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I have a background that consists of writing, editing, and photography for multiple local and national news and blog outlets. My writing ranges in topics from local news, cannabis, music, and celebrity interviews.
Local News
Hundreds of people met at John Marshall High School Sunday morning for a Father's Day bike ride to cap off a three-day Black Lives Matter and COVID-19 relief event hosted by Petersburg native and recording artist Trey Songz.
One well known leader behind this growing CBD movement is Bevon Findley, a Navy veteran and entrepreneur who calls Richmond home. His CBD industry journey started in 2016 after a personal experience with CBD, which made him notice a lack of transparency and accountability from brands.
Williamsburg resident Steve Prince has been announced as the first place winner in the Engage Art Contest. According to Engage Art's website, the contest was a juried art competition for original visual art, music video, film and performing arts informed by Ephesians 6:10-20, open to residents in North America.
One can perhaps describe Cadence Smeltzer as dedicated and passionate. Why? She's an 11-year-old who is concerned with making sure there are enough wreaths to place on the graves of veterans at the Yorktown National Cemetery this Christmas.
Cadence Smeltzer attends the wreath laying ceremony at Yorktown National Cemetery each December and helps place the wreaths on the graves of veterans, but this year created her own fundraising group, Freedom's Cadence, in partnership with Wreaths Across America. In the beginning of November when Wydaily interviewed Cadence and Vanessa Smeltzer, she was just shy of 377 wreaths.
Entertainment
Lakeyn Call grew up in Yorktown, and now finds herself calling Miami home after filming CBS' Love Island season 2. And she moved during the coronavirus pandemic. "The overall experience was great and if I could do it again tomorrow I would. I'm so glad I did it," Call said about being on Love Island.
Cannabis Culture
Cannabis enthusiasts and connoisseurs alike traveled from as far as Pennsylvania to meet Koala Puffs and Weavers at Gifted Curators last Saturday. Folks braved the cold, showing up as early as 7:00 a.m. to wait in line outside to meet cannabis creator, influencer, entertainer and entrepreneur Koala Puffs and creative joint-rolling artist Weavers.
Social media platforms like Instagram are a way for 420 enthusiasts to connect with each other. Unfortunately, the platform is now being used by some to target smokers in need and scam them out of money. Accounts like the one that scammed me will follow smokers in the DMV who follow legal galleries and shops like Gifted Curators in DC.
A lot of people do not know that marijuana is available for medicinal patients in Virginia. According to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, known as NORML, there are only about 5,920 registered medicinal marijuana patients in the commonwealth. Here are five things to know about medical marijuana in Virginia: In 2018, Democratic Gov.