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Nomad Notebooks: Creatives spreading creativity

December 21, 2020 Dave Hunt 0

Ben Scott and LaMar Smith are two Newport News locals who met as coworkers and became fast friends. Both are artists and graphic designers, and their shared interests and expertise have led them into an [Read More…]

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Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter: Animals for the community

November 12, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

Serving Newport News, Hampton, Poquoson and York County, the 30,000-square-foot Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter (PRAS) hosts guests from as far away as northern Virginia. Operated by the City of Newport News, the shelter is open [Read More…]

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Pie serves up fame to Newport News baker

November 12, 2020 Kelli Caplan 0

Some artists create their masterpieces on canvas. Karen Freidt is not one of them. Her canvas is pie. Yes, pie. Freidt has quickly discovered that her talent is bakeable. And the world is on to [Read More…]

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Rhonda Huff FIT: Fitness for healing, health and hope

September 25, 2020 Terilyn Goins, Ph.D. 0

Steve Jobs once said, “I am convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.” There’s probably no better way to describe Rhonda Huff, owner of Rhonda Huff [Read More…]

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Hampton Roads Wholesalers: Everything an artist needs

September 25, 2020 Nancy P. Sykes 0

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…]

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PetSuites: A wonderland for the four-legged community

August 19, 2020 Kelli Caplan 0

Pets may be animals, but to so many people they are members of their families. For all the love that they give and the smiles they create, it is important that they be well taken [Read More…]

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Seafood Industrial Park-Small Boat Harbor: On the waterfront in Newport News

August 19, 2020 Nancy P. Sykes 0

“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…]

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Lackey Clinic: Continuing its quest to ensure quality care for the uninsured

June 30, 2020 Karen Eure Wilson 0

“If you build it, they will come,” a popular line from a movie, fits the divine narrative that encapsulates the 25 years that Lackey Clinic has cared for uninsured adults on the Virginia Peninsula. As [Read More…]

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Trinity Lutheran School: Building foundations for life

June 30, 2020 Nina Borgeson 0

“It’s about the academics, but also about the students as a whole,” says Kevin Goetz, head of school at Trinity Lutheran, when asked about the school’s motto, “Building Foundations for Life.” “Our students have a [Read More…]

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Orangetheory Fitness: Offering members a more vibrant life

March 26, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

Ellen Latham’s lifelong passion for fitness led her to create Orangetheory Fitness (OTF) in 2010, with partners David Long, Jerome Kern and David Hardy. OTF believes in changing the world one heartbeat at a time. [Read More…]

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3 Bowls of Color: Our name is our history

March 26, 2020 Tess Goldblatt 0

“Our name is our history,” Shannon Towler says. Dawna D’Urso begins to weave the engaging picture about the salon’s genesis and name: “The three of us ‘older’ ones were groupies to a band called Red [Read More…]

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Brooks Crossing Innovation Lab: Sparking community’s imagination

February 26, 2020 Kelli Caplan 0

The building on 30th Street in downtown Newport News looks like any other building: brick and fairly nondescript. But venture inside, and there is nothing standard going on. Filled with an awe-inspiring amount of technology, [Read More…]

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