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Most parents will go their entire lives without receiving the devastating news their child has been diagnosed with a life-altering illness. Danville native Melissa Schnell isn’t in that category. Not by a...

2020 was a year of adaptation and change for institutions across the planet. The running community was not immune. As the year began, Miles in Martinsville officials were excited. The running arm of the Mar...

Inside Harry Aron's Artistic Process Say the late Hank Aaron was your childhood hero and his recent passing has inspired you to get a tattoo marking the significance he held in your life. After doing a l...

Let’s all breathe deeply and take a collective sigh of relief. We did it. If you are reading this, then you survived the year 2020. If you survived in 2020, you can “virtually” survive anything. Get what ...

Riding a bike may be a rite of passage for most children, the first source of freedom and independence for many. But what about leaving the safe passageways of sidewalks, streets and parking lots and venturing...

You have found the perfect mate. He or she is the one who you want to spend the rest of your life loving and sharing through thick and thin. You may ask yourself, “How do you sustain the love you felt the fir...

With Halloween around the corner, the emergence of spooky attractions flood our weekends, especially haunted houses. Haunted houses first emerged during the Great Depression as a way to keep youngsters from van...

If a car is truly restored, it requires no one to speak on its behalf. A well-restored car speaks for itself. “It’s all about the details,” says car restorer of thirty-two years, Jeffrey Merrill. Jeffrey...

Festivals are abundant during spring and summer months. Crowds gather to enjoy good music, great food, and magnificent art. Festival goers start planning for their favorite events months ahead of time, but when...

One of my favorite websites, Wired.com, ran a movie review by Sady Doyle for The Avengers: Age of Ultron entitled “Age of Ultron is Proof Marvel is Killing the Popcorn Movie.” I did a quick web search and g...

Today's Featured Must Download Author - Jen Minkman Jen Minkman is the author of more than a dozen successful books. She was born in the Netherlands and lived in Austria, Belgium and the UK during her st...

And Escape to Philpott Lake Summer is here and it’s time to enjoy a little rest & relaxation, but many American workers are not maximizing their ability to get away. According to a study by PGi, a global...

Institutionalized Delinquency In the days before tribute bands, a group of high school friends from Danville formed a group that borrowed everything — including their name — from their idols, the Rollin...

Not all who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien Did you know that June is Great Outdoors Month? Warmer weather is here and it’s the perfect time to venture outside. From boating and fishing to hiking an...

The Fire Hydrant Walking Tour of South Boston Author Chuck Klosterman said, “Art and love are the same thing; it’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.” Inspiration was simple for f...