Contributors

Better than New book cover from Patagonia Books
Annie Tobey

‘Better Than New: A Recycle Tale’

Patagonia’s first children’s book encourages hope for improving our world

By Annie Tobey | May 18, 2022
Helsinki's Luterhan Cathedral, for article on Finnish singers
Rick Steves

800 Finnish Singers March Into Battle

Helsinki is filled with the sounds of music.

By Rick Steves | May 17, 2022
Farmers Market in Richmond
Food Finds

Farmers Markets in the RVA Area

Where to get your fresh local produce and more!

By Mary-Jo Sawyer | May 17, 2022
Donna Loren, right, next to Annette Funicello on The Mickey Mouse Club in 1958 - ABC Disney. Whatever happened to Donna Loren, prolific performer in the 1960s, Mouseketeer, and the Dr Pepper girl? Why did she disappear? Is she back?
Nick Thomas

’60s Pop Singer Donna Loren Traded Fame for Family

But what about Act Three?

By Nick Thomas | May 16, 2022
grandmother and granddaughter on a laptop possibly doing online puzzles. photo by Wavebreakmedia Dreamstime. For Jumble fun and games puzzle
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Fun and Games: Axes and Rolling Stones

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | May 16, 2022
dumbbells and health food and multiple suspect supplements. Photo by Marilyn Barbone Dreamstime
Greg Schwem

Humor: Suspect Supplements That Disappoint

‘My new meal plan includes a thesaurus’

By Greg Schwem | May 13, 2022
Food and travel writer Steve Cook and his family visit Little Angela’s Ristorante in Richmond, VA, and recommends his favorite finds.
Food Finds

Little Angela’s Ristorante

Try it, you’ll love it

By Steve Cook | May 12, 2022
Rick Steves' friend Franklin: at Enoteca Can Grande, a small restaurant in Verona, Italy, travel writer Rick Steves and his friend Franklin savor the unforgettable cuisine and extol the virtues of Italian food.
Rick Steves

The Virtues of Italian Food

To not finish the meal and the wine would be a mortal sin

By Rick Steves | May 10, 2022
man doing puzzle Photo Monkey Business Images Dreamstime
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBuster: Find the Colors

How many words can YOU find?

May 9, 2022
Market Square in Haarlem. Travel writer Rick Steves takes us into a B&B in Haarlem, Amsterdam, where his hosts share their observations on the culture of people who visit their home.
Rick Steves

Flabbergasted by Culture Lessons in a Haarlem B&B

Humorous insights into Western nationalities

By Rick Steves | May 3, 2022

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