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Theater in Production: Bringing Lynchburg’s Oldest Theater Back to Life

Issue: August 2010 by .

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ACT I Scene I: corner of Main Street, Lynchburg, Virginia The building is hard to miss. Whether you’re driving down Main Street or coming into the city from Amherst on Route 29, you can’t help but notice it. Lynchburg’s Academy of Fine Arts is essentially the cornerstone of downtown, a reddish-brick building with white columns [...]

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Serving Up the Good Stuff: How to Eat Healthy and Be Happy in the Golden Years

Issue: July 2010 by .

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One of my favorite people is my 91-year-old grandma, Mildred. She’s very fiery, friendly and smart, and starts her mornings with a crossword puzzle, a cup of coffee and some sort of delicious pastry. Her favorites include blueberry muffins, Krispy Kreme donuts and coffeecake. “I’m 90 years old,” she said the night she ate a [...]

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Riverviews Artspace: Where “Living Works of Art” Takes on New Meaning

Riverviews Artspace: Where “Living Works of Art” Takes on New Meaning

Issue: June 2010 by .

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You have probably walked past the tall, red brick building on of the corner of Ninth and Jefferson Street, catty-corner from Amazement Square, and hopefully, you have given it a second look. The building is like many others on the street, full of history and character and downtown Lynchburg charm. But this building is full [...]

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Smartlights Shine While Conserving Energy

Issue: May 2010 by .

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Just imagine a street light that emits a signal when something is wrong, like the light is losing energy, the bulb needs changing or its not automatically shutting off when the sun comes up. It may sound like the technology of the future, but it’s actually the technology of today—and it’s coming to a town [...]

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Pre-Planning for a Loved One: From Retirement to Funerals and Wills

Issue: April 2010 by .

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Let’s face it—it’s an unpleasant conversation. No one really wants to talk about growing older, and what happens when the Golden Years come to an end. How do you ask Dad what he wants when he’s gone? How do you decide who will take care of your kids if something would happen to you? How [...]

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Market at Main: A Lesson in Historical Construction

Issue: March 2010 by .

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The idea was born in a barber chair. Rodney Taylor was getting his usual hair cut, and tossing around ideas with his barber, Ralph Wilson, known to many around town as “Chopper.” The two were talking and tossing around ideas about what Lynchburg’s downtown needed. That was when and where and how the idea for [...]

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Thinking about renting your home? Not so fast…

Issue: February 2010 by .

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For most of us, the start of 2010 was all about the new. New diets. New budgets. New jobs. New homes. At least, a new home was the hope for Lynchburg resident Sam Stroud and his family. The Stroud’s planned to move from their current three-bedroom, two-bath, 3,000 square-foot home in the Sandusky area to [...]

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