Archive for October, 2012

Home is Where the Females Are? The Rise of Single Women Homeowners

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I want to introduce you to a friend of mine. Her name is Julie (say “hello, Julie…”). In another life, I worked for a small private school where Julie and her sister both graduated. I’ve known her and her family for years, and while her parents have moved from the area, Julie has stayed.  She’s now [...]

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Remote Learning: Teaching and Television Team Up at Desmond T. Doss Junior Academy in Lynchburg

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The television screen, a medium that gave us Kardashians, the Gong Show and the Veg-A-Matic, is generally given low marks when educational tools are inventoried. A strong argument could be made that any moving pictures flickering from a TV may actually contribute to cranial atrophy. However, the students and faculty at Lynchburg’s Desmond T. Doss [...]

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In the News, October 2012

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AREVA OPENS NEW U.S. TECHNICAL CENTER The AREVA U.S. Technical Center in Lynchburg is officially open. The U.S. Technical Center is a major component of the AREVA Solutions Complex—a full service campus of development and testing facilities designed to support utility clients and equipment manufacturers. The AREVA Solutions Complex will now be home to the [...]

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Literary Exchange: Sweet Briar College Restores and Renovates Historic Library

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Renovations. Restorations. Reconstructions. Sweet Briar College (SBC) is doing it all. Ground has just been broken on a new wing on the west side of Mary Helen Cochran Library. This is the first of three phases that will include removal and replacement of the Dana Wing, which was a 1964 addition to the north side [...]

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October 2012 Leader of the Month: Suzanne Shalet, VMD

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Name: Suzanne Shalet, VMD Age: 59 Occupation: Owner and Veterinary Medical Doctor, Allaround Equine Veterinary Care Hometown: Bedford, VA; Born in Philadelphia, PA Dr. Shalet, as the owner of Allaround Equine Veterinary Care, you must have a love of horses. Did you grow up with them? Ever since I was very little I wanted to [...]

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Sylvan Learning Center: Offering Educational Aid That “Makes a Difference”

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Three bright orange words are scrawled across the back wall of the Sylvan Learning Center of Lynchburg on Timberlake Road, reflecting the mantra of the center: Celebrate, Achievement, Confidence. The Sylvan Learning Center’s goal, “simply stated, is to make a difference,” said Center Director Bob Morgan. “The Noble Purpose is ‘connecting with families to provide [...]

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MOVERS & SHAKERS, OCTOBER 2012

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J. Patrick Richardson has joined the Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc., as Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer. Richardson joins the bank with eight years of banking experience having served as a Business Banker with SunTrust Bank, and as a Licensed Small Business Specialist and Financial Specialist with Wachovia Bank in Appomattox. Richardson [...]

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The Story of Schewels: A Local, American-Made Business Celebrates 115 Years

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Elliot Schewel doesn’t remember much about his grandfather, Elias Schewel, founder of Schewels Furniture Company. “I barely remember him,” Schewel, 88, said of his family’s patriarch, who died in 1932. “I sort of remember his funeral. He lived in Chicago at the time [of his death]. I remember his funeral here in Lynchburg. He’s buried [...]

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Publisher’s Letter, October 2012

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Sometimes, keeping it all in the family isn’t such a bad thing. When it comes to business, this philosophy may even create a legacy. Despite the seemingly endless expansion of big box retailers and mega-corporations, family businesses are still the lifeblood of America; a force to be reckoned with when it comes to the economy [...]

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The Oaks of Lynchburg

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How would you like to eat a family lunch featuring a menu of pot roast, roasted red potatoes, green bean casserole, homemade rolls and cherry cobbler while relaxing on a patio with pastries and lemonade? Perhaps later, you attend the Staunton River Boys’ Gospel Sing, compete in a canasta tournament, or travel on the weekend [...]

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