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JUNIOR LEAGUE OF RICHMOND ANNOUNCES 65th BOOK & AUTHOR DINNER

Richmond, Virginia, February 22, 2010 - The Junior League of Richmond (JLR), together with Dominion, the Richmond Times-Dispatch and SunTrust Bank–Mid-Atlantic, will welcome six national authors to Richmond on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, for the 65th Book & Author Dinner.  Bob Deans, noted author featured at the 62nd Book & Author Dinner, will serve as Master of Ceremonies for this annual sell-out event that is the longest-running dinner of its kind in the country.

This year’s panel features the following distinguished authors and their books:

Sam Beall – The Blackberry Farm Cookbook: Four Seasons of Great Food and the Good Life

Sarah Blake – The Postmistress

Noah Boyd – The Bricklayer

Dean King - Unbound: A True Story of War, Love, and Survival

Phyllis Theroux – The Journal Keeper: A Memoir

Abraham Verghese – Cutting For Stone

The Dinner will be held at The Greater Richmond Convention Center located at 300 N. 5th Street, Richmond, Virginia, beginning at 7:00 p.m.  Doors will open at 6:00 p.m.  Fountain Bookstore, Inc. will assist with the advance sale of books written by the featured authors with a portion of the proceeds benefitting JLR community programs.  A cash bar will also be available.

 

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N.E.W. Community Outreach Recognized by Media

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You Go, N.E.W.!

Network of Enterprising Women, a local organization who focuses on impacting the community in addition to benefiting members, was recently recognized by Bill Bevins on Light 98 for their outstanding work to support Richmond, Virginia area nonprofits and for providing scholarships for local high school seniors. At their March meeting, N.E.W. presented checks to several nonprofit groups: Safe Harbor, Art 180, Home Again, Virginia Treatment Center for Children, St. Joseph's Villa Flagler Home, and more!

 

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Missing Student

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VCU Police Looking for Student

RICHMOND, Va. (March 6, 2010) – Virginia Commonwealth University Police are searching for a 22-year-old student last seen on campus on March 2.

VCU Police Chief John Venuti said the department is looking for Jonathan S. Dorey, who is between 5 feet, 10 inches and 6 feet tall, weighs between 180 and 200 pounds and has brown hair. Dorey wears glasses and was last seen wearing a blue and white plaid jacket with a hood and dark blue jeans. He was riding a black mountain bike.

Venuti said police have no reason to believe foul play is involved in the student’s disappearance, but would like to talk to anyone who has seen Dorey. Contact VCU Detective Sergeant Abrams at (804) 640-3380 or VCU Police Communications at (804) 828-1196.

 

Radio Go Girl!

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RED DOG RECORDINGS ANNOUNCES THE DEBUT OF RADIO GO GIRL!

A radio program and podcast for women

Radio Go Girl(Richmond, VA) -  Jen Towner, President of Red Dog Recordings, announces the debut of Radio Go Girl!. Radio Go Girl! is a long format talk program for women hosted by Towner. Radio Go Girl! is currently podcasting at www.radiogogirl.podbean.com and with an RSS link at www.radiogogirl.com. The informational and fun show is also now available through Red Dog Recordings and www.prx.org.

Radio Go Girl!’s mission is to provide women with girl information, girl celebration, girl affirmation, girl inspiration and tons of girl fun! Regular guests include experts that can speak to style, health, fitness, skin care, mom issues, diets, cooking, organization, women in business, fashion trends, relationships, hair, finance, life issues plus a special “how to” segment.  The guests on Radio Go Girl! are experts in their fields, celebrities and everyday girls who just have something to say! Radio Go Girl!  also features fun finds from Towner and listener interaction and feedback. Program Directors and Operations Managers may consider broadcasting RGG as a cost-effective means to fulfill their FCC Public Affairs commitment.

 

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A Web Page, Small Price and Big Impact

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Web Pages for Small Businesses

Cost-Effective Prices to Establish Your Web Presence

CC InkBuilding and maintaining a web site can be a pricey proposition for a small business, costing thousands of dollars just to get the site up! Although today’s digital society makes having a web site a necessity, this cost may be prohibitive for a new business—and often not worth the exorbitant costs of having a site of one’s own.

At V Magazine for Women and Communication Creations, Ink, we understand the challenges that small businesses face. We have been committed to helping the underdog for over five years, and have decided to extend that assistance by providing hosted web sites for a mere fraction of the cost.

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