Karen’s final Editor’s Voice shares some of the things she’s most grateful for as she wraps up her 15-year commitment to making RVA’s trusted lifestyle magazine!
Author: Karen Schwartzkopf
Karen Schwartzkopf
Karen Schwartzkopf was the managing editor of RFM from its founding in 2009 until 2024. An award-winning writer and editor, she specializes in strategic communications and lives with her husband in Henrico where they raised three adult kids, a cool cat, and one very childish dog.
Karen shares memories and lessons learned from playing sports as a child and parenting her three kids through a variety of sports over the years.
Karen shares one of the best parenting decisions she and her husband ever made and why they developed a consistent plan for disciplining their children.
The Richmond Shakespeare Festival is up and running with “Much Ado About Nothing” in the courtyard theatre of Agecroft Hall.
Karen reminisces about toilet training her kids and speculates about why some younger toddlers might be more excited about potty training than others.
RFM team members share books they have enjoyed – maybe you will, too! “The Light Pirate” by Lily Brooks-Dalton is haunting and beautiful science-based fiction.
Richmond Shakespeare’s “Into the Woods,” playing at The Steward School’s Cramer Center for the Arts through March 24, is a talent-packed fairy tale musical.
Sometimes, looking in a closet can change your life! When materialism hits you over the head so hard that you create a hashtag: #nonewclothesforkaren
RFM team members share books they have enjoyed – maybe you will, too! According to RFM’s editor, Nikki Erlick’s “The Measure” will stick with you for months to come.
The power and responsibility parents have to influence their children are immense. Kids are always watching everything we say and do. Be an influencer for good!
It does a heart good to take stock, no matter how you do it. This holiday season, start your list of things you’re grateful for – the serious and the silly!
“tick, tick … BOOM!” is a weird little musical that’s heart-warming and well-acted. See it through September 30 at Swift Creek Mill – and add on dinner!
