on 02/17/2010 by RichardS in Augmented Reality Games, Digital media, Digital video games, Games, Social Media, Comments (0)

Jane McGonigal on CNN

I’ve never crossed paths with Jane, but I have been following her career with interest over the past few years. She was involved in designing the I Love Bees alternate reality game (ARG), and has since gone on to develop a number of innovative ARGS such as World Without Oil and other online games.  Now she is on the front page of CNN, talking about the positive impact that video games can have on the world.

Enoteca Sogna lands in Northside Richmond

on 02/16/2010 by RichardS in Food, Northside, RVA, Comments (0)

Via Northside News, RVAFoodie, and Epicuriosity: Enoteca Sogna, the locally-owned Italian restaurant that was unceremoniously booted from its digs on West Broad Street has settled on a new home here […]

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Wanda Jackson Pt. 2

on 02/14/2010 by RichardS in Music, RVA, YouTube, Comments (0)

Wanda Jackson put on a pretty good show last night at Shenanigan’s Pub here in Richmond. The Lustre Kings warmed the crowd up and also served as Wanda’s backing […]

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Wanda Jackson

on 02/12/2010 by RichardS in Music, Northside, YouTube, Comments (0)

Richmond.com has a profile of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson, who is performing tonight tomorrow night  (sorry) right down the street from me at Shenanigan’s Pub.  […]

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Northside Dog Park

on 02/10/2010 by RichardS in Dogs, RVA, Comments (3)

Ever since moving to Northside Richmond,  Elaine and I, and our dog Dewey,  have really missed what used to be a daily trip to the dog park on Forest […]

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Harry Shearer

on 11/27/2009 by RichardS in Film, Indie radio, RVA, Comments (0)

Last Sunday, Elaine and I went to see Harry Shearer speak at the Byrd Theater. He was there to raise funds for WRIR, Richmond’s  independent radio station, and to give […]

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Tim Woodman

on 11/23/2009 by RichardS in Music, RVA, Comments Off

There is a great profile of my friend Tim McCready’s new furniture making school, Foxwedge School of Craft, in today’s RT-D. I know Tim primarily through his music, most recently,  […]

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Effective Transtions in Adult Education conference: Providence, Rhode Island

on 11/20/2009 by RichardS in Adult Basic Education, Career pathways, Education, Educational policy, Rhode Island, Transitioning, Uncategorized, Video, Comments Off

On Tuesday I straggled back to Richmond late after attending the Effective Transitions conference in Providence, Rhode Island. This is the first year I’ve been to this conference, sponsored by […]

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The cockles, they are warmed

on 10/28/2009 by RichardS in Dogs, Monkeys, Video, YouTube, Comments Off

OK, OK. I have to make it clear that I am less susceptible to “cutesy” videos than most people: giggling babies, clumsy kittens gettin-inta-trouble, sleeping puppies, etc. But for some […]

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CAAL Report: The Power of Technology to Transform Adult Learning

on 10/27/2009 by RichardS in Adult Basic Education, Online learning, e-learning, Comments (1)

I am looking forward to finishing up the report The Power of Technology to Transform Adult Learning, released a few days ago by The Council for the Advancement of Adult […]

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