Petersburg resident Mikey Fuller experiences a dream come true while bringing awareness to the LGBTQ+ community.
Have you ever had the pleasure of watching the Mighty Wurlitzer organ rise out of the orchestra pit at Virginia s grand motion picture palace The Byrd Theatre?
It s a magical moment and sight to behold in Richmond s Carytown district.
The Mighty Wurlitzer is one of about 40 surviving instruments in their original installation out of more than 2000 made by the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company between 1914 and 1942.
Fuller is one of less than 20 organists that has performed a live Mighty Wurlitzer show.
The theatre pipe organ, designed as a “one-man orchestra” to accompany silent movies, was installed when The Byrd was built in 1928.
It was a great day of community - Genevieve Lohr
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PETERSBURG - Adjectives used to describe Sunday s The Sycamore Steet Experience were amazing, wonderful, lively, awesome, positive, and crazy busy.
The block party attracted a steady stream of hundreds of people throughout the day who strolled up and down the street enjoying the diverse array of permanent businesses and their guest vendors, including Old Towne’s River Street Market.
DJ Foot’s steady beat kept things lively. Flautist Iris Schwartz briefly joined the acoustic Bowl’d Sojer Band, and they sounded terrific, together.
I ve captured dogs, chickens, and now goats enjoying Schwartz s performances. She is developing quite a variety of barnyard fans.
Neighbors and tourists listen to historic tales while enjoying chickens and donuts.
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PETERSBURG - Over 25 people, strolled down Grove Avenue to see Mother Nature s beauty, exercise, and take in a bit of history.
The Historic Petersburg Foundation [HPF] hosted their final of four spring walking tours through Petersburg: Old Towne, High Street, Poplar Lawn Historic District, and Grove Avenue.
On the morning of April 24, I stopped by HPF s All Things Garden fundraising event which was held at the Peter Jones Trading Station located at North Market Street and Grove Avenue. As I purchased plants donated by locals, I noticed a group of people forming a circle.
While staying in hotels, Larkin also noticed large jugs of water with sliced fruit available for guests. My initial concept was.how do you make that large jug accessible for an individual consumer, shared Larkin. Cutting up fruit and having it actually all available is a challenge, but, if you dry it, it makes it shelf-stable which makes it more convenient to have around.
The initial user Larkin was trying to target was the worker. So, this person is working nine to five sitting at their desk that wants to have a healthier lifestyle and wants to drink more water and probably has a water cooler in their breakroom, said Larkin. But, having fruit at their office is sometimes a challenge or annoying to keep.