Local artist earns invite to Va. Beach Garden Week show By Marly Fuller It’s not a photograph; look again. Local artist Terry Lacy has mastered the art of capturing light and shadow, which is one of the reasons she was recruited as the featured artist for the “Painted Garden Art Show” at the Beach Gallery in Virginia Beach. The exhibit runs in tandem with the Historic Virginia Beach Garden Week.  “I like [painting] up close because I want to be able to see the repeating shapes and the patterns,” said Lacy of her contemporary realism work. “Those two things are…

Two years ago, with the help of genealogist Sahara Bowser, Jim McKnight penned and released “My Story of a Sharecropper’s Life,” a book about the life of his grandfather. McKnight wrote the book to have history available to his grandfather’s descendants, and he wanted to maintain the legacy in writing for the younger people in his family who didn’t have the privilege of talking with him at past family reunions. McKnight promoted the book to his family members, wanting to make sure they were aware of it. He eventually started getting attention online from people outside of the family and …

LITTLE BIG SHOTS WITH MELISSA MCCARTHY — Episode 401 — Pictured: (l-r) Bailey, Melissa McCarthy — (Photo by: Flannery Underwood/NBC) By Marly Fuller Parents have a great responsibility. They can either force their beliefs and desires for who they want their children to be, pushing them into an existence of their creation, or they can accept and nurture their children as they are and watch how beautiful it is to see a child live in their authenticity.  Bryan and Nancy Sheetz knew their youngest son, Bailey, was unique when he shied away from traditional kids’ toys. Instead of telling him…