Issue: March-April 2017

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Top Teacher: Ryan Nunley

“The greatest thing about being a teacher,” says Ryan Nunley, “is watching a student work with a challenge, being there...

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Top Teacher: Elyse Vaughan

Elyse Vaughan didn’t start out to be a teacher. She was working as a chemist at the Union Camp International...

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Top Teacher: Christine Contakes

Educating people has always come naturally to Christine Contakes. As the oldest of three siblings, she positioned herself in a...

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Top Teacher: Dana Wakefield

Dana Wakefield dreamed of being a teacher when she was a little girl, and now her dream has come true....

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Top Teacher: Margaret Beckner

A love of language lured Margaret Beckner into the classroom 36 years ago, and every day the French teacher at...

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The Heroin Problem Hitting Home in Suburbia

Ron* remembers vividly the first time he felt “the warmth of the opium embrace,” as he puts it. “I was...

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Craft Brews and Oysters By The Dozen at The Tides Inn in Irvington

As the sun slowly descends over Carter’s Creek, the evening is just beginning at The Tides Inn, located on Virginia’s...

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CIV Celebrates 10 Years

If you think culinary school is just a way to learn how to cook, Andy Gladstein, Campus President for the...

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Something to Stout About

We look forward to St. Patrick’s Day each year, both for the opportunity to break out that random article of...

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2017 Spring Performing Arts Events with SevenVenues

Spring is a wonderful time of year to be an arts lover in Coastal Virginia. You probably have a full...

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