Performer and fans at the real Richmond Folk Festival. Photo by Dave Parrish Photography.
What’s Booming – RVA Events

What’s Booming RVA: It’s a Real Richmond Weekend!

Boomer’s top 5 picks for the week ahead

By Annie Tobey | October 12, 2023
grandmother and granddaughter on a laptop, by Igor Mojzes. Used with Jumble puzzles for kids and adults, inc. one with "kitty love"
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzle: Riddle and Kitty Love

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | October 9, 2023
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‘Martha Mitchell Calling’ at Hanover Tavern

October 4, 2023
Barry Bostwick, center, at a Rocky Horror Picture Show special screening
Nick Thomas

Barry Bostwick Wants You to Do the Time Warp

Reliving ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’

By Nick Thomas | October 2, 2023
“Martha Mitchell Calling” at Hanover Tavern is a humorous, yet poignant, exploration of Martha (Debra Wagoner) and John (Joe Pabst).

‘Martha Mitchell Calling’

A humorous and poignant look at a woman who stood for truth

September 29, 2023
Paul Newman's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Image by Alexey Novikov. While humorist Greg Schwem is not a fan of celebrity products, he makes an exception for Newman’s Own – if only to keep the memory of Paul Newman relevant.
Greg Schwem

Keeping Paul Newman’s Name Alive

If only on store shelves

By Greg Schwem | September 29, 2023
granddad and grandkid together on a laptop. Image by Fizkes. For article this week's puzzle: Jumble food fun classic and Jumble tennis tot for kids and Jumble puzzles Q&A
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Food Fun and Tennis Tot

The scrambled word game for kids and adults

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | September 25, 2023
A granddad and granddaughter on a laptop, possibly doing a puzzle like the Boomer Jumble puzzles for kids and adults. Image from Dmytro Zinkevych
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Fishy and Windy

The scrambled word game, classic and for kids

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | September 11, 2023
Girl choosing back to school supplies. Greg Schwem pulls up memories of back-to-school shopping, the annual ritual of childhood and parenthood, and offers an admonition for parents.
Greg Schwem

Memories of Back-to-School Shopping

This annual joy can’t be found on a porch

By Greg Schwem | September 8, 2023
Cover of ‘Positively Altered: Finding Happiness In the Bottom of a Chemo Bag’ By Dr. Cindy M. Howard
Books

Why I Got Divorced During Chemotherapy

An excerpt from ‘Positively Altered: Finding Happiness In the Bottom of a Chemo Bag’

By Dr. Cindy M. Howard | August 28, 2023

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