‘Telling is healing’: New audio-video podcast gives voice to survivors of sexual violence
Donna Jenson used to harbor a horrible secret. She couldn’t tell anyone that her father was sexually abusing her. She didn’t even want to acknowledge it herself. It took decades before she could reckon with the abuse privately, let alone speak publicly about it. But now, she’s helping other survivors amplify their own paths to…
Raising up untold stories: David Ruggles Center nears fundraising goal for exhibit overhaul
The David Ruggles Center for History and Education hopes to look very different this time next year. The center, a museum in Florence that highlights the village’s abolitionist history, is just a few thousand dollars away from reaching a fundraising goal that will allow it to overhaul its exhibits in early 2027. “We’re in a…
Monte Belmonte Wines: Port in a storm
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