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David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble for Kids and Adults: Omelets and Energy

The scrambled word game

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 24, 2021
Buddy’s Place Neighborhood Bar
Food Finds

Buddy’s Place: Dive Into this Neighborhood Bar

Like Rick’s Café in RVA with a Happy Hour

By Steve Cook | December 23, 2021
Clock, Christmas decorations, and snow to represent a New Year's Eve countdown to midnight: for What’s Booming: New Year’s Ideas and Just Plain Fun
Steve Cook

What’s Booming: New Year’s Ideas and Just Plain Fun

Suds, shuffleboard, and stand-up comedy, plus 5 great New Year’s Eve suggestions

By Steve Cook | December 23, 2021
woman at a laptop playing a puzzle or otherwise making notes in a notebook on the side
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Find the Birds

How many words can you find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 20, 2021
Scallops over Pumpkin Sage Risotto (with some Parmesan to make it nice and creamy) at White Dog Bistro in Mathews, Virginia
Food Finds

Memories Are Made of Bliss

White Dog Bistro in Mathews, Virginia

By Steve Cook | December 16, 2021
What’s Booming Is Lights and Lyrics: Image of the GardenFest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Image courtesy of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, by Tom Hennessy
Steve Cook

What’s Booming Is Lights and Lyrics

Virginia’s best seasonal light shows and classic musicians from the ’60s to the ’90s

By Steve Cook | December 16, 2021
The heretic Giordano Bruno stands on the spot where he was burned. Part of the appeal, history, and romance in Rome
Rick Steves

Romance in Rome

In food, in song, and in an adoring gaze

By Rick Steves | December 15, 2021
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Find the Mammals

How many words can you find?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | December 14, 2021
brindle mixed breed dog wants to play, outside on lawn. Photo by Maryswift Dreamstime. For article on disappointing the dog
From Our Readers

Disappointing My Dog

Poor Skippy!

By Phil Perkins | December 13, 2021
A screenshot of the trail for an updated screening of "The Sound of Music" film. For article on What’s Booming? Just a Few of My Favorite Things.
Steve Cook

What’s Booming? Merely a Few of My Favorite Things

Richmond events to brighten your spirits

By Steve Cook | December 9, 2021

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