Category: Features

 Jessica White, the founder of Gracie’s Gowns, was first inspired to create her organization when volunteering on a rescue squad seven years ago. Throughout her experience as a medic in medical transport and pediatric critical care, she realized how many children were transported naked or uncomfortable wearing adult hospital gowns. While many gowns didn’t fit, many other children would have […]

 The first Mama Crockett’s trailer started slingin’ apple cider donuts out of an old camper trailer in October 2014. Mama Crockett’s has lived a nomadic lifestyle ever since, composed of frequent day trips to small towns in Central andSouthwest Virginia.  Beginning sometime in February 2019, owner Frederick Willis, will add to the roster an old house at 500 Fifth St. […]

 Up on the fourth floor of DeMoss lies a world that can only be described as real-life Pinterest.  Walking into an Interior Design Association meeting feels like being thrown into an alternate universe with tons of beautiful fresh-faced girls with braids in their hair, working on what appears to be crafts and mood boards. There are flowers and sugar cookies […]

 11:30 p.m.  While most people flick off the television and head for bed, Angelo Tillas starts his day and works alone, silent and focused, through the night. At 7 a.m. every weekday, his green apron powdered with flour and sugar, Angelo Tillas unlocks the door. At 7:01 a.m. he starts answering the phone. Uncle Joe’s Donuts and Things is open […]

 Braxton Mann balances the nuances of modern music with nontraditional sound to heal broken hearts.  Mann’s vision for his music has lead him to begin to raise funding for his first album.  Mann has always been involved in church worship, but he first felt God calling him to leadership when he founded Tunnel Worship, a Friday-night-worship event in the tunnel […]

 Taryn Azimov grew up in Bursa, Turkey where she lived 12 years. Since Turkey experiences all four seasons, she experienced many snowy winters and occasionally some snowy Christmas days. Though most Turkish people do not celebrate Christmas, that was where Azimov’s Christmas traditions were formed.  Twinkle lights, warm drinks doused with cinnamon and smiles filled with cheer around a warm […]

Photos from the 2016 performances Nathan Spencer| Liberty News Service Hosted by the Liberty University School of Music, Christmas on the Boulevard is an annual event featuring the music of the Christmas season. The concert showcases the talent of the Liberty student ensembles while sharing the birth story of Christ through music. Showtimes  Christmas on the Boulevard: Christmas Ornaments December […]

 Lights dimmed in the packed-out Vines Center at 11:30 p.m. Nov. 30 as students waited in anticipation for the annual Christmas Coffeehouse. The audience was filled with tacky sweaters and festive pajama sets. Landon Swain, a sophomore at Liberty, was the host for the second year in a row and greeted the awaiting students.  “Welcome to Christmas Coffeehouse! Merry Christmas […]

 The same year that Elvis Presley joined the Army and Eisenhower created NASA, the Historic Academy of Music Theatre closed its doors. But after 60 years of silence, the theater will re-open Thursday, Dec. 6, celebrating with a full schedule of events.  The evening of Dec. 6 will bring the historic theater to life with “In Unison: A Concert Evening” […]

 Join Liberty University Dec. 30 and 31 for a festive event to bring in the New Year. Winterfest is Liberty’s annual festival filled with exciting artists, powerful speakers, performances and activities for all edges at Liberty’s Snowflex center. Performing artists include Liberty alumnus TobyMac, Christian rap duo Social Club Misfits, the Liberty Worship Collective and many more. In addition to […]

 It is the season for many things magical, including glittering Christmas lights displays.  The lights on Liberty campus have already been lit, but there are also many other places nearby to get your dose of awe or nostalgia.  Some are single family homes, such as 171 Churchill Road in Forest, or are businesses like Forest Automotive. Other large displays in […]

 Nearly two years ago, Kristen and Christopher Breedlove of Liberty’s College of Osteopathic Medicine were pacing around the parking lot discussing ways to support a student whose family had experienced a tragic accident. The Osteopathic Merry Melodies quickly became the solution to their burdened hearts.  A Christmas event like none other, Osteopathic Merry Melodies is a talent show, comedy act […]