The Durham-based American Dance Festival has announced its 2022 season, offering Duke staff and faculty opportunities to experience world-class dance all summer long at a savings. Employees receive a
By Mike Kinney
A new victory garden in Richmond built with the help of local youth will one day provide fruits and vegetables to disadvantaged communities.
On Wednesday, Groundwork Richmond, tasked since 2010 with improving the city’s environment via community partnerships, and its Green Team, a group of local students engaged in service-learning opportunities, were busy putting the finishing touches on the garden located behind the City of Richmond Park and Recreation Administrative Building at 33rd Street and Macdonald Avenue.
The garden has 13 beds approximately 6 feet long, 3 feet wide and 4 feet deep. Growing there are zucchini squash, cucumbers, black and blue berries, raspberries, peppers, melons and eggplants along with herbs such as basil and lemon thyme. And tomatoes too.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Director Jayson Johnson, right, works with cinematographer Vinnie Sooknanan, left, during the filming of the film THOT? at the House of Soul in Vallejo, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)
Filmmaker brings camera to Vallejo for latest production
VALLEJO A script born while three filmmakers had a few beers and ate some tacos was filmed last week in Vallejo.
“THOT” (an acronym for “That Hoe Over There?”) centers on a young man looking forward to a date. Then, as rumors about her past surface, he has to make a decision: Is she really a THOT? Or is it all just talk?