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Who still writes in cursive? That age-old writing method many folks have not used since fourth grade will no longer be taught in Indiana schools come fall, thanks to a memo from school officials. Instead, students will be expected to become proficient in keyboard use. Seems like a smart move as being able to type […]

Each time you take a trip to the zoo, you’re amazed by all the wonderfully weird looking animals. Their unique characteristic almost always serve a purpose for survival in their native environment. One animal in particular, is more normal than it appears. Despite its hump, a camel has a straight spine.

RPS CASTING CALL Richmond Public Schools is looking for the next talk show superstar with an open casting call to find talent for the district’s first student talk show, Real Talk. If you are a RPS student between the ages of 15-18, and are interested in making $1,000 while launching your career in television production, […]

Ashton Kutcher, 33, said he had sworn off relationships before he met his wife Demi Moore, who was divorced from Bruce Willis after a 13-year marriage. “We met in New York, where I was hosting Saturday Night Live, and at the time I was saying to myself, “I’m going to party, I’m going to sleep […]

When was the last time you went camping? Maybe it’s not your favorite pastime because of all the wild animals. However, even if camping is your hobby of choice, I bet you didn’t know. . . Beavers were once the size of bears.

The cast of the Los Angeles edition of the VH1 series Basketball Wives continues to get as interesting as it does controversial. Following Shaunie O’Neal’s comments that the spin-off cast is “littered with trash” comes word of another addition to the show. Page Six reports that former Nets Star Jayson Williams’ estranged wife, Tanya, will […]

Wife of superstar Tom Cruise, actress Katie Holmes has been showing off in bikinis this summer! But with every new snapshot of Katie, the buzz has been building about how thin Katie’s been appearing. This weekend, while hubby Tom was busy filming Rock of Ages, 32-year-old mom Katie, stripped down into a skimpy black bikini […]

Well known for playing the “good guy,” Kevin Costner is negotiating to play sadistic bad guy, Ace Woody, in Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” according to reports. The script focuses on a German dentist-turned-bounty hunter. He buys a slave, played by Jamie Foxx, who can identify a man the bounty hunter is looking for. The bounty […]

  Grant helps city provide free summer meals for children   Richmond, VA – The Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities will be able to expand and enhance its free summer meals program for children and its child and adult care food programs with a funding boost from Walmart and the National Recreation and […]

Robert Adams thought someone was playing a trick when he saw a plastic bag filled with money lying on the ground in a surburban Chicago strip mall. Adams said the bag he found outside a Chase Bank was filled with lots of bills — a little more than $17,000, as police later determined. “At the […]

When all was said and done Saturday night at Club Aristotle, the packed house was screaming for more of Jazz legends Alex Bugnon and Richmond native James “Saxsmo” Gates.  Bugnon, on piano, and Gates on tenor saxophone, the former classmates at the prestigious Berkley School Of Music in Boston shared the same stage for the […]

You’ve decided to improve your eating habits with a healthier diet. You’ve even started taking vitamin supplements to get all the nutrients you need. It may surprise you to know. . . Strawberries contain more Vitamin C than oranges.