by Becca Roberts | Jun 12, 2025 | Feature
TAP SHOES and ballet flats were in regular rotation for Danelle Afflerbaugh throughout her childhood, as dance has always been her passion. The California native performed and coached dance and cheerleading on the West Coast, and her daughter also dances. When her mom...
by Becca Roberts | Jun 12, 2025 | Feature
MISTI GARRETT grapples with her husband, Tim Garrett, as they demonstrate life-saving self-defense techniques. Their skills shine through each precision motion, and they pause to explain the fine details of the grips and escapes. The Garretts own Transformation...
by Jeriah Brumfield | May 8, 2025 | Feature
“IT’S LIKE taking a step back into the past — nostalgic, friendly, fun,” said Sara Adams, owner and pharmacist of Baker Brothers Drug Co., describing the charming mid-20th-century building with its simple, utilitarian design. Walking up to the shop feels like stepping...
by Jeriah Brumfield | May 8, 2025 | Feature
SOME PEOPLE see a problem and accept it as the way things are. Others see a problem and decide to fix it. Andrew Francis has always been in the second group. From the moment he first picked up a wrench at 16, plumbing just made sense to him. But over the years,...
by Sara Hook | Apr 17, 2025 | Feature
MUSIC ECHOES through every corridor, the halls of First Baptist Church in Manchester full of sound even when church is not in session. The music comes from a wide variety of places — a 6-year-old sounds out his scales one by one, a high schooler practices for a school...
by Haley Potter | Apr 17, 2025 | Feature
THE CRISP morning air is filled with the chatter of children, the rustling of backpacks, and the occasional squeak of sneakers on the pavement. Officer Charlie Taylor stands tall at the front entrance of Westwood Elementary School every morning, rain or shine,...
