Author Lee Vogler

Happy Anniversary, Showcase. As we celebrate fifteen years of Showcase Magazine with this issue, I thought it might be a good time to think of my own history with this company and this magazine.I started with ...

“What in the world am I writing about?” That was the first line written in this column that started two years ago this month. As I try to think of an answer to that question now, the truth is... I still do...

How is 2019 already coming to a close? Better yet, how is this decade coming to a close? I know it’s a cliche, but the years really go by quicker as I get older. This year has been an interesting one. I’...

“Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.” Oprah Winfrey I really struggled with what to write about this...

I’ve always loved fall. It’s probably my favorite time of year. The air gets a little cooler; the leaves begin to change, there are football games every weekend. I love it. With the fall season comes one of...

“He didn’t even hug me goodbye.”  Those were the words I sputtered out to my wife after our son, Kingston, walked into his kindergarten class for the first time. In all fairness to him, the lack of ...

“Think of your family today and every day thereafter, don’t let the busy world of today keep you from showing how much you love and appreciate your family.”–Josiah Life can be pretty hectic. I know mine...

“I’m coming home, coming home. Tell the world, I’m coming home.” Do you remember that song from Diddy? It came out in 2010, the same year I came home to Danville after a few years of living in Richmond ...

Day trips. Or as we call them in the Vogler household: adventures. Whatever you choose to call them, these excursions can be a great way to get out of the house (and your normal routine) for a day without brea...

I like to think of myself as a pretty young guy. For me, graduating high school still seems like it was just yesterday. In reality, it was 2005 and in those fourteen years, so much has changed for high school s...

Here’s a public service announcement: drinking an abundance of energy drinks and not enough water, along with too much protein in the diet, and then taking over-the-counter sleeping pills each day is not goo...

Brew lovers rejoice! More than 60 craft beers will be on tap for the second annual SoBo Brew Fest, happening at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 11 at Constitution Square, located at 432 Main Street in South Boston. Th...

What in the world am I writing about? It’s a question I’ve asked myself while trying to decide what direction this column should go in. It’s a question you may ask yourself sometimes when reading this col...

If you haven't read Part I, click here. So, this is it: you’re ready to start a business and you’ve already gone through an early assessment to make sure this is really what you want to do. Some of the e...

“I love it when a plan comes together.” That phrase was made famous in the 1980s on the television show, The A-Team. It’s also a great way to describe the latest major economic development project for ...