How a beach vacay changed Melissa Chase and her family forever – a shark week story! Plus, important tips for staying safe in the ocean as waters warm.
Author: Joan Tupponce
Joan Tupponce
An award-winning writer based in Richmond, Joan Tupponce is a parent, grandparent, and self-admitted Disney freak. She writes about anything and everything and enjoys meeting inspiring people and telling their stories. Joan’s work has appeared in RFM since the magazine’s first issue in October 2009. Look for original and exclusive online articles about Richmond-area people, places, and ideas at Just Joan: RVA Storyteller.
What do you get when six generations of Black women make irresistible sweet potato pies? Joye Moore of Richmond founded Joyebells to help families find out!
Brittny Smith of “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations” shares how she got started and what it’s like to tour with a Broadway show.
You might have seen the movie – here’s your chance to see the play with your kids! Don’t miss the Jewish Family Theatre production of “The Prom” at the JCC.
When Belén Moyano saw “Hadestown” with her husband, she predicted she would one day be a cast member in the award-winning show. How did she realize this destiny?
When Theodora Miller experienced a severe concussion in 2014, her doctors suggested turning to painting to help heal her brain injury. The results are stunning!
Brittany Mullins launched Eating Bird Food to inspire others to eat healthy and get moving. Today, she has a huge social media presence and new cookbook.
Put Jeniece Roane – veteran nurse and VP at VCU – at the top of the list of people to be in awe of for her work making the CHoR Children’s Tower happen.
As spokesperson for VMHC’s “Apollo – When We Went to the Moon,” retired astronaut Leland Melvin leads the way for Richmond’s amazing Summer of Space!
Joan chats with the director of “Log Cabin,” running April 28 through May 20 at Triangle Players. The play explores relationships and how society interprets them.
That lightbulb moment – when you realize exactly what it is you want to do. That’s just what author Stacy Hawkins Adams experienced.
As president and CEO of Children’s Hospital Foundation, Lauren Moore has worked tirelessly to raise funds to help build the Children’s Tower.