As the only female lieutenant and the oldest female firefighter in Henrico County Division of Fire, Michele Greep, fifty-two, feels like a mother hen to the younger females in the division. It’s a role she knows well. Greep is the…
Matthew Lee Robinson couldn’t hold back his emotions when he watched the first technical rehearsal of his new musical Atlantis, opening at Virginia Rep this Friday. “I burst into tears in the first five minutes because it’s so beautiful and…
Hannah Rhudy began brainstorming ideas about how to make sure children were not left in a hot car after hearing last May about the death of five-month-old twins that had been left in their family’s SUV in Chesterfield. “Losing the…
Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword to the owners of Tazza Kitchen and The Big Kitchen. “We are committed to using as much compostable packaging as possible,” says Susan Davenport, co-owner of both businesses. “Eighty to ninety percent of our packaging…
When Josh Marin moved to New York in 2014, his goal was to star on Broadway. He’s one step closer to that goal with his role in the touring production of the Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon, opening at…
The excitement in Derek Hough’s voice reflects the energy he brings to each project he undertakes. Currently, that enthusiasm is being fueled by Derek Hough: Live, The Tour, coming to Richmond, Sunday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Altria Theater. This…
On The Road Again isn’t just the name of a Willie Nelson song. It became a reality for Virginia Museum of Fine Arts’ re-launched artmobile – VMFA On the Road: An Artmobile for the 21stCentury – after it made its debut last…
Voices from the Garden: The Virginia Women’s Monument, slated to be completed this October, gives Liza Mickens yet another reason to be proud of her great-great grandmother, Maggie Walker. Walker, the first African American woman in the United States to…
Jan Guarino was all in when she was asked to direct Richmond Triangle Players production of An Act of God, opening March 1. “First, it’s a comedy, which I love. For a comedy, it was delicious,” says Guarino, a well-known…
Inspiration comes from many sources. In the case of Eva DeVirgilis, the spark that led to the creation of her new one-woman show, In My Chair, started with a simple-but-profound makeup chair. It led her on a journey of soul…
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