Don Harrison

1 week ago | styleweekly.com | Don Harrison

It’s a sleepy Thursday afternoon and Amanda Robinson is sitting inside a dark Gallery5, the celebrated arts venue she founded in 2005, excited to talk about her latest endeavor: a proposed annual event called the Richmond Renaissance Faire. “We’d want to highlight Richmond artisans, and make it Richmond-centric,” she says.

2 months ago | virginialiving.com | Madeline Mayhood |Hope Cartwright |Dean King |Don Harrison

Retirement is meant to be a time of relaxation and enjoyment, but for many seniors, financial worries can overshadow this well-deserved phase of life. From managing savings and handling healthcare costs to preparing for unexpected expenses, effective financial planning is key to achieving peace of mind and security.

2 months ago | virginialiving.com | Madeline Mayhood |Hope Cartwright |Don Harrison

“I’m a maker. It’s something I was born with,” Patchi Cancado says. At a young age, she remembers gazing out car windows on trips she’d take with her family and friends, fascinated, in particular, by buildings, intrigued by their shape, their structure, what they were made of. A passion was ignited during those rides, inspiring her to embrace design and, one day, integrate it into her life. Cancado moved from Brazil to Virginia to study at Old Dominion University in the early 2000s.

Dec 2, 2024 | virginialiving.com | Madeline Mayhood |Don Harrison |Meredith Lindemon

Picture the pale pink blooms of mountain laurel. Or perhaps the vibrant yellow-orange of the native flame azalea. Maybe the delicate white bells of American lily of the valley. Or the ephemeral springtime jack-in-the-pulpit and mayapple. These native plants are praised and prized. You would welcome them into your garden. And yet, as the leading ladies of so many film noir classics remind us: sometimes beauty can be deadly.

Nov 25, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Don Harrison

Most Richmonders pass by an unassuming white brick building on the outskirts of Scott’s Addition without realizing that world domination is being devised there. The structure has no identifier except the intermittent sounds of heavy metal music and crunching machinery. The anonymous exterior belies the facility’s true function: It is the laboratory and lair of the costumed art collective slash alien metal band GWAR.