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Recent Issues – VA News Reader
- July 31, 2026A collector of stories, a distributor of grants: Virginia has an official state folklorist By Colin Warren-Hicks for The Virginian-Pilot Virginia has an official state folklorist. It’s her job to oversee the Virginia Folklife Program. Since it was established in 1989, the program has had only three directors. Read the full article at The Virginian-Pilot. […]
- July 28, 2026Music Ma’am: A retired VCU professor has inspired scores of students By Joan Tupponce for Richmond magazine Sonia Vlahcevic’s birth certificate may indicate that she’s 91, but the former Virginia Commonwealth University professor thinks and acts like she’s still 18. She says her positive, young-at-heart mindset has given her the ability and drive to accomplish more […]
- July 24, 2026Champion of Menokin receives DAR Historic Preservation honor By Michelle Smith for Northern Neck News For decades, architectural historian, author and preservation advocate Calder Loth has been one of the most influential voices in protecting Virginia’s historic places—including Menokin, the Richmond County home of Declaration of Independence signer Francis Lightfoot Lee. That lifetime of service […]
