When Season 30 of Dancing with the Stars started on ABC this year, professional dancer Daniella Karagach wasn’t sure how far she and her celebrity partner, NBA superstar Iman Shumpert…
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.
Virginia Rep’s current production of Barefoot in the Park at Hanover Tavern stage marks the reunion of scenic designer Terrie Powers and actors Joy Williams and Joe Pabst, who are…
Each holiday season, families around the country gather around the television (or other screen) to watch one of the most beloved Christmas movies of all time: It’s a Wonderful Life.…
Twas a few nights before the opening of West End Academy of Dance’s production of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and all through the studio dancers were stirring, especially the…
The one concept that Director Chelsea Burke wants people to leave with after seeing It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is the sense of community. “As Clarence tells…
A former math middle-school teacher, Petra Glover loves helping people in any way she can. That’s why she was thrilled to be named the 2021 Richmond Christmas Mother.“I thought it…
Winning a Food Network show is a great boost for business. Just ask Rabia Kamara who has seen the lines at her ice cream shop Ruby Scoops steadily increase after…
Three years ago, Tara Daudani received a much needed helping hand from friends and neighbors when she went through chemo treatment, radiation, and seven surgeries for stage 3 triple negative…
Anyone who is a Hallmark movie fanatic, like yours truly, is familiar with Roanoke native and University of Virginia grad Jen Lilley. The spirited and friendly actress stars in many…
When Danielle Dick became a parent, she realized most of the messages about parenting don’t follow her field of study.“The messages are one size fits all. Parenting is important, so…
Kyla Stone grew up loving the music from the 1997 animated feature Anastasia, as well as tunes from other musicals. At the age of five, she would spontaneously belt out…
Valerie James Abbott didn’t know how common early hearing loss was until her daughter Bridget was diagnosed at the age of two.“When she was born, she passed the newborn hearing…
