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The journalist unpacks how the ocean helped her discover her history.
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Screenshot by NPR/Electronic ArtsCritic Linda Holmes has been playing The Sims since the early 2000s.
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Nick McNamara / WHRO/For nearly 60 years, this office has explored the nature of consciousness.
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Matt Slocum/APIf a judge orders Google to sell Chrome, it could dramatically upend the multibillion-dollar online search business.
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Nick McNamara/WHROThe project takes donated firearms and converts them into garden tools.
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KD Toole/BPR NewsBlue Ridge Public Radio compiled a list of more than 35 organizations providing relief in the area.
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Hulton Archive/Keystone/Getty ImagesThe superstition of Friday the 13th isn't as old as you think. Here are some of the potential origins of unlucky days around the world.
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Leahruth Jemilo/The collector's response has stayed with Leahruth Jemilo ever since.
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Chesterfield CountyThe county is asking the public to choose from four animal finalists.
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Almeta Ingram-Miller is the leader of The Legendary Ingramettes, a nationally renowned gospel group established by her mother, Maggie Ingram, more than six decades ago. -
The Daily Newscast
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Throughout her prolific environmental career, Krista has witnessed many examples of how our waterways connect us. Currently working as the Director of Programming and Community Engagement at Maymont, she has also seen how we must intentionally create these connections for communities that have often been excluded in the past.
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Whether swimming as a child, or encouraging a paddling newbie as an outfitter owner, Ashley Noble has never known a world without the James River. Raised on the water from a very young age, she now runs her family’s business, James River Reeling and Rafting.
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Horace Scruggs holds many profound connections with the James River, from a long family history along its banks, to seeking calm and empowerment while paddling its waters. His most recent journey down the river as a documentary filmmaker has added yet another link between his life and the James.
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When Tricia Pearsall moved to Richmond in 1966, she wasted no time getting familiar with her new waterway by canoeing and kayaking on the James. Over time, she witnessed transformative changes in the river that has made it one of Richmond’s most beloved features today.
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The James River has been a constant and cherished companion in musician Elizabeth Wise’s life. When she was homesick for the river, she wrote a song about it called “Richmondtown (Peace of Mind)”, which has become the title track for Stories by the James.
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Throughout her life, Amber Ellis has turned to the James River for comfort and inspiration. Whether seeking a spot in nature to clear her head, or trying to find more meaning in her work, the river has flowed through Amber’s world as a guide every step of the way.
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Andrew Alli was drawn towards the James River from a very early age. What began as a magical waterway he visited sparingly as a child eventually flowed into one of the strongest links between his career, his passions, and his life.
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