Interview with STEP VA

STEP VA, Inc., a local nonprofit that empowers people with special needs through artistic expression, will host a performance of Disney’s “The Lion King, Kids!” this weekend. Stephanie spoke with Jan Monroe, STEP VA President and Warrick Couture, a member of the ensemble about the upcoming performance. Disney’s “The Lion King, Kids!” will be the first licensed work […]

I Tried Dolly Parton’s Southern-Style Coconut Cake Mix and Here’s What I Thought

Dolly Parton has launched her own line of cake mixes, Southern-Style Coconut, and Southern-Style Banana inspired by her Tennessee upbringing. Dolly says, “I have always loved to cook and, growing up in the South, I especially love that authentic Mom and Pop kind of cooking.” When I spotted the Southern-style coconut at Food Lion, I had […]

Local Teacher Makes National News

Stephanie Taylor chatted with Fredericksburg native and Chancellor High School graduate Kensey Jones, about her recent classroom project that made the national news. Kensey is a 2nd grade teacher at St. Michael’s Episcopal School in Richmond where she used an innovative teaching method to help her students learn persuasive writing and get involved in the community. She assigned […]