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Month: January 2020

Features

Beyond Disabilities: Helping people live their best lives

January 27, 2020 Christian Chance 0

“It’s about going beyond disabilities and focusing on your capabilities, what you can do rather than what you can’t do. We might have a person who wants to run a marathon, for example, but can’t [Read More…]

Beside the Point

Karen Keast: What a doll!

January 27, 2020 Tess Goldblatt 0

Karen Keast cuddles in her lap, Eddie, her most expensive doll ever. Keast explains that the previous owner, Ed, was ill and needed to raise money for his healthcare. Paying $2,000 (for a doll valued [Read More…]

Columns

Quebec City: Old world charm at its best!

January 27, 2020 Nancy B. Alligood, CTC 0

No matter where you have traveled in this big wide wonderful world, there is always another destination on your bucket list. For me, Quebec City, Canada, was one of them. Quebec City extends back thousands [Read More…]

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Brian J. DePrinzio – Meet the Business Manager

January 27, 2020 Oyster Pointer 0

Brian DePrinzio is a resident of Newport News, the devoted husband of Jennifer and the proud father of three beautiful daughters: Ava Rose, 5; Ellina Grace, 3; and Raven Elodie, 1. He is the son [Read More…]

Columns

Bankruptcy and the Game of Life

January 27, 2020 Angela M. Haen 0

My experience with bankruptcy started with a board game — The Game of Life by Milton Bradley. Since then, I became a lawyer and I have represented clients through the bankruptcy process for more than seven years. [Read More…]

Beside the Point

Total Home Improvements: They build it, people come

January 27, 2020 Christian Chance 0

“We’re not your typical remodeling company. We have a design coordinator on staff; we have a sales team, not just one sales person; we have two owners; and if you need to answer your questions, [Read More…]

Features

2nd & Charles: Sell what you don’t want; buy what you do

January 27, 2020 Nancy P. Sykes 0

“I don’t like the word ‘secondhand,’” says Desmond Miller, general manager of 2nd & Charles, a unique store specializing in the resale of books, video games, vinyl records and collectables. The store’s name does refer [Read More…]

Features

Hot or Not Yoga: 12 years of helping others grow a passion for the practice

January 27, 2020 Abigail Barna 0

There are a wide variety of reasons to step into practicing yoga. Perhaps you need a way to destress, grow your spirituality, discover a new cardiovascular exercise or find a gentle way to increase your [Read More…]

Features

Robbie Walker President, Marine Chemist Service, Inc.

January 27, 2020 Oyster Pointer 0

Something that most people probably don’t know about Marine Chemist Service is  it has beaten the textbook odds regarding longevity of a small and second-generation business. What I love most about being a marine chemist [Read More…]

Features

LJ’s Bowling: Bowling scholarships to help students achieve their athletic dreams

January 27, 2020 Abigail Barna 0

Imagine going on a date with that special someone to…the local bowling alley. You want to make a good impression and because of some helpful bowling lessons with Lorenzo Jackson through LJ’s Bowling, you are [Read More…]

Columns

And still more fun for lexophiles

January 27, 2020 Oyster Pointer 0

A lexophile is a person who has a love of wordplay, such as “you can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish,” or “to write with a broken pencil is pointless” and the following: [Read More…]

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