After a rash of police brutality cases a few years ago, Tyrone Cherry III said he was especially affected by Mike Brown’s death. Cherry, who has two decades under his belt as an educator and was teaching at Peabody Middle at the time, said “Hands up, don’t shoot” didn’t resonate with him and after talking […]
LeeBruh Greene (born Charles Cliett) has been singing since he was four, started writing at eight and began recording music at fifteen. Music has always been there in Greene’s life, and he listed artists like Michael and Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Babyface, Brandy and Lil Kim as influences. “I once described myself as a […]
After moving to the area and making note of the local bakeries, Brittany Williams realized there was something missing: beignets. The pastry chef, with roots in Mississippi and Louisiana, noticed that even though the dessert was offered sporadically, she wanted people to have more access to them and see if they would like her recipe. […]
Brittany Wright and her husband Jermaine love wine, so much so that they (and several other family members) decided to visit every winery in Virginia (they’ve been to over 50 so far). They also started doing wine tastings in their man cave at home. “We would go to the grocery store, grab a particular set […]
Brandy Wallace initially said her business, The Sugar Cave, first started because she and her coworkers wanted snacks while they worked. “It was a call center and the only food was a KFC, a Captain D’s and a Dollar General [so] I started making cookies and cupcakes for my coworkers,” Wallace said. “Not long after […]
Hailey Lewandowski has always loved dogs and she specifically remembers the first one she fell in love with. “He was a cute little pug named Mikey, [and] throughout my life, the idea of working with dogs has been something I have wanted to do; I just was never able to figure out exactly in what […]
“Michael Jackson’s showmanship, Prince’s efficiency and productivity, Andre 3000’s perspective and approach, and Childish Gambino’s willingness to push the envelope,” Quinton Jones said about his musical influences. The 28-year-old musician plays piano (he started when he was 12), guitars and drums and has always used music to express himself. “Music was this cool space and […]
A love for picnics and being outdoors has led to the creation of Richmond’s first luxury picnic and charcuterie business. Picnic RVA, started by Polina Bukina, brings fabulous experiences for all events and specializes in outdoor picnics, charcuterie, and grazing tables. After seeing similar businesses pop up on the west coast, Bukina decided to try […]
Ever since his high school teacher put a camera in his hand and appointed him the photo editor of the school newspaper, Phillup Lyons hasn’t put it down since. Lyons (Rouge Jungle to the world), is a self taught full-time photographer who said it’s taken a lot of trial and error to get him to […]
