MANSFIELD — Beatrice Jones sat on the floor of her father’s classroom, her eyes and nose dwarfed by a chunky white virtual reality (VR) headset. A projector screen at the front of the classroom revealed what she saw — worktables, chairs and a Lego set that wasn’t actually there. Jones’ hand entered the frame. She grabbed […]
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Sipping history: 3rd Cup Tea hosts ‘Boston Tea Party’ for local 8th graders
MANSFIELD — Braxton Daniels wove his way around the circular tables, pouring hot tea into dainty China cups for a crew of boisterous eighth graders. Daniels stepped out of his tea house on North Main Street Friday afternoon to bring the timeless beverage to students at The Richland School of Academic Arts. Eighth grade history teacher […]
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Experience Bethlehem: Bellville church celebrates Christmas with replica village
BELLVILLE — It’s not every day you see a llama in a church gymnasium. But the weekend of Experience Bethlehem is anything but ordinary for the parishioners at Clear Fork Alliance. One weekend a year, members and friends of the Bellville church host Experience Bethlehem, an immersive tour that helps visitors imagine what life might […]