By Ruth Rasmussen The first thing Tikesha Williams will tell you about Paperbacks Ink, the Newport News bookstore she has owned since 2022, is how amazed visitors are when they initially walk through the door. [Read More…]
Leadership coaching may sound corporate on the surface, but for the team behind Uncommon Influence, the work is much more personal than business strategies and workplace goals. Kevin Harrison, founding partner and executive coach, works [Read More…]
When Poquoson native Galen Stewart saw the space her husband had bought for his landscaping business in 2025, Stewart immediately knew she wanted half of the building to be used for a photography studio. The [Read More…]
Sexual assault survivors on the Peninsula need to know two critical facts about The Center for Sexual Assault Survivors: “We’re here, and we’re free.” Kathryn Moore, executive director, explains they are the only rape crisis [Read More…]
Tucked into a quiet office suite in Oyster Point, City Center Crown & Bridge Lab operates largely out of sight, but its impact is anything but invisible. Inside, dental laboratory owner Stephen McGrew and his [Read More…]
Once ubiquitous throughout the country, diners were named after restaurant cars on trains. Offering American cuisine in a casual atmosphere, diners typically consisted of booths, tables and sit-down counters. Many diners were found along highways [Read More…]
Imagine an elaborate scaffold not built from metal poles and wooden platforms but from scores of humans working together to lift eligible students toward self-determination. Gradually, the need for support lessens as the empowered students [Read More…]
From lifting airplanes to helping build roller coasters, Prillaman’s Crane & Rigging has spent years handling projects most people never get to see up close. But for Paul Prillaman, the company’s president, business has always [Read More…]
Until 1978, real estate was historically dominated by men. It has since become a doorway into the workforce for women. Today the majority of members of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) are women — 62 [Read More…]
By Ruth Rasmussen When you walk into a commercial building that is comfortably heated in winter and delightfully cool in summer, where water flows from faucets as expected and toilets flush without incident, you can [Read More…]
It wasn’t a job offer or goals of being a CEO that brought Chekesha White to become founder and executive director of the Hampton Roads G.I.R.L.S. Club (Girls Influenced by Righteous Living in All Situations). [Read More…]
The way I stay cool in the heat of summer is by going to the beach and hanging out by the pool with my daughter. Add a fresh glass of lemonade and watermelon and it’s [Read More…]
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