Evergreen Workshop, provider of fine stringed instruments and bows, along with sheet music and accessories, has begun its new school year, offering stringed instruments for purchase as well as rentals. The local violin shop, owned [Read More…]
“I have been baking since I was 16,” says Mildred Byrd, owner of Millie B’s Desserts. “My specialties are cinnamon rolls and pound cakes. My baking has always been for family and friends, but in [Read More…]
The first goal of these health and fitness columns is to inspire you to do something additional to improve. You may be doing plenty but I doubt it’s enough to have zero room to step [Read More…]
Menchville High School Lead4Change Team Named Grand Prize Winner Fare Share, Menchville High School’s Lead4Change team, was named a grand prize winner in the Lead4Change Challenge, a yearly challenge that offers awards to schools whose [Read More…]
Sometimes, life throws us under the bus — without our consent, without advanced warning, without a way out. Whatever the loss, whatever the struggle, when that moment comes and we are confronted with that thing that threatens [Read More…]
When Hugh Barlow calculates a tip, he determines the exact tip amount that will cause his final bill to end in zeros. And, he rounds up to the higher dollar. He will do the same [Read More…]
“My dad is my hero,” says Mike Melo, CEO and president of ITA International, of his Air Force fighter pilot father who served in Korea and Vietnam. California native Melo grew up with four brothers [Read More…]
Careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are expected to increase in the coming years, and Virginia employers are poised to contribute to this growth. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 67,900 [Read More…]
In the late 1970s, oceanography professor Frank Fang traveled overseas from the Virginia Peninsula. While Frank did his consulting work, his wife Carol enjoyed personal shopping. The first saga of C&F Enterprises begins with Carol [Read More…]
One of the rare gifts we have in the tax code is the ROTH IRA. However, it is likely you and your family are not using ROTHs to the fullest advantage. What’s so great about [Read More…]
Lisa Haning has exciting business news that also pleases her as a mother. “My daughter, Olivia Haning, is my business partner,” she says. “Olivia studied for two years to become a master esthetician. She brings [Read More…]
It started as an ordinary Thursday afternoon, when I wrapped up my workday; but this Thursday a friend asked me to drop by his office on Blue Crab Road for a drink and conversation. Scott [Read More…]
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