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David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBuster: Find the Fruits

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | April 20, 2022
Dining on Carter's Creek at the Tides Inn, Irvington. Dining with a water view is always a pleasure. Travel writer Steve Cook suggests three waterfront dining destinations near Richmond, VA.
Food Finds

Dinner with a Water View

Three waterfront destinations within an easy drive of Richmond, Virginia

By Steve Cook | April 14, 2022
Romantic lakeside dining in Varenna, Italy. Rick Steves transports readers to sleepy Lago di Como – aka Lake Como or Lario – a relaxing, romantic resort town in a suggestive location.
Rick Steves

Sleepy Lago di Como

Where Italians honeymoon

By Rick Steves | April 12, 2022
grandmom and granddaughter on laptop, maybe doing puzzles. Photo by Katarzyna Bialasiewicz Dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble for Kids and Adults: Wind and Frogs

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | April 11, 2022
crab cakes photo by Bhofack2 Dreamstime, Food and travel writer Steve Cook shares six favorite beach restaurants, in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
Food Finds

Beach Dining Is a Shore Thing

Six favorite beach restaurants at East Coast destinations from MD to SC

By Steve Cook | April 7, 2022
As a boy (right), I met an eyewitness (left) to the start of World War I. Travel writer Rick Steves goes beyond the sites and tastes of travel to connect with the people, to look at the history, to change our perspectives and broaden our worldviews.
History

Travel to Broaden Our Worldviews

Rick Steves recalls connecting with locals who lived the history

By Rick Steves | April 5, 2022
Annie Tobey

10 Reasons to Care About Craft Beer

From the erudite to the socialite

By Annie Tobey | April 4, 2022
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBuster: Find the Numbers

How many words can YOU find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | April 4, 2022
man frustrated with smartphone app photo by Fizkes Dreamstime. Greg Schwem says, ‘I have no more passwords left to give’ as he finds humor in the madness of app technology and passwords.
Greg Schwem

Smartphone App – Finding Humor in the Madness

Greg Schwem says, ‘I have no more passwords left to give’

By Greg Schwem | April 1, 2022
Sandwich from Buttermilk and Honey RVA (from Instagram). For article, Boomer explores Hatch Local Food Hall in Richmond, VA, and finds familiar chefs and delicious foods from distinctive culinary backgrounds.
Food Finds

Hatch Local Food Hall

Bringing some of RVA’s finest chefs together under two roofs

By Steve Cook | March 31, 2022

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