beat -- Warrenton.

They got rid of most of the lights, but that just made more people want to use 28, so it's worse during rush hour. But other times it's much better. And there's a Wegmans, a Pei Wei and a Five Guys near Redskins Park now.

 

[Mystery Meat II]

Fredericksburg has a Capital Ale House. That counts for a lot.

 

[NightHawk112005]

When I covered the Redskins in the mid-90s, getting to Ashburn from PWC was a major pain. Route 28 was traffic light after traffic light around Dulles Airport. As for a good place to live for that beat -- Warrenton.

They got rid of most of the lights, but that just made more people want to use 28, so it's worse during rush hour. But other times it's much better. And there's a Wegmans, a Pei Wei and a Five Guys near Redskins Park now.

Not heard of the second one, but Wegman's and Five Guys are awesome.

 

[dkphxf]

Five Guys is overrated. Whataburger easily has it beat.

 

[Drip]

Judging a place if it has a greasy spoon like Five Guys or Whataburger or a pricey grocery store like Wegmans and Kroger is crazy. Chances are, if you're doing the job correctly, you won't be spending much time in those places.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

Judging a place if it has a greasy spoon like Five Guys or Whataburger or a pricey grocery store like Wegmans and Kroger is crazy. Chances are, if you're doing the job correctly, you won't be spending much time in those places.

Yes, because the best beat writers don't need to eat or buy groceries.

 

[NightHawk112005]

Judging a place if it has a greasy spoon like Five Guys or Whataburger or a pricey grocery store like Wegmans and Kroger is crazy. Chances are, if you're doing the job correctly, you won't be spending much time in those places.

So, if you're doing the job correctly, you won't be eating at restaurants and you won't be eating at home. No wonder newspapers don't pay well if their best employees don't need to eat.