Archive for 'Cover Story'
Region 2000 Career Center: Your One-Stop-Shop for Success
Issue: August 2010 by Carrie Williams.
With the long, hot days of summer often comes the overwhelming desire to kick your feet up and relax. Unfortunately, not all of us will have that opportunity just yet. If you are one of the hundreds of people looking for work in Lynchburg, it’s time to kick things into high gear instead. First things [...]
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The Shoe Industry: A Perfect Fit for Lynchburg
Issue: July 2010 by Megan Norcross.
When you think of shoe capitals, certain places come to mind—New York City, Milan, Paris and even Holland with their wooden shoes. A city that likely doesn’t come to mind, however, is Lynchburg. That’s right: Our fair city has a history steeped in the world of shoes. In the early 1900s, Craddock Terry Shoe Company [...]
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Lynchburg Ink
Issue: June 2010 by Mitchell Malcheff.
When David Casper started Caspian Tattoo 19 years ago in 1992, he didn’t have much competition—just one other shop. From the beginning, the business grew as tattoos became more mainstream in the late ‘90s. Today, Casper competes with six other local shops, if you count Madison Heights. Despite the added competition, business is booming not [...]
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Time for “Spring Cleaning” of Your Investments
Issue: May 2010 by Jeff Boyer, Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
Spring is here — time to spruce up your house, get rid of clutter and get things organized. But this year, go beyond your home and yard when you do your spring cleaning and look for ways to rejuvenate your investment portfolio. Of course, you don’t have to take an “out with the old, in [...]
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To Build an Eco-House: How a Local Initiative is Spurning the Construction of Lean, Green Homes in Our Area
Issue: April 2010 by Megan Norcross.
As Americans, we have the privilege of living in a country where any material possession is attainable, where food is just a quick drive to the super market away and where it’s “okay” to leave a few scraps of food on your plate. What many of us don’t realize, however, is that those scraps of [...]
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Planned Communities: Are They Worth It?
Issue: March 2010 by Mitchell Malcheff.
The Muse is busy today. Six people are in line and the tables are full. A couple perches at a table in the balcony above the crowd, pecking away at their Macbooks and occasionally looking for a new song on their iPod. The popular coffee shop fronts Enterprise Drive in the heart of Wyndhurst and [...]
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Devastation in Haiti: How Can We Help?
Issue: February 2010 by Johanna Calfee.
Piles of bodies in the streets. Children being pulled from the rubble. Desperate, grieving families now in need of basics like food and water. They are images that conjure up nightmarish memories of both Hurricane Katrina and 9/11, only this latest tragedy is thousands of miles away and is perhaps even more profound and devastating. [...]