The City of Lynchburg Parks & Recreation will present Exploring Hand Drumming: A Four Part Series Thursdays beginning March 25th

Once relegated to fall and winter wardrobes, scarves are now jazzing up spring and summer wardrobes, as well.

‘Sidelines’ author to speak at benefit dinner for Boys & Girls Clubs

RICHMOND - Recently, Richmond International Airport ordered some of the familiar old fluorescent light bulbs called T12s.

About eight years ago, Mary A. Keith advertised a class on home canning and preserving methods.

My kids think I’m crazy because I don’t like to drive in the big cities where they have chosen to reside.

After a smashing return, Jay Leno appears headed to a battle with David Letterman for late-night television supremacy.

Tweens probably don’t know who Patsy Cline is, which is why Lilly Scott thinks she was voted off “American Idol” Thursday night.

Q:  Do I really have to lift weights to lose weight?

Fad diets. Conflicting nutrition studies. Health claims on foods that don’t seem all that healthy.

Why do so many people order pizza from a restaurant instead of making it at home? I don’t think that it is the trouble of making homemade dough or pizza sauce. And it certainly isn’t the trouble of grating a little cheese or chopping some mushrooms or other toppings.

Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers.

Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software.

The Danville Concert Association will host the Imani Winds Quintet at The North Theatre on March 20, wrapping up its diverse 2009-10 concert season.

Corey Haim’s story is sadly familiar in Hollywood: A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.

ARCADIA. - In his cluttered garage on Highway 150 in Arcadia, Robert Craver brings bugs back to life.

Standing out is critical in this tight job market, and if you’re fortunate enough to land an interview, acing it is crucial.

Steven Williams survived two deployments to Iraq. He saw the worst that war has to offer — bullets flying at him and bombs exploding around him.

She Crab Soup is a signature dish at the Regency Room at The Hotel Roanoke.  Executive Chef Billie Raper shows you how to make this delicious dish, which will have your family asking for more!

ROANOKE - Jim Monroe, the owner of Greenbrier Nursery, says there’s no such thing as a non-blooming season, “Things are constantly changing and things are blooming at different times of the year.  So, we encourage people to come out early because there’s lots of lovely things that you can plant and enjoy that aren’t typical parts of the garden.“

Everyone who has seen it knows it’s not a bird, or a plane, or Superman, but no one quite knows what the mysterious object found in the former Dan River Personnel Building on West Main Street is.

Lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning updates it hopes will restore some of its luster.

Bob Barker has donated $2.5 million to help the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals open a new location in Los Angeles.

The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn’t included in the Academy Awards’ In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.

RICHMOND - Grace Harrison popped the plastic lid on a tabletop “greenhouse” about the size of a cookie sheet.

With the a tight job market, mining everything from social circles to social media is critical to landing a job.

Q: I get recurring bouts of plantar fasciitis. I have tried shoe inserts and stretching exercises, but it always comes back. I have read about Botox injections and shock-wave therapy as possible treatments. Is either effective?

The co-owner of Tightsqueeze Hardware in Chatham went straight to the experts to learn about contracting opportunities with local companies and agencies.

When I was 15, my father retired from the Army and we moved to Danville to be close to my grandparents. I immediately had the hometown I had always wanted. And time and time again since then I have thought, “I love living in Danville!”

A singer once billed as the “female Elvis” by RCA has been selected as one of Virginia’s 2010 Outstanding Women by the Library of Virginia.