ShoeLady.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping needy children have good comfortable shoes that fit. Bill Hoffman, co-founder, started the charity with his wife Melissa Mason Hoffman in 2013. She was involved with several [Read More…]
Anna Hagenberger commutes every day from Ocean View to Port Warwick. “The traffic is not that bad,” she insists, “except in the summer.” Hagenberger’s whole career as a registered vascular technologist (nine years) has been [Read More…]
“Jewelry is a symbol of love and adornment,” says Amy Hart, owner with her husband Brad, of Hauser’s Jewelers in City Center. Amy is the fifth generation in her family to own and operate the [Read More…]
As chief operating officer and partner with PBMares, Mary Aldrich has a full day. The company is in the top 100 certified public accountant consulting firms in the United States. “And this year has been [Read More…]
“I knew when I was 12 years old that I wanted to be an orthodontist,” says Dr. Corrie Swihart, owner of Swihart Orthodontics. “I had problems with my teeth as a child, which made me [Read More…]
Helping patients achieve their personal goals is the mission of Dr. Eric Mierzejski (Mew-jes-ki) at Achieve Chiropractic. That is the reason behind the name of the practice. All goals are important whether relieving pain, winning [Read More…]
It was the summer of 1961. I had just completed my junior year in college. Summertime was for beaches and romance, according to all of the popular songs and movies. My college roommate had invited [Read More…]
“There is no citizen unaffected by the health department. The entire Peninsula benefits from many unseen activities. It is not necessary to walk into the building to enjoy the many services,” says Irene Ferrainolo (Fair-en-ola), [Read More…]
Tucked behind Hilton Shopping Center off Warwick Boulevard is an unassuming building. Inside the plain white windowless façade is 20,000 square feet of wholesale art supplies. Fred Worthington, owner, who is not an artist, was [Read More…]
“I have spent most of my life on the water,” says Doreen Kopacz (rhymes with “topaz”). She is harbormaster at the Seafood Industrial Park (SIP). Wearing many hats, Kopacz says, “I have a lot of [Read More…]
A latecomer to the law profession, Wayne Holcomb, president, managing partner and owner of Holcomb Law, PC, had a 20-year career in the U.S. Navy. Stationed in Norfolk, Holcomb flew planes off of aircraft carriers. [Read More…]
Theresa Rohm and Diane Smith first met at a meeting of the Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Credit Union League in 1998. They were actually competitors, working for different firms. However, they remained friends. Rohm [Read More…]
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