Dr. Danny Avula is leaving his position as director of Richmond and Henrico Health Districts (RHHD) to accept Governor Glenn Youngkin’s appointment as Commissioner of the Department of Social Services.…
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British composer Roxanna Panufnik didn’t know a great deal about early 20th century Austrian composer and socialite Alma Mahler (Gropius Werfel) until she was commissioned to orchestrate some of Mahler’s…
Life isn’t only what happens to you, it’s mainly how you respond to it. That’s the belief that Sister Lea Lahoud puts forth in her newest children’s book, Got Celiac?…
Shining a spotlight on RVA families with multi-gen service providers – doctors, nurses, dentists who were surrounded by compassion and pass it along every day.
A former math middle-school teacher, Petra Glover loves helping people in any way she can. That’s why she was thrilled to be named the 2021 Richmond Christmas Mother. “I thought…
Winning a Food Network show is a great boost for business. Just ask Rabia Kamara who has seen the lines at her ice cream shop Ruby Scoops steadily increase after…
Anyone who is a Hallmark movie fanatic, like yours truly, is familiar with Roanoke native and University of Virginia grad Jen Lilley. The spirited and friendly actress stars in many…
Valerie James Abbott didn’t know how common early hearing loss was until her daughter Bridget was diagnosed at the age of two. “When she was born, she passed the newborn…
On August 28, MaryBeth Eldred will take on one of the greatest athletic challenges she has attempted – rappelling 335 feet down Dominion Energy’s 600 Canal Place skyscraper to commemorate…
Entrepreneur Sheila Johnson has always had a strong, innate sense of self that has helped propel her to the corporate boardroom and beyond. Johnson is founder and CEO of Salamander…
WTVR CBS 6 Chief Meteorologist Zach Daniel never knows how his weather segments in the station’s backyard weather center will play out thanks to his lovable co-host Walter. The eight-year-old…
Kennedy, Ava, Sophia, and Shania founded Brown Ballerinas for Change to use ballet to promote activism, social justice, and increase diversity in the arts.