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July 14, 2017

Choosing To Come Back

Nineteen months ago, I packed up all of my belongings, hugged my friends goodbye, and planted myself in a grungy studio apartment in the middle of a city 130 miles away. A city where the kids rolled their jeans up way past their ankles, rode their bikes without holding the handlebars, and paid eight dollars... Read More
People
July 13, 2017

I Was Tired Of Roaring For The Lion

Jennifer Gregory is a single mother of five children. She has spent her last eight years in non-profit administration working with families in poverty. “I was working with the most impoverished — families that were at-risk for abuse or neglect of children,” Gregory says. “Doing that kind of work is taxing. It’s mentally and spiritually... Read More
People
July 13, 2017

True Memoirs Of Our Lives

  “There is only one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment.” -Robert Frank Call me soul-catcher, lover of all things in beautiful light, a time preservationist; call me crazy. Crazy for art and memories and people. When I bought my first hobby camera, I never intended to be a photographer. I... Read More
Arts + Music, People
July 12, 2017

If People Enjoy It, I’ll Keep Playing Live

The origins of country music are said to have come from the folk music of working-class Americans. Early pioneers like Hank Williams Sr. and Bill Monroe laid the blueprint for what would follow over the next several decades. Today’s version of country music is certainly different from those early days of twang and heartache. But... Read More
Arts + Music
July 12, 2017

A Vision For Chatham

Community. It has been described as a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. Chatham Town Councilman Will Pace said that a strong sense of community is one of the things he loves most about the town he now calls home. Born and raised in Richmond, Virginia,... Read More
People
July 12, 2017

The Art Of Business Creativity

When you think of creativity, what comes to mind? Do you think of an artist? Maybe a musician? Perhaps you think of a philosopher or great thinker. Of course, creativity is all of these, but creative people also think of practical ways of doing things. They solve problems by employing creative thought. That kind of... Read More
Business
July 11, 2017

When Chatham Went Crazy

Dr. Seuss once said, “Being crazy isn’t enough.”  But for the sleepy little town of Chatham, Virginia in the spring of 1989, perhaps it was.  This wasn’t any ordinary spring. For seven weeks, Chatham became “Little Hollywood” when the Paramount Pictures film Crazy People was filmed there. The all-girls school Chatham Hall was transformed into... Read More
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