Ankita Adhvaryu, a senior at Mills Godwin High School in Henrico, has cultivated a passion for science by spending time experiencing the beauty of nature. This instilled in her a…
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.
After months of having people follow her medical progress on social media, Gal, a medium-sized mix dog who had been transferred to Richmond SPCA, is learning her way around the…
By most standards, David Waltenbaugh had an exceptional childhood. He grew up in a close, loving family in Midlothian. “When I was a child, I skated through life like a…
At the age of five, JT Church knew he wanted to dance. The talented youngster had no idea that five years later he would compete on Fox network’s So You…
Matt Paxton had a rare opportunity to relive his past when his show Legacy List with Matt Paxton on VPM highlighted Lisa and Michel Zajur in one episode. The couple,…
PREMIERE Tuesday | February 1 “Seizing Freedom” tells the personal history of the struggle to define freedom after 400 years of slavery. The second season picks up with the promises…
Richmond native Mary Anderson looks at music as a gift, a lifeline that helps children as they grow and develop. “Music has been my number one passion since I was…
Author Sadeqa Johnson’s novel, “Yellow Wife,” found her while she was exploring the history of the slave trade in Richmond. Read this award-winning work today.
Sean Casey on Broadcasting the Game He Loves Anyone close to Major League Baseball knows the sport has ups and downs from season to season, but this year felt very…
Actors Scott Wichmann and Eva DeVirgilis – married in 2016 – jumped at the opportunity to perform their own show for the Richmond Performing Arts Alliance’s 2021 Legends on Grace…
Even though 2020 is in the rear-view mirror, COVID-19 is not. The pandemic rages on. It has changed the world and the way we live, and while people have been…
When Gislane Lima mentioned her infant daughter Maya wasn’t rolling over like other babies her age, the West End mom could sense something was wrong by the expression on her…