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About me
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I’m Payton Kifus, and I am a freelance writer and journalist based in Richmond, Va. I create news and marketing content across digital, print and video platforms, helping increase visibility and optimize SEO to ensure your story is heard. I have over three years of experience covering local news across a variety of beats, and I am proficient with social media management—with proven ability to increase overall traffic acquisition. In my free-time, I enjoy writing personal essays about pop culture, as well as my own experiences.
Featured work
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“Richmond’s Pulse bus is making changes to its 'reliable' transportation”
The east-west rapid transit line has been around since 2018, and now GRTC wants to improve its reach.
Nearly 200 years after her death, the remains of Elizabeth "Eliza" Kortright Monroe Hay, daughter of the fifth President of the United States, have been reunited with her family in Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery.
“After 200 year delay, Pres. Monroe's daughter is buried in Hollywood Cemetery”
“For local mother, Habitat STAR project offers path to home ownership”
Thanks in part to the efforts of Hanover and King William Habitat for Humanity volunteers, a local mother will soon be able to achieve her longtime dream of home ownership.