Because you completed our survey, we'll be able to make RFM even better. And gosh, thank you for the many wonderful comments! We are truly humbled. At one point, the out-of-town, independent survey administrator told me to stop getting all…

Here at RFM, we're feeling very fortunate indeed. After all, we have the best readers on the planet! You know, if it weren't for you, there would be no RFM. You are the ones who support our advertisers, the businesses…

With the holidays fading in the rearview mirror, January proved to be an infinitely calmer month in our household. How about in yours? With the exception of the start of basketball season for my older son, the first for that…

It was touch and go for a while there, but by the time the big day arrived, we had done it all. We shopped and wrapped and sang carols and baked (Or did we? Check out the poll results on…

There’s no better place to celebrate the holidays than right here in RVA! As I talked about Richmond to a mom I recently met who just moved here from Tampa, it occurred to me, it’s all brand new to this…

The cooler and shorter days mean October has arrived in Richmond! And if that doesn’t convince you, that cute little cheetah on our cover will! Yes, it’s time to carve the pumpkins, stock up on candy, and make that all-important…

As the youngest of five kids by a whopping nine years… (Hey, who are you calling an accident?!) I have thus far managed to be spared Thanksgiving hosting duties. And since our family is typically traveling several hours to the…

It seems the inevitable has arrived. I feel like I just wrote my last Publisher's Note, refusing to accept August as back-to-school month. But here we are in September, and there is no more putting off the return to school...…

Wait...what? No, it's not! If you're like most of our savvy readers, you snagged this issue at the beginning of August, and according to my calculations, that means we (in the public school system anyway) still have a good third…