VSU Offers Passports to Students, Helping Hands to the World
by Cesca Janece Waterfield
For thousands of college students in the Richmond area, it’s about time to return to classes and friends, and answer the question, “What did you do this summer?” For a world-travelling group of Virginia State University students, telling an exciting story will be a snap, thanks to a recent service learning trip [...]
Preparing for the Golden Years
by Jaynee Sasso
The financial pressures of today place an even greater burden on our seniors as they are the least likely to have the time, energy and resources to fully recover from an economic meltdown. For many, the idea that our “Golden Years” will be filled with freedom from the financial constraints of our past [...]
Phone Tag Doesn’t Have to Delay Job Search
by Torski Dobson-Arnold
I have been unemployed for more than a year now and have applied for lots of jobs. As part of my severance package, my former company offered me transition workshops on resume writing, interviewing and job search strategies. I took the trainer’s advice and immediately started to follow-up with hiring managers of potential [...]
Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont
On Aug. 14-15, the Richmond Jazz Festival visited beautiful Maymont Park. The multi-stage event featured some of the biggest names in jazz. It was a Richmond-first. See highlights captured by photographer Thomas Roberts.
‘Darkroom’ Sheds Light: New Exhibit Explores South Africa
by Cesca Janece Waterfield
From her long orange dress peeks a turquoise tank top. Her stockings are bright red. Her friend stands beside her in a yellow mini-dress, black tights and white platform shoes. The pair’s eccentric fashion radiates youth and resembles that of the renowned Japanese youth movement who assembles in Tokyo. Or this could [...]
