Under Control

I unintentionally started a feud about six months ago. I stopped by a local restaurant after the gym to pick up dinner. One employee was having a bad night, or so I thought. I’ve since learned that this employee seems to have a terrible night every time I’m in the restaurant. It is that, or... Read More

Work-In-Progress

March 14, 2023

There’s No Secret. Just Play.

Musically, Josh Francisco is a busy man. He plays guitar in 3 brands spanning multiple genres. “I play in a local cover band named Old 97, a thrash metal band from Greensboro, NC called Blood Ritual, and a death metal band from Richmond, VA called Blazing Tomb,” Francisco said. He has also logged many miles,... Read More

Arts + Music, Local Notes

February 24, 2023

The River District: Downtown Living is Getting Closer

In the Main Street revitalization community, we often say that a city’s downtown is it’s “living room.” When vibrant and alive, it is where the community spends time together, entertains guests, and where residents feel a shared sense of belonging. Danville’s transformation into the “Comeback City” began in 2009 when a developer visited and seeing... Read More

Local

February 22, 2023

Feeling SAD

Some of my favorite childhood memories include snow. I always thought I was friends with winter. The break-up was sneaky at first. Since I had always looked forward to colder temperatures during sweltering summer months, I never expected winter to give me the cold shoulder. And then winter 2021 hit. I spent more time in... Read More

Work-In-Progress

February 16, 2023

Don’t Be Afraid to Try Different Things

Caswell County, North Carolina native Kyle Foster, discovered a love for the guitar at 15 years of age. In 2007, while a junior, Foster performed for the first time at a high school talent show. “I started performing at open mics soon after, and I’ve been doing it ever since,” he added. After following the... Read More

Arts + Music, Local Notes

February 8, 2023

Effort, Discipline, Faith, and Positive Choices

Most people know him as “Peanut.” “I had the nickname before a real name,” George Perdue said. After being born in Germany, he has lived in Danville for the last fifty years. Perdue retired from Lowes after thirty years of service. Recently, he married his best friend, Jessi, on Bridge Street in Danville. “We love... Read More

Entrepreneurship, Local

February 3, 2023

Never a Dull Moment

Jessica South Perdue was born in New York and lived in Pennsylvania and West Virginia before settling in Danville after he mother took a job with Corning Glass. You’ve probably seen her artwork around Danville without even knowing it. She has been a tattoo artist for 25 years. Along with her husband, “Peanut,” a fellow... Read More

Arts + Music, Entrepreneurship, Local

January 4, 2023

Storytelling Keeps Life History Alive

The Danville Storytelling Festival (DSF) is celebrating 21 years of spreading the words from local and regional storytellers. The festival grew from a vision of Dr. Fred Motley. Originally, it started as a one-day event to celebrate Black History Month. “I wanted to preserve and incorporate the city’s African American presence and contributions into the... Read More

Arts + Music, Local, Uncategorized

December 9, 2022

Stay Humble. Practice Patience (and Lots of It)

Matt Doss grew up in Pelham, North Carolina, but has called Danville home for most of his life. After high school at Bartlett Yancey, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Averett University. Doss sings lead for local favorites, The League of Ordinary Gentlemen (LoOG). Music has been part of Doss’s life since middle... Read More

Arts + Music, Local Notes

December 3, 2022

Behind the Scenes of The Harry Johnson Holiday Classic

Much hard work goes into a basketball tournament with the magnitude of the Harry Johnson Holiday Classic. The tournament takes place for three days at the end of each year, but the event is a year-long process. “The committee will start meeting in mid-January to evaluate the tournament that was just completed while it is... Read More

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