Nicole Harp, an abstract artist and educator, first started painting souls when her mother was diagnosed with dementia. She continues to channel energy and pour her talent and time into her soul paintings featuring people and animals.
Carly Smittle opened RoJo Coffee in former diner spot in Great Bridge where she and her sister worked during high school. Smittle worked at The Grill's successor, Battle Grounds Coffeehouse, when she learned the owner wanted to sell.
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The Hampton Roads Workforce Council hosted the Apprenticeship Summit on Nov. 15 in response to the region's ongoing talent shortage and in an effort to increase awareness about apprenticeship opportunities.
“If we don’t solve this issue, companies and people are going to go elsewhere where they have solved this issue and do have housing,” Hampton Roads Workforce Council President and CEO Shawn Avery said during a workforce housing summit at Chartway Arena’s Big Blue Room on Oct. 19.