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Snapshots of RVA: VMFA, Byrd Park

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February 3rd, 2016

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These are pictures I took on a cloudy/almost rainy day while running through the lawn and gardens at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, as well as through Byrd Park.

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Special ‘Snapshots’ Post: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

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October 15th, 2015

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  • IMG_7279 The Hill To Hill bridge.
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In September, I visited Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for the 2015 Runner’s World Festival and Half. I did a bit of running during the trip (obviously), but I also had some time for sightseeing and picture-taking. Bethlehem is a moderately-small town with quite a bit of history. It’s where Bethlehem Steel, billed as the second-largest producer of […]

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Special ‘Snapshots’ Post: Washington, D.C. and Historic Jamestowne (June)

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June 15th, 2015

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These are photos from a trip to Washington, D.C., and Historic Jamestowne. This trip to Washington included stops at the Jefferson Memorial, the Newseum, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. These were places I had not seen in previous visits to the capital. The below map includes the several stops […]

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Introducing Snapshots of RVA

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October 13th, 2014

The James River in the foreground and the Richmond skyline are divided by the CSX train tracks.

elcome to Snapshots of RVA! This is a new pictures-driven blog I’ve begun following my move to Richmond, Virginia in May of 2014. I moved to Virginia after growing up and going to school in Florida — first in Miami, then in Gainesville, where I went to the University of Florida. During my first few weeks […]

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Flying High, Saving Lives

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November 19th, 2012

I’ll admit, this is a story I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. This is a sound slideshow profiling the lead base aviation manager of the ShandsCair program, Mark Womack, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. Womack oversees all the bases of ShandsCair, as well as the program’s pilots and technicians, and he loves […]

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Walking for the White Cane Law

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October 15th, 2012

  • White Cane Walk 1 Alachua Lions Club President Don James welcomes everyone to the 2012 White Cane Walk.
  • White Cane Walk 7 Lions Club member Orien Hills guides Jack Varnon along during the White Cane Walk.
  • White Cane Walk 9 Alachua Lions Club member Patti Breedlove guides blindfolded Boy Scout Everett Melvin along the White Cane Walk.

Every year for the past 12 years, the City of Alachua chapter of the Lions Club holds the White Cane Walk – an event aimed at raising awareness of Florida’s White Cane Laws. These laws require drivers to yield the right of way when a visually impaired person with a guide dog or a white […]

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