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M. Fletcher
Michael Fletcher works as a freelance writer and consultant in Richmond, Virginia. He blogs regularly at http://thewritesideofmybrain.wordpress.com and http://365thingsibelieve.wordpress.com
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Posts by M. Fletcher
Puritan Cleaners: Pressed for Success
Aug 24th
In the late 1970’s Puritan Cleaners President Gary Glover gave up a career in professional volleyball to help run the Arlington based family business when his mother became ill. In 1980, Glover expanded the company and moved to Richmond. Today, Puritan’s 13 locations are all in the Richmond area. Free home delivery is just one
Bliley Funeral Homes: Providing Comfort and Services to the Griefing for over 135 Years
Jul 31st
The funeral business remains the service that everyone needs, and yet no one wants. That is why it takes a particular quality of person to run such a business. Since 1874, the Joseph W. Bliley family has been doing just that for the Richmond Community. Joseph W. Bliley, Sr., along with his two brothers, John
Sally Bell’s offers a few of Richmond’s favorite things
Jul 29th
It’s not a brown paper package. But it is tied up with string and it is one of Richmond’s very favorite things. And now, thanks to a new venture, you can enjoy it on weekends. In 1924, following their meeting at a Women’s Exchange, Sarah (“Sallie”) Cabell Jones of Ashland and Elizabeth Lee Milton of
Schwarzschild is a Richmond Girl’s Best Friend
Jul 28th
In the early 1890s a young man named William Harry (W.H.) Schwarzschild was working as a clothing salesman, but like many he sought a better opportunity for himself. He saw among his clients the need for quality timepieces, particularly for those men who worked to keep the trains running on time. So in his non-work
