Hart Fowler
Publisher
Editor-in-Chief
Independent Journalist:
Contributor to Washington Post, arsTechnica, Reverb, Input, Digital Trends, Electronic Gaming Magazine, IndyWeekly, CultureEater, C-Ville Weekly, The Raleigh Magazine, The Roanoke Times, Blue Ridge Outdoors, 100 Days in Appalachia, Smoky Mountain Living, Inquisitr.com, and others…
Publisher:
16 Blocks 1.0, 41 Print Issues 2007-2012
Rita Brame
Creative Director
Head of Marketing
My journey as a Creative Director began as Editor for my high school yearbook at Radford High School. I graduated from Radford University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting, Cumme Laude.
I received a Master’s of Fine Arts from Winthrop University in Sculpture and was recipient of Winthrop Woman of Excellence Award.
I am a professional artist and work in many mediums, from oil paintings to graphic design to murals.
Eric Marshall
Head of Photography
Eric has always fancied himself as a bit of a mad scientist. Sometimes he volunteers at the Ruritan club fish fries. Eric is also obsessed with ducks. I heard he likes tacos.
Contributing Writers in Print Issue #42
Tonē Jermain
Musician
Founder/Emcee of Beats in the Streets.
Finding Beats on the Streets
“Every time I pass by the piano on
Draper I always envision that space being used in a way full of music and people.”
Cassandra Kessman
Wine Writer
Summer Sipping Suggestions
Each grape, vineyard & winemaker has a story to tell which is expressed in each glass of wine, whispering stories of the soil, the weather & the winemaker.
Emily Meade
Fashion Writer
Where Fashion Meets Artistry and Individuality
Books and writing have always held a special place in my heart, igniting a passion in me that is unlike anything else.
I am so excited to contribute to 16 Blocks Magazine and help highlight the wonderful community that we share.
Brandy Renee McCann
Outdoors Writer
A folk herbalist and writer, her creative work can be found at Reckon Review, Still: The Journal, and The Dead Mule.
She is a research scientist at the Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech where she studies care-giving.
Basic Rules on Foraging
appears in Issue #42
John Kline
Photographer at Large
John’s first camera was a Kodak Brownie Reflex. The OG of Downtown Draper Road, he has owned many incarnations of what is now John’s Camera and Records
on the Draper block for 47 years.