For 3rd-8th Grade Chesterfield County Students Richmond Children’s Writers is sponsoring their first contest this winter to showcase young creative writing talent in Chesterfield County. The contest challenges students to…
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Mariners’ Museum’s latest exhibition, A Head of Its Time, could only be approached with humor. Its subject matter, after all, is the history of bathrooms –…
NEW YORK, November 14, 2013 – Angelia Shay, an agent with New York Life’s Richmond General Office, has been named president of Women in Insurance & Financial Services (WIFS). WIFS is the…
The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia, in partnership with the Chesterfield Department of Parks and Recreation, will be offering a program for homeschooling families on Friday, November 22, 2013 at…
Did your children or grandchildren ever ask, “Where do belly buttons come from?” Richmond area pastor, writer, and children’s entertainer, Dr. Jeffery Warren Scott has the perfect answer to that…
A baby bongo born at the Virginia Zoo Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 is now accepting visitors. Callie, a female calf, is the fourth baby for mother Juni, but the first…
Middle school students at Millwood School in Midlothian took teamwork, courage, and self-confidence to great heights this fall when they participated in Challenge Discovery’s Odyssey Course, located on the intramural…
Go Ape Treetop Adventure, an outdoor adventure course at Freedom Park in Williamsburg announces a food drive to support the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank. The donation drive runs November through December,…
Students to Receive Stagecraft Demonstrations Glorious Christmas Nights, a Richmond Christmas tradition for all ages, is adding a new feature in its 30th year. For the first time, student groups…
Shaka Smart Partners with BonfireFunds.com for 30-Day Campaign Benefiting FRIENDS Association for Children Shaka and Maya Smart unveiled a thirty-day fundraising campaign today for FRIENDS Association for Children at the…
HistoryConnects Program Recognized by Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration The Virginia Historical Society (VHS) was recently recognized with an honorable mention Pinnacle Award for the 2012–13 school year.…
Winter Preparedness Week is Dec. 1-7, 2013 Several record-breaking snowstorms have covered Virginia in recent years, and winter is right around the corner again! Winter Preparedness Week is Dec. 1-7…