Going Green Inside The Magazine

Going Greener: First Piedmont Offers Another Curbside Recycling Option to Lynchburg

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A second private curbside recycling business is pulling into Lynchburg this month with a pilot program aimed at Rivermont and Boonsboro area. Chatham-based First Piedmont Waste Removal and Disposal is fielding roughly 200 participants for a six-month trial, as part of the company’s first foray into curbside collection, Carabae Hasson, First Piedmont’s sales and marketing [...]

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Financial Inside The Magazine

Earning extra holiday money could be as easy as doing a few of your favorite things

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Does the thought of making more money than you spend during the holidays seem unrealistic? What if you could make money from home doing the things you enjoy the most? While you may enjoy wrapping presents, trimming the tree or whipping up dozens of pies and cookies to give to friends, for many people, these [...]

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Business Profiles Inside The Magazine

Aqua Pros

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As far back into human history as one can imagine, workers have bellyached to each other about their bosses and how, if they only had the chance, they could do “it” better. Then, they retreat from the break room and go back to the grind. In 1984, squeaking by for a few summers building pools [...]

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Healthcare Inside The Magazine

The Season to “Eat, Drink and Be Merry” Isn’t Quite That Simple for Recovering Addicts

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The holidays are upon us. For most, this is a season of joy, merriment and special time spent with family and friends. These are the days—as the ancient Epicureans believed—to eat, drink and be merry.​ But for many, the holidays are a sad and difficult time of year. Loneliness, memories of holidays past and struggles [...]

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Inside The Magazine Legal

You Break It, You Buy It and Other Retail Myths

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With the Christmas season upon us, many people are increasing their trips to their local retailers in search of the perfect gifts. For the most part, these trips are uneventful, but sometimes shopping becomes a bit of an obstacle course (I’m looking at you, Black Friday). Usually, it is the fellow deal hunters who create [...]

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Inside The Magazine Real Estate

First Homes Going Up at The Preserve at Oakwood

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One hundred fifty years ago, the land at the corner of Rivermont Avenue and Link Road was farmland. It was likely planted with corn and one can imagine cattle grazing on its pastoral fields. It was also home to the Clopton family, who lived there in a house called Greenwood. Over time, the 100-acre farm [...]

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Inside The Magazine Non-Profit

A Step Toward Economic Growth in the Community

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There is never a dull moment in The Office of Economic Development, as they coordinate various issues related to Lynchburg businesses. Marjette Upshur, director, never knows exactly what her day will entail, or what issues she might encounter. “Anything that impacts the businesses within the City of Lynchburg really comes under our office,” Upshur said. [...]

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Inside The Magazine Leader of the Month

December 2011 Leader of the Month: Michael Bryant

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Occupation: President & CEO of Centra Age: 56 Hometown: Jeffersonville, IN You took over the role of President and CEO on October 1. How would you describe your first few weeks at Centra? They’ve been very exciting. I think the one thing that’s still hard to get used to is how nice people are here—the [...]

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Inside The Magazine Tourism & Transportation

The Appomattox Museum of the Confederacy: A Legacy Continued

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Sometimes, big things happen in small places. Sometimes, history chooses one of those places to take an unexpected day and change the world forever. In an open field in Appomattox, Virginia, opposing forces chose a small courthouse to be the surrender site for a historical ending to the Civil War that had divided and reunited. [...]

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Education Inside The Magazine

Hutcherson Early Learning Center: Leading the Way for Inclusive Learning Environments for Students with Disabilities

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If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. -Henry David Thoreau One of the primary goals of school systems everywhere is making sure that all children have access to the best possible education. The Hutcherson Early Learning [...]

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