Joyelle Ronan

Roanoke

Writer at Freelance

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Articles

Something Old, Something New

2 weeks ago | richmondmagazine.com | Joyelle Ronan

When Nine Roses moved to its new storefront at 3300 W. Broad St. last November, the brand planned for a different, more intimate jewelry shopping experience from its last location. Instead of hosting public shopping hours, owners Eliza and Nick DeRosa shifted their business model to a private showroom where they work with clients during one-on-one appointments.
From the Ashes

1 month ago | richmondmagazine.com | Joyelle Ronan

A year after Luna Aesthetics & Spa lost its West End building in a fire, owner Chelsea Martin is starting fresh. While the lack of a physical building hasn’t stopped the master aesthetician from seeing her clients, she’s been planning a more permanent home for the salon ever since. Coinciding with her return from maternity leave, Martin and her fellow aestheticians celebrated Luna’s reopening at 8921 Three Chopt Road in January.
Pop the Champagne

2 months ago | richmondmagazine.com | Joyelle Ronan

Tom Pritzl and Kathryn Zawadzki wanted their engagement photo shoot with Linda Spencer of Awesomesauce Photography to reflect their everyday lives, so they chose their favorite and most frequented locales around the city. “It’s where we met, where we fell in love, where we live,” Kathryn says. “It just makes sense to have Richmond be the backdrop of this part of our love story.” They captured a few images in Church Hill, where the couple resides with their golden retriever, Teddy.
A Perfect Fit

Jan 24, 2025 | richmondmagazine.com | Joyelle Ronan

For people with disabilities, functional fashion can feel like a myth. Nationwide stores and boutiques alike have traditionally lacked accessible options tailored to all ability levels. That’s where Richmond-based adaptive clothing brand No Limbits found its niche, and the company recently took major strides to expand its offerings into the largest retailers in the country.
In With the Old

Dec 4, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Joyelle Ronan

Whether it’s a fur-trimmed coat from the 1970s or Y2K-era sundresses and band tees, each item of clothing at Dead People’s Stuff Vintage Market has a second chance at landing in someone’s closet. Held monthly since April 2023, the market, whose name plays on the nature of secondhand retailers, sparks curiosity about the stories behind each garment: Who wore it, and how did it end up here?
Behind the Ballot Box

Nov 2, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Joyelle Ronan

On Nov. 5, Richmond’s polls will open at 6 a.m. sharp, but the work of the city’s election officers starts well before Election Day. These community members have taken on the important task of helping their neighbors fulfill their civic duty.
Pulling Together

Aug 15, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Joyelle Ronan

For many in Richmond, Row House is more than a gym. The nationwide fitness center chain specializes in low-impact, full-body workout classes on a rowing machine, also known as an ergometer or erg. The Richmond area locations aim to foster a sense of inclusion and community for a range of ages and fitness levels. Some have found their crew through Row House; others found future business partners.
On the Rise

Jul 23, 2024 | richmondmagazine.com | Joyelle Ronan

Designer Amani Daylie’s greed was on display during RVA Fashion Week in April. Her show, “Greedy for Levé,” was part of a series of shows she’s built over the past year with her brand, Levé, themed around the seven deadly sins. After showing off her sometimes sinful, sometimes saintly creations during the Emerging Designers Showcase, Daylie was awarded the Rising Star Award for Womenswear.
20 Years Later, Napoleon Dynamite Is Still an Icon to Nerds Everywhere

Jul 21, 2024 | filmobsessive.com | Joyelle Ronan

Like its protagonist of the same name, the film Napoleon Dynamite became an unlikely hero when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. As a student at Brigham Young University, Jared Hess wrote and directed a short film called Pecula (2002) starring Jon Heder. Hess went on to cast Heder as Napoleon Dynamite in a script he co-wrote with his wife, Jerusha Hess.
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century 25 years later

Apr 24, 2024 | filmobsessive.com | Joyelle Ronan

Set in 2049, Disney’s Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century is far more nostalgic than futuristic. The ’90s neon and frosted-tipped boy band members are so distinctly of the year 1999 that the film feels like a time capsule as opposed to feeling dated. Visually, the colors, clunky technology, and bad CGI create a fun and unique aesthetic not unlike the Space Age of the 50s and 60s. For a low budget Disney Channel Original Movie, the film is also surprisingly poignant in its view of the world.