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…
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.
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…
When it came to the final moments of this season’s America’s Got Talent, there were two acts left standing and both were from Virginia. Sixteen-year-old aerialist Aidan Bryant and magician…
For Season 16 America’s Got Talent Winner Dustin Tavella, Magic is About Connecting The Virginia Beach magician was crowned the Season 16 winner during Wednesday’s live, two-hour season finale. In…
Last year, the Richmond Performing Arts Alliance switched its Legends on Grace series to a virtual format, featuring artists performing from their homes. This year, RPAA is pivoting once again…
Jay Grymes was first introduced to the Violins of Hope when he helped coordinate the exhibit’s visit to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2012. The touring exhibit tells the remarkable stories…
First identified and launched in Boston by Ron Ferguson, PhD, The Basics evolved into a series of guidelines for interacting with young kids.
On August 28, MaryBeth Eldred will take on one of the greatest athletic challenges she has attempted – rappelling 335 feet down Dominion Energy’s 600 Canal Place skyscraper to commemorate…
Entrepreneur Sheila Johnson has always had a strong, innate sense of self that has helped propel her to the corporate boardroom and beyond. Johnson is founder and CEO of Salamander…
WTVR CBS 6 Chief Meteorologist Zach Daniel never knows how his weather segments in the station’s backyard weather center will play out thanks to his lovable co-host Walter. The eight-year-old…
Dogtown Dance Theatre is on a mission to grow and expand by helping regional artists build their audiences in Richmond. That’s just what they are doing this weekend with the…
Kennedy, Ava, Sophia, and Shania founded Brown Ballerinas for Change to use ballet to promote activism, social justice, and increase diversity in the arts.