College Admissions Flex Amid COVID-19
The pandemic changes the college application process as admissions leaders encourage students to pursue dreams and tell their stories
Richmond magazine – September 2020
Confusion over CARES Act protections hang over Henrico Civil Court eviction proceedings
Henrico Citizen – August 12, 2020
‘It’s going to be a crisis’
County, nonprofits rally around Henrico renters facing eviction
Henrico Citizen – July 20, 2020
Shining a Light – Lighting artist Dustin Klein covers the Lee monument with projected images of black victims of violence
Richmond magazine – June 2020
Driving Development – Amenities abound around Midlothian, but many are accessible only by car
Richmond magazine – December 2019
What Makes a Great High School? High expectations, frequent communication and parent engagement are among the keys to a school’s success
Richmond magazine – October 2019
Rocking Real Estate – Specializing in urban and historic properties, Catina Jones charts a course for success with ICON Realty Group
Richmond magazine – June 2019
Living in ‘The Bubble’Twin Hickory and other nearby western Henrico communities abound with family-friendly amenities
Richmond magazine – November 2018
Trading Up: Residents Remain Cautious As Construction Starts On a Development To Replace Creighton Court
Richmond magazine – March 30, 2018
Come for the Food, Stay for the Learning: HI Richmond Hostel’s ‘Cooking as a Second Language’ class serves a main course of empathy
Richmond magazine – February 11, 2018
Hot and Rising: Argentina Ortega has built a colossus at La Sabrosita — bakery, wholesaler and community center all in one
Richmond magazine – January 14, 2018
Cultivating Farmers: The nation’s first USDA-recognized urban agricultural fellow program yields nine budding entrepreneurs who want to connect city residents with the power and profit that can rise from the ground
Richmond magazine – January 8, 2018
Susie Q. Wood Makes Upcycled Art From Beach Litter
Broward New Times – May 24, 2016
Every morning at sunrise, artist Susie Q. Wood walks the coastline outside her ocean-facing Galt Mile Beach condo and cleans up after other people. She collects stomped cigarette butts, misplaced shoes, discarded plastic, and forgotten dolls. Much of it she trashes. Some she recycles. A lot, she washes and uses for her art…
50 years later, rabbis jailed in civil rights protest return to St. Augustine
Jewish Telegraphic Agency – June 24, 2014
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (JTA) — The first time Rabbi Richard Levy came to St. Augustine 50 years ago, he and 15 other rabbis and a Reform Jewish leader endured taunts from segregationists armed with broken bottles and bricks. They were jailed along with other civil rights activists after taking part in protests at a segregated motel… Levy was speaking on the 50th anniversary of those events. Of the 17 members of the Reform delegation who were arrested that day, eight are still alive. Levy and five others returned to St. Augustine for commemorative events titled “Justice, Justice 1964” that were organized by the St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society….
Reading Freedom Summer
Jewish Book World – The Prosen People Blog – June 18, 2014
Books on the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer are classified under African American history and civil rights. But the project was rife with Jewish participation… A number of books recount the complex organization that went into the massive voter registration drives and educational efforts that set up Freedom Schools in the state with the reputation for being the most racist and brutal. There were an estimated 650 volunteers, mostly Northerners, mostly white, and mostly students.
St. Augustine protests spurred landmark civil rights vote in 1964
Miami Herald – June 7, 2014
Today St. Augustine, Florida’s 1964 polarizing struggle is little known. But a half-century ago, it made big news and helped to make history by encouraging lawmakers in Washington to push through the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. Now, the city and disparate organizations are struggling to come together to remember what happened in the charming historical town in northeast Florida.
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