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It’s a new fad that women of every age are embracing. “You should stop by my booth so I can fill you in on the new rave on hair feathers,” said Ashley Ruleman. Ruleman will be one of more than 20 vendors participating in the Feb. 11 Love is in the Air: Spring Fashion Debut…
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It’s all about comfort whether you are at work or play. “Jockey Person to Person presents versatility and comfort … all wrapped into one,” said comfort specialist Melissa Howell. Jockey Person to Person will be one of more than 20 vendors participating in the Feb. 11 Love is in the Air: Spring Fashion Debut in…
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A 21-12 record for Matt Brady’s third JMU basketball team in 2010-2011 gave the coach a tiny space for breathing room. It was Brady’s second 20-plus-win season, sure, but neither of those teams qualified for NCAA or NIT postseason play. And at James Madison, where the Lou Campanelli/Lefty Driesell years are maybe a fading memory,…
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Her ties to the first family of entertainment are strong but this Disney focuses on brave women in peacebuilding rather than cartoons and children’s films. Abigail Disney, a philanthropist, scholar and award-winning filmmaker, will give the annual commencement address at Eastern Mennonite University 0n Sunday, April 29. “EMU is a remarkable institution, an island of…
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The SWAG Writers (Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Blue Ridge Writers Club) Reading Series kicks off 2012 with a duo from Lexington, a fiction writer and a poet who happen to be husband and wife. Of Chris Gavaler’s novel in stories, School for Tricksters, Kate Buford says, “From the painful reality of the…
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You may not be familiar with the name Willow House, but they’ve been around for some time (formerly known as Southern Living At Home). “Our name may have changed,” said Somer Gregory, a rep with Willow House for eight years, “ but so do most great women who get married.” Willow House will be one…
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Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford announced on Friday the future scheduling formats as approved by the ACC’s Faculty Athletic Representatives and Athletics Directors. The announcement was made following the annual ACC Winter Meetings and will go in effect once Pittsburgh and Syracuse become playing members in the conference. “We have been engaged in discussions…
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Stella & Dot is a media darling and has been featured in many prominent fashion and women’s magazines with 10 pieces from the new Spring collection highlighted in Vogue. An innovative and smart fashion company, according to rep April Keegan, they offer “irresistible boutique style accessories.” Stella & Dot will be one of more than…
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ShenanArts is pleased to announce an upcoming production of Woody, a musical about the life of Woodrow Wilson. Woody tells the story of Wilson’s birth in Staunton and of his formative years, reveals the influences of strong women in his life, and highlights his accomplishments as the leader some historians have called “one of the…
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From the opening minutes of the game, you wouldn’t have known that visiting Randolph was still looking for its first conference win. But after falling behind 10-2 to the WildCats, the Eastern Mennonite women quickly regrouped and controlled the rest of the game in a 79-48 victory in Harrisonburg Friday night. Randolph College confidently came…
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