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Home2025February

Month: February 2025

Features

The Mint Sweater: Changing fashion rules

February 18, 2025 Cathy Welch 0

Marnie Dashwood, founder/owner of The Mint Sweater, grew up living with her mom and sister in Ventura, California. Her mom loved dressing her in unique and fun clothes. Marnie was teased when she started school. [Read More…]

Columns

Do silent employees = satisfied employees?

February 18, 2025 Ron Clark 0

Marriage and relationship experts tell us that a marriage is in real trouble when at least one partner starts a pattern of silence. It means that person no longer feels heard and has given up [Read More…]

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Jason Thornton – Executive Director, Literacy for Life

February 18, 2025 Oyster Pointer 0

The best luck I’ve ever had is when  I asked my wife to marry me and she said, “yes.” Every day she is a source of encouragement and comfort to me. Being in her company [Read More…]

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Eclectic Treasures: A shop full of memories

February 18, 2025 Oyster Pointer 0

By Morgan Grant Kellie Blasingame Webb and Dawna Priest, co-owners of Eclectic Treasures in Hilton Village, describe their antique store as “enchanting.” “You walk into another world and find things that make you smile, bringing [Read More…]

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Hilton Garden and Hampton Inns: Hospitality close to, and far from, home

February 18, 2025 Anna Dorl 0

On the edge of Newport News and Yorktown, just moments from an exit on I-64, two hotels welcome guests with an equal commitment to excellence: the Hilton Garden Inn and the Hampton Inn. Both hotels [Read More…]

Columns

My loved one just died. Now what?

February 18, 2025 Geneva Perry, Esq., Promise Law 0

Losing a loved one can turn your world upside down. Time may seem too slow, and normal routines can feel unimportant or impossible. While dealing with grief, families are often also thinking ahead to matters [Read More…]

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