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A lighter touch: Sensory-friendly theater relieves those on the spectrum

Holly Regan sat with her son in a lightened theater last year, watching a Four County Players production of A Charlie Brown Christmas. It was a special performance, and not just because of the time of year; it was a sensory-friendly production put on for people like Regan’s son, Jimmy Seidl, who’s autistic. The show […]

lynnthorne | November 16, 2017

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Warm wishes: A local teen celebrates his birthday with coats—lots of coats

Most teenagers have pretty predictable birthday wish lists … video games, iTunes cards, maybe money to use toward buying a car. Charlottesville’s Ashton Ryan is different. He wants coats. Lots and lots of coats. It all started six years ago, just before his 12th birthday. “I saw a kid in school without a coat and […]

lynnthorne | November 16, 2017

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