The Virginian-Pilot

Building a bigger table for reflections

In the blink of an eye the one year anniversary of my column, Building A Bigger Table, arrived! Yes, April marks a year since I shared the childhood memory about my dad’s Thanksgiving ritual — adding ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Building a bigger table for economic growth and development

Any time I learn about programs designed to bring people together for community building, I’m on board! Earlier this week I massaged the knots out of a tight schedule to join more than 150 people at ...
Daily Press

Building a bigger table for celebrating milestones

April is a special month. It not only marks warm weather and blooming flowers; April 4 is the five-year anniversary of Coming to the Table-Historic Triangle! I still remember that fateful day when I ...
Daily Press

Building a bigger table during Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is the time of year when people are literally “building bigger tables” to accommodate dining with family and friends. In fact, the childhood memory of my dad adding a leaf to our ...