In many ways, Gretchen Gregor is a typical teenager. An only child, she lives with her parents, Stacy and Jeff, in their West End home. She loves animals, enjoys a…
Lia Tremblay is an Emmy-winning writer and editor who specializes in healthcare and science topics. She has written several articles for RFM, including reviews of local theatre productions. She lives in Colonial Heights with her husband and their son.
In modern pop psychology, the term gaslighting is used to describe deliberately and methodically influencing another person to doubt their own sanity. It comes from the 1944 movie Gaslight, starring…
Anyone who loves to laugh will appreciate the Swift Creek Mill Theatre’s production of Greater Tuna, but it’s especially funny to those who have experienced the recurring characters and petty…
Tina Burton says that for most of her life, her dad’s happy place was “outside, framing houses in the sun.” A lifelong carpenter, he started working with his own father…
Tracey Ridpath does a lot of thinking on daily walks near her Colonial Heights home. She thinks about her first-grade students at Tussing Elementary School. She thinks about her husband,…
Reviewed by Lia Tremblay The Miracle Worker tells the story of Helen Keller, a 5-year-old child who lost the ability to see and hear after an illness earlier in…
If you’re a fan of home improvements, budget-friendly decorating, and fun-loving, down-to-earth families, you’ve probably heard of Young House Love, the wildly popular blog in which John and Sherry Petersik…
Reviewed by Lia Tremblay Swift Creek Mill Theatre has finally reopened after a lengthy renovation to the historic building they call home (more on that later). When artistic director…
Reviewed by Lia Tremblay Even if you’ve never been to a children’s theatre production at Swift Creek Mill Theatre, your children may already be big fans. It’s a popular…
It was 1986 when Sharon Ledford of Hopewell became a mother. Her son, Justin, was born by cesarean section that January, healthy and robust at 7 pounds and 14 ounces.…
