Saturday, October 13, 201810/13/2018

Jayson Whitehead – Seniors’ Homelessness

Jayson Whitehead, The Executive Director of PACEM joins us to discuss the growing need for affordable homes for people over 55 here in Charlottesville.

Saturday, October 13, 201810/13/2018

Twilight Tours Throughout Scottsville’s History

The Scottsville Museum will host it’s annual Twilight Tour surrounding the themes of civil war times and the incorporation of Scottsville, Virginia on Saturday, October 20, 6-8 PM and Sunday,  October 21, from 5-7 PM. There will be a special performance with spirits from the past on Sunday, October 21, at 2 PM at Victory Hall Theater in Scottsville.

Jack Maxwell, Bob Talbert and Miranda Burnett join Wendy to preview this event!

Saturday, October 6, 201810/06/2018

Victoria Tremaglio – Oyster Festival 2018 / Mason’s Toy Box

Rocksalt and Mason’s Toy Box are pairing for an Oyster Festival benefit, at The Shops at Stonefield, today, Saturday, October 6, 2018, from 3pm-7:30pm. Featuring oysters, sliders, beer, free daycare, live entertainment, raffle prizes and all for a great cause!
Victoria Tremaglio, General Manager of The Shops At Stonefield, visits with Wendy to talk about today’s event.

Saturday, October 6, 201810/06/2018

Will Turner – Live Your Bold

Will Turner is out to set the official Guinness World Record for most Ironman races completed in a year. His goal is to complete 60 Ironman races in his 60th year of life. Turner, an endurance athlete, entrepreneur and coach, has been steadily pushing toward his goal since January, and is averaging an Ironman-distance triathlon (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run) every six days. He joins Wendy to talk about his mission.

Saturday, September 29, 201809/29/2018

Heather Massie – The Life & Inventions Of Hedy Lamarr

Heather Massie joins us to talk about her one-woman play: The Life & Inventions Of Hedy Lamarr, which is being presented on Thursday October 4 @ 7PM
& Sunday October 7 @ 2PM at Old Cabell Hall.

Saturday, September 29, 201809/29/2018

Ridge Schuyler – PVCC Community Self-Sufficiency Programs & Network2Work

Ridge Schuyler, Dean, Community Self-Sufficiency Programs at PVCC, joins Wendy to talk about their Network2Work App.

Saturday, September 22, 201809/22/2018

Tom Powell – Hurricane Florence Relief Effort

Tom Powell, Founder of the Toy Lift Charities and the Greene County Sheriff, Steve Smith, successfully obtained commitments from three private individuals for the donation of three trucks to transport relief supplies to the Hurricane Florence area of New Bern, NC. These will be delivered mid-week next week after we are certain roads are passable enough to allow entry.

Saturday, September 22, 201809/22/2018

Dr. John Huber – Lawnmower Parenting

‘Lawnmower Parents’ Take Over From ‘Helicopter Moms’ As The New Generation
Aim To Shield Their Children From Adversity..
A new generation of parents are leaving their children unequipped to deal with adversity, teachers, etc.. And, psychologists say, the ‘lawnmower parent’ is one who rushes to push down any hurdle that could get in their child’s way, relieving them from any inconvenience or hardship. 
Dr. John Huber, Chairman, Mainstream Mental Health, is a mental health professional and university professor that has been in mental health for over twenty years. He joins Wendy to discuss this new circumstance.

Saturday, September 22, 201809/22/2018

John Hagerty – Happy Birthday, VA Lottery!

Did you know it’s the 30th Birthday of the Virginia Lottery? Did you know the first lottery ticket was sold in Virginia on September 20, 1988, and that the Virginia Lottery has: Generated more than $9 billion for K-12 education in Virginia;
Awarded more than $20 billion in total prizes to winners;
Created 543 millionaires (prizes of at least $1 million);
Paid nearly $2 billion in commissions to Virginia businesses that sell lottery tickets.
Looking back on 30 years, there are certainly some standout moments, and John Hagerty, Communications Specialist at the Virginia Lottery, joins us to help celebrate!

Saturday, September 15, 201809/15/2018

John Tamny – The End of Work

Wendy is joined by John Tamny, the author of Popular Economics, and a new and surprisingly sunny projection of America’s future job market.
He predicts America’s job markets are only going to get better and better, and in his new book: The End of Work: Why Your Passion Can Become Your Job, he says that the greatest gift of prosperity, beyond freedom from painful want, is the existence of work that is interesting.