Julie Garner has described herself as a member of a club no one wants to be in. She is a parent who lost a child, tragically and way too young. Her…
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In 1916, the famous New York architect, John Russell Pope, designed one of the largest private residences ever built in Richmond. On Monument Avenue, the 27,000 square foot Tudor-Revival house was…
In 1892, Major Lewis Günter decided to build the finest hotel in America, in Richmond. Some would say he succeeded, considering its impressive guest list, which included Teddy Roosevelt, Bette Davis,…
On November 20, 1909, the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia voted itself into existence. It was the first women’s voting rights organization in Richmond and it had just eighteen members,…
Like over 46 million other Americans who plan to travel fifty miles or more over Thanksgiving, the Thompsons are hitting the road for the holiday this year. And not to…
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” –Nelson Mandela Janeva Smith was nineteen and living in a car…
When 5-year-old twins, Trevor and Lucy, along with their older brother Jordan, lay down at night, there are smiles on their faces and a shared feeling of comfort that they…
In 1874, an international order of Roman Catholic nuns came to Richmond. Founded in 1839 by a French woman who welcomed a blind, starving wanderer into her home, the Little Sisters…
In 1646, two now-Virginia tribes signed a peace treaty with the British powers, ending the Third Anglo-Powhatan War. With this, the first reservations (the legal designation for an area of…
62% of Teen Drivers Killed in Virginia were not Wearing Seatbelts In Virginia, twenty-four teen drivers, age 15-19, have died so far this year, compared to 20 in the same time…
Sportable, a local non-profit providing sporting opportunities to people with physical and visual disabilities, is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the 4th Annual Sportable Tailgate at the Bon…
Mid to late October is when Virginia’s trees begin to proudly display their most amazing colors, starting in the mountains and then slowly painting the coastal plain with warm fall hues.…