Karen deWysocki has a passion for art and a love for the community of Newport News, which is the city she grew up in. So she combined her love of both and on March 20 [Read More…]
If Serve the City–Peninsula was being rated by its “customers,” it likely would receive five stars. The organization, known as STC, has, by all accounts, made a huge difference on the Virginia Peninsula. The group [Read More…]
Partners Geneva Perry and Rob Kutz love what they do every day when they come to work at Promise Law., the law firm specializing in estate planning, estate administration, probate and administration, elder law and [Read More…]
Five years ago, Martha Goodson was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The devastating illness not only changed her life, but also the life of her family. But the concern went even further. Martha’s husband, Royden, is chief [Read More…]
By Brenna Walch The Lee Hall Depot, a historic railway station turned museum, is open to the public with attractions for everyone. After 20 years of fundraising, work and preparation, the staff at Lee Hall [Read More…]
Sometimes, cherished gifts are found in the most unexpected places. However, no one would ever anticipate stumbling upon such a gift in a dog park. But, it happened in Newport News at Fido Field, which [Read More…]
“Receiving the Lett Scholarship allowed me to focus on my future and gave me confidence that others felt I would make a successful teacher,” says Brittany Lahr, first recipient of the Wayne D. Lett Scholarship. [Read More…]
“As a kid growing up, I was always riding bicycles, fixing and working on them. I got my first motorcycle when I was sixteen years old and started working for Scorpion Cycles in Newport News, [Read More…]
In a world where profit and greed are often the established mindset, it can be difficult to find companies whose sole mission is to give so others’ lives may be better, more productive and more [Read More…]
By John Frantz, MD The idea began in an unlikely place. John, an ophthalmologist, and Doug, a psychiatrist, both semi-retired, were talking quietly at the visitation during the funeral of a colleague’s wife; numerous friends [Read More…]
Ashley Williams is a traveling dental hygienist. She works in many dental offices, wherever needed, instead of only one. There are a number of reasons a dental office may need temporary assistance. A member of [Read More…]
Kameera James and her two young sons are getting ready to move into a new house. But it’s not just any home. It’s a Habitat for Humanity house that is being built and funded by [Read More…]
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