I have been having issues with my tonsils for years so this summer in the middle of half marathon training I had to have a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Everyone who I have talked to about the surgery all agreed it was an easy surgery and so I believed the hype…
The July installment of the Main women dating older men Street Music Series promises to be a toe-tapping, knee-slapping night of Bluegrass with two of southside Virginia’s favorites. Allen’s Mill Bluegrass Band Stony Ridge to close the night. The concert is set for 6 – 9 pm at Crute Stage…
The one thing that is miserable about running that I have zero control over is the weather. I actually ended up doing a lot of research about heat and humidity and the effect it can have on running as well as some tips to combat the weather. When running it…
As I mentioned in last weeks blog post under the advice of Helen, Lauren, and Sarah to try different things to help with my tonsils and allergies. I tried the teaspoon of honey once a day and a gargled a green tea, honey, and lemon mixture once a day and…
What makes downtown the heart of your community? It’s really quite simple, when you think about it: A couple hundred years ago, some folks living in a general vicinity erected a simple clapboard building that served as the meeting house, general store, church, and tavern. Instead of riding in a…
Downtown Film Series is pleased to open the seventeenth season of Stars Under the Stars on June 13 with some swashbuckling adventure! It’s “All for one, and one for all!” as Gene Kelly stars in The Three Musketeers (1948, Not Rated). Kelly stars as D’Artagnan, a young man on his…
One of the most important things is that you have to take care of yourself and listen to your body. Week 2 has been a bit of a struggle, not because of illness, but allergies. I seriously don’t know how everyone who always gets them handles it. Normally I am…
Back a hundred years ago, I was a student in a college town not too far from my hometown. Though I considered myself “away at school”, I actually spent more time at school than at home. For the better part of four years, I had moved to a new home…
An evening of eclectic jazz promises to vibrate Crute Stage for the June 19th installment of this summer’s Main Street Music series. Richmond’s own Butcher Brown, a quartet of multi-talented artists who have a flare for the funky, will be heard resonating through Farmville Downtown. Opening the concert will be…
