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The Suffolk Journal · Boston, VA

Nearby: Boston, VA

Fleurs De Villes takes over Prudential Center with floral displays

The Prudential Center hosted Fleurs De Villes from Nov. 4-8, as it returned to Boston to share a fresh floral celebration of the natural wonders of the world. The showcase presented a collection of 16 fresh flower couture mannequins designed by Boston’s local floral artists. Fleurs De Villes is a Vancouver-based company that travels the world showcasing floral storytelling. The company has produced more than 170 fresh floral events in 34 cities across five countries. In each city they connect with local artists to bring together the live shows. On a Friday evening, families, friends and tourists rolling in with suitcases, viewed the fresh blooms on display which the Prudential sprouted only a couple days earlier. Passersby took photos of and with the botanical creations or stopped to take a look after shopping at a nearby store. Others who visited the Prudential solely for the display started in numerical order, at the entrance of the Prudential from Boylston Street.

Fairfax County Times · Fort Belvoir, VA

Nearby: Fort Belvoir, VA

Gone but not forgotten

Barbara Serage around the time she went to live at The Fairfax. Courtesy Photo Seventeen years ago, Barbara Serage moved into The Fairfax, a continuing care retirement community near Fort Belvoir. Serage, who will celebrate her 100th birthday the day after Christmas, was impressed by the people she met there. “They have this newsletter that comes out, I guess, every week. And they always had the bios of the people who had passed away. My mom is one who would read it. She was struck by how the lives of these people were so important,” said Barbara Langridge, Serage’s daughter. “She said, ‘I thought people at the Fairfax, people living there, had information that the people of the United States should hear.’” Serage decided to take action. Reinvention was nothing new to her.

National Catholic Register · Burke, VA

Nearby: Burke, VA

This ‘Pilgrim of Hope’ Spent His Days Battling Cancer by Making ‘Endless Plans for Eternal Life’

Facing an inoperable brain tumor, eight-year-old Francisco inspired family, classmates, and his priests by showing that joy and hope always get the final word.Francisco looks up at his mother, Laura Fredrickson while she kisses him, pregnant with twins, in the early days of his terminal diagnosis. (Photo: Fredrickson Family)Alyssa MurphyFeaturesNovember 9, 2026In the quiet, tree-lined town of Burke, Virginia, 7-year-old Francisco Fredrickson had a laugh that could light up an entire room. He was a boy of boundless energy — an avid fan of soccer, music and giant plates of tacos. And he had really big dreams: to be a priest-astronaut in heaven. But in May 2023, his mother Laura, noticed something different in her son's eye that upended the cheerful household. A Trial Met With Unshakable Faith It began with a subtle change in his vision.

The Buckeye Flame · Richmond, VA

Nearby: Richmond, VA

Cleveland’s Shawnda Moye is creating a recipe for community, one biscuit at a time

Shawnda Moye, Cincinnati-born chef and Cleveland entrepreneur, believes food is beyond what is placed on a plate – that food is about memory, fellowship and making room for others to find their place at the table. Moye, a Black lesbian and the owner of The Roaming Biscuit, a bakery and breakfast spot in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood, grew up surrounded by home cooking. Her mother and grandmothers made food from scratch, a legacy she happily inherited. She fondly remembers her mother’s light, fluffy homemade biscuits and the breakfast sandwiches she would prepare for her. Moye eventually began selling those same sandwiches for $5 each at the bus stop, turning her mother’s homemade breakfasts into a childhood side hustle she didn’t confess to until she was in her 30s. That $5 bus stop hustle was an early glimpse of what would eventually become a business. For Moye, cooking and entrepreneurship were intertwined long before she received her business degree from Miami University.

AIStockWire · Richmond, VA

Nearby: Richmond, VA

Virginia Democrats seek local votes on data centers over 25 MW as JLARC estimates tax break returns 22 cents per dollar

Key points Virginia Democrats want local votes on every data center over 25 megawatts Virginia's plan would also ban data center NDAs with local officials JLARC estimated Virginia's data center tax break returned 22 cents per dollar Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the state's Democratic legislative leaders on Nov. 10 proposed requiring a local vote on every data center that uses more than 25 megawatts of power. The proposal is part of the 2027 legislative agenda they unveiled at the state Capitol in Richmond. Under the plan, those data centers could no longer be approved "by right," and local approval would be required regardless of prior project approvals. Democrats also want to bar data center companies from signing nondisclosure agreements with local officials. Bills for the agenda measures haven't been filed yet, the Virginia Mercury reported.