To many, a decade represents ten years of time. To others, it marks a milestone – 87,600 hours of hard work, dedication, passion, and challenges. Richmond Family Magazine’s publisher Margaret…
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.
When Brandon McKinney steps onstage as Evan Goldman in Cadence Theatre Company and Virginia Rep’s production of 13, it will mark his second time playing the lead character in the…
Each day, Scott Wichmann finds himself channeling multiple personalities. Not in real life, mind you. The sought-after actor is busily preparing for his eight roles in Virginia Rep’s upcoming production…
Henry “Hen Dogg” Williams doesn’t get tired of hearing stories of how so many people’s lives have changed because of the Sugarhill Gang. A member of the group for the…
There can be some sweet perks for cast members of Roald Dahl’s Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, as actor James Young discovered when the touring production recently played Hershey, Pennsylvania.…
Mondays at Greenwood Elementary School in Glen Allen are special celebrations for children and staff. Every Monday morning, the moment students step off the bus or get out of a…
Richmond Performing Arts Alliance wants to open up the world of performing arts for children in the greater Richmond area through its newly expanded Genworth Lights Up! Youth Series. RPAA…
Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, and Shawn Stockman of the iconic R&B group Boyz II Men look back at their journey in amazement. The group, recognized as Billboard magazine’s biggest boy…
Seventeen-year-old Sophie Ward had trouble falling and staying asleep when she was in preschool age. She didn’t like sleeping alone, nor did she want to go to sleepovers at friends’…
Twelve-year-old Camellia Sharma jumped up when she heard she was one of ten finalists of the 2019 3M Young Scientist Challenge. “I was too excited,” says Camellia, a rising seventh…
Weather can be unpredictable, but so can motherhood. No one knows that better than meteorologist and mom of two Nikki-Dee Ray, who forecasts the weather on CBS 6 This Morning,…
Trying to put a label on Tuffy Stone is difficult, to say the least. Most people know him as a 6-time World Barbecue Champion pitmaster and a reality television star.…