RMCVB Awards Inaugural Scholarship to Hospitality Management Student
VSU’s Ashley Stokes awarded $1,000
Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau (RMCVB) recently awarded the inaugural 2011 RMCVB Foundation Scholarship to Virginia State University student Ashley Stokes. The $1,000 scholarship, made possible through proceeds from the annual Richmond Region Open Golf Tournament, was developed to award one exceptional undergraduate student who is pursuing a degree in [...]
Church Hill Students Get Social
Urban Views Weekly visited Church Hill Academy last week at Peter Paul Development Center to talk to students about positive uses of social media. The students attend Lee Taylor’s journalism class and recently completed research papers on renowned journalists including Bob Woodward, Walter Cronkite and more. After creating a Twitter page, the students discussed issues [...]
UR Students Win Financial Literacy Video Contest
www.richmondfed.org/flashvideo/player/common/sharethewealth_contestwinners.cfm?play=common/sharethewealth_basement
A team of three University of Richmond undergraduates recently won a video contest sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Winners of the competition, called “Share the Wealth,” are Senior economics majors Siyu Serena Ding of Rockville, MD, Alex George of Burlington, VT, and Tyler McLean of Gaylordsville, CT with their project, “Spend Money [...]
Sisters in Hip Hop and at Home
Interviewed by Cesca Janece Waterfield
Two sisters in the local music scene are getting major attention for their talent. Shantale and Tyler Person grew up in Chesterfield. Shantale began writing poetry as a girl, influenced by her mother, LaTanya Monroe, who likes to write. As a teen, Shantale started rapping, and became known as “Ms. Proper.” [...]
Youth Art Featured at Pine Camp
The city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities is hosting an art exhibit featuring the works of several of Richmond’s emerging young artists. The exhibit, titled “The Up and Comings,” is featured in the Spotlight Gallery at the department’s Pine Camp Arts and Community Center, 4901 Old Brook Rd.
“This exhibit is an opportunity for [...]
