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River District Festival (Friday) – Part #1

We’ve done lots of PhotoCentral articles about last week’s River District Festival, and we’re going to keep that trend going as we transition to Friday night’s events. The spotlight was on Danville’s Main St. (and that could be taken literally). The annual “Glow With The Flow” 5K run/walk was the highlight of the night with a before & after party in the middle of the street. Let’s get going of our PhotoCentral journey.


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LeonardWatch: Give HIM the finger!

I’ll give you the synopsis of this LeonardWatch article here in the opening… “Leonard Harville has greatly exaggerated a relatively minor incident and made things up that didn’t happen. Yet again, his ‘reporting’ is full of crap.”


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BreakDown: Danville’s Crime Statistics (Part #1)

At Tuesday night’s Danville City Council work session, police chief Philip Broadfoot made an excellent presentation on Danville’s 2014 crime statistics and police deterrence tactics. We’re going to take a comprehensive look at the numbers and what he said. Let’s get into the first part of a BreakDown.


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River District Festival (Thursday) – Part #8

Let’s get back to our PhotoCentral series on last week’s River District Festival. This is the eighth article in the Thursday night happenings series. We’ll finish our look at North Union Street in this edition. Let’s get going!


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Danville City Council – LIVE! (10/20/15)

(Editor’s Note: This article is now complete.)


SouthsideCentral was LIVE! at Danville City Hall for Tuesday’s Danville City Council meeting. The meeting ended up being over 3 hours long, but we’ve got the complete rundown for you. Let’s get started.

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Thumbs! (10/19/15)

I’m quite proud of my Thumbs! and you should be proud of them too.


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BREAKING: The Stinky Water Update (10/19/15)

There’s been some complaints coming in about the taste and smell of Danville’s drinking water. I’ve done the checking with the City of Danville and here’s what has been happening…


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River District Festival (Thursday) – Part #7

Although the 2015 River District Festival is over, the event lives on in PhotoCentral articles. Let’s keep going with Thursday’s activities!


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QuickHits! (10/18/15)

Let’s take a look at stories that have caught my eyes over the last week. Sunday is QuickHits! day.


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River District Festival (Thursday) – Part #6

The 2015 River District Festival is now finished and it was awesome! We’ve got boatloads of photos that will be coming over the next few days (weeks? months? years?) just for you. Let’s continue our Thursday journey on North Union St. and see what was happening.


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River District Festival (Thursday) – Part #5

One, two, three, four… let’s do number five in our PhotoCentral look at Thursday’s River District Festival activities. Off we go!


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The Award Winning Danville Family YMCA

We’ve told you often that the Danville Family YMCA was a beautiful world-class facility. Today’s award proves that.


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River District Festival (Thursday) – Part #4

We’re moving right along with our PhotoCentral look at Thursday’s River District Festival happenings. This is our fourth article in the series and we’ve got more on the way. Let’s continue on down Union Street!


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River District Festival (Thursday) – Part #3

Let’s continue on with our PhotoCentral journey from Thursday night’s River District Festival activities. We covered the action on Main Street in Part #1 & Part #2. We’re heading down River Street in Part #3, so let’s get walking!


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River District Festival (Thursday) – Part #2

Let’s continue our Main Street trip during Thursday’s River District Festival. We’ve already published Part #1 of this PhotoCentral series, so let’s jump right back into action with Part #2.


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River District Festival (Thursday) – Part #1

The 2015 River District Festival is underway! Thursday’s events were concentrated around Main St. and Union St. and SouthsideCentral was there. We’ve got a series of PhotoCentral articles about Thursday night’s activities. We’ll start with the happenings on Main St. where businesses were open late and art was all over the area.


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Southside Show-Biz – Part #2

Let’s continue with the second part of our PhotoCentral look at the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce‘s annual “Southside Show-Biz” business trade show. We’ve already published Part #1 in the series, so let’s get to Part #2 now!


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Southside Show-Biz – Part #1

Every year, the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce holds their Southside Show-Biz trade show. The public gets a chance to see exhibits from lots of regional businesses and learn about what they sell and do. We’re going to start a PhotoCentral set of articles from this year’s event. Let’s get started with Part #1.


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2015 River District Festival Information

We’ve already given you a sneak preview about this weekend’s River District Festival, and we’re going to show you both of the promotional posters for the event in this article. Be sure to check out the River District Festival’s website for the details.


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Preview: River District Festival

All right, folks. This weekend is time for Danville’s very own fall festival… the River District Festival! In this article, we’re going to take a preview of festival events that are going to happen from Thursday through Saturday.

Check out the complete list of events at the brand new River District Festival website! Let’s look at some highlights.


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PhotoCentral: August Reidsville Cruise-In – Part #9

There’s lots of things that happen at a Reidsville Cruise-In that don’t involve classic cars. In Part #9 of our ongoing series from the August event, we’ll mix up some classic cars with some photos of other happenings.


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River District Design Commission (10/8/15)

The only reason that I’m writing a recap article about this meeting is because the “Town Hall Terrors” bureaucracy case was on the agenda. Actually, it was the agenda. This article won’t take much time, folks. Trust me.


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QuickHits! (10/11/15)

Sunday is the traditional days for QuickHits! That’s where we take a look at some of the stories that have caught my eye around the region. Let’s get started!


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The Big Ol’ Dan River Logjam

Yes, I can make a SouthsideCentral article out of dead trees and mud.


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Danville City Council – LIVE! (10/8/15)

SouthsideCentral was LIVE! at Danville City Hall for Tuesday’s Danville City Council meeting. This article is now as complete as it’s going to get, so enjoy the recap!

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