4+ week, 19+ hour ago  (241+ words) Oct. 8, 1957 " Feb. 11, 2026 Donna Lee Gallo, 68, beloved wife, mother, sister and aunt, passed away in her Alexandria, Virginia, home on Feb. 11, 2026. She leaves behind her devoted husband William Schultheis; beloved children Steven Gallo and Dana Murray; her mother Harriet Tornetta; sister…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (391+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " A lot of tears were shed Wednesday when Leah Branch, the executive chef at The Roosevelt'in Richmond, Virginia, was one of two Virginia chefs named as a James Beard Award Semifinalists for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1335+ words) Andrea Libengood, chairperson of the Norfolk Area Community Foundation Fund, was nominated and selected as the 2025 Norfolk Person of the Year. Showing off the new Share Norfolk website at the ribbon-cutting event last May are (from left) Brittany Melby-Heimes, Nick…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (514+ words) After Amanda Biddle lost her daughter, Naomi Faith, at 33 weeks" gestation, she opened a nonprofit, donation-based pantry in February 2021 to honor and keep Naomi"s memory alive. Naomi"s Nursery Blessings, 107 Spring St., Williamsburg, provides children with necessities such as…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (252+ words) This month we also celebrate Black History Month with the theme, "A Century of Black History Commemorations," marking 100 years since Carter G. Woodson initiated Black History Week in 1926. The evolution of these observances shaped our understanding of the contributions of African…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (162+ words) RICHMOND, Va. -- The third time's a charm, albeit an unexpected one, for Kristen Cavallo, as she makes her return to the Martin Agency's top leadership role this month. Why Kristen Cavallo says she returned to lead Martin Agency in Richmond…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (740+ words) Occupation: Retired real estate sales agent of 47 years. Why are you interested in representing Alexandria at the state level? After years as a volunteer, I was moved to begin my very first campaign for public office by a desire to…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1013+ words) By Sydney Kodama | [email protected] Lifelong Alexandrian Frank Fannon is hoping to return to City Council after more than a decade away, with a focus on reconnecting Alexandria's leaders with city residents. "I have the time and knowledge and temperament, the…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (944+ words) March arrived like a lion in Newport this year'a fitting reminder that the voices of many women in Rhode Island's history still roar today. This two-part "Voices" series highlights several remarkable, yet lesser-known, women of the American Revolution. Alas, Not…...

3+ week, 17+ hour ago  (284+ words) Johnson succeeds Adria Vanhoozier, who has been promoted to a new system leadership role as vice president of system financial and operational integration. "Adria has provided exceptional leadership at Riverside Doctors" Hospital Williamsburg and has helped strengthen the hospital"s…...