Podcast festival offers two days of live talks, exhibitions

Chloe Hawkins, Spectrum Editor People from a variety of different backgrounds and ages attended multiple workshops, guest talks and art exhibitions at Richmond’s first podcast festival from Oct. 14-15 at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU.  Virginia Public Media and the ICA hosted the RESONATE Podcast Festival. The idea of this festival was to […]

Virginia SNAP benefits increase extended through October

Hollyann Purvis, Copy Editor The federal government approved another round of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program COVID-19 emergency allotments for Virginia to help combat food insecurity brought on by the pandemic. SNAP is a federal nutrition assistance program that provides benefits to qualifying low-income individuals and families, according to the government benefits website. The U.S. Department […]