Finding room to house all of her creative arts entries for the State Fair of Virginia can be challenging at times for Lynda Grainger. She’s been entertaining the competition for…
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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 artists Catherine Roseberry and Rob Womack married in 1983, they knew they wanted to start a family as well as a business that would allow them to be around…
Five-year-old Amir Amin (or as he calls himself Lieutenant Amin) doesn’t know about the nationwide Police Lip Sync Challenge or that the Richmond Police Department challenged the Henrico County Police…
Rayvon Owen bounds into the green room backstage at Altria Theatre during rehearsals for SPARC’s Live Art: Love show, held earlier this summer. Grammy award-winning artist Jason Mraz and the…
Kylie Clark shares her home with all types of creatures when she is creating props for Virginia Rep. The theatre’s current interim props master and puppet designer, Clark has just…
The female actors that walked into the Brooklyn office of StudioEIS weren’t there to audition for a role in a film or television show. They were there to help sculptor…
Last week, 4-year-old Blue Belle was simply a sweet dog in need of a home at Richmond Animal Care and Control. This week she’s a film star with an appearance…
Grammy award winner Jason Mraz loves being a big kid on stage, and that’s what his continuing participation in SPARC’s LIVE ART program allows him to do. “It’s a way…
The mom of four and the founder of local nursing wear clothing company, Latched Mama, Melissa Wirt knows firsthand that breastfeeding can be challenging in the crowded stands at a…
Goldendoodle Elsa is a rock star at VCU Medical Center, even though there’s no red carpet underneath her paws. The calm-natured, 55-pound sandy blonde fluffball strolls alongside her handler, Margaret…
Brian Vogler still remembers the first time he saw the Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables. It left a powerful impression on him that remains today. “My introduction to Broadway was…
Local Parents Enrich Family Life with a Family Restaurant Natalie Schwartz can’t imagine a better job than working as the hostess at Natalie’s Taste of Lebanon in Richmond’s West End.…