NEWS

  • May 11, 2009:  Curiosity Zone nominated again for a Nickelodeon Parents' Pick Award for the D.C. Metro Area.  Curiosity Zone was named Nickelodeon's Parents' Pick for Best Indoor Play & Party Space in D.C. in 2008. Vote now and help us win!

  • Nominated for a 2009 "Best of Families" Award in Washington Family Magazine.  More info coming as voting begins!

  • May 7, 2009:  Curiosity Zone, through its related company Ever Wonder Records, closes a significant private investment round for its line of "Science You Can Sing To" line of music CDs for kids.  The first CD in the series, Swamp Stomp Boogie, is available now at Amazon.com and iTunes.com.

  • January 5, 2009:  Tommy McFly features Swamp Stomp Boogie live on his Mix 107.3 show.  Listen to the show & call-in banter.

  • December 30, 2008:  Swamp Stomp Boogie CD featured in USA Today as a recommended CD for kids.

  • December 2008:  C-Zone founder Mary Porter talks live on the radio with Tommy McFly on Mix 107.3 about kids & curiosity.

  • December 1, 2008:  C-Zone founder Mary Porter talks to the National Law Journal about the versatility of a law degree.

  • October 2008:  Curiosity Zone provides hands-on science activities for the launch of the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum's Early Learning program.

  • October 2008:  Curiosity Zone wins the 2008 Nickelodeon Parents' Pick for Best Indoor Play & Party Space, 2008.

  • August 23, 2008:  Curiosity Zone performs live on the main stage at Family Fest, Dulles Town Center Mall.

  • August 21, 2008:  Swamp Stomp Boogie, a "science you can sing to" CD written, recorded & produced in Nashville by Grammy and Wammie Award-winning producers and musicians, based on the Curiosity Zone's curriculum, is released electronically by Dualtone Music on iTunes.  Album available at the Curiosity Zone, SwampStompBoogie.com, Amazon.com and Target.com.

  • August 12, 2008:  C-Zone featured in full-page ad in the Washington Enquirer.  Ad sponsored by Loudoun County Department of Economic Development.

  • July 9, 2008:  C-Zone appears live on Fox 5 Morning News for the second time.  View Video.

  • June 10, 2008:  Curiosity Zone releases its first single from the album Swamp Stomp Boogie.  Listen to the single on YouTube.

  • June 2008:  Curiosity Zone video published online.

  • May, 2008:  Curiosity Zone featured on the cover of Loudoun's 2008 Guide to Doing Business in Loudoun County.

  • Toys Safe at the Curiosity Zone. Searching for Safe Toys, The Connection, Dec. 12, 2007.

  • Class video clips now available in C-Zone founder's blog, Days of Wonder. Dec. 11, 2007.

  • Curiosity Zone founder appointed to Loudoun's Economic Development Commission.  Supervisors Appoint Two to the EDC, Loudoun Business, Dec. 6, 2007.

  • Curiosity Zone & founder Mary Porter featured in Modern Mom Magazine.  Rebranding Science as Fun, Modern Mom Magazine, Oct. 2007.

  • Curiosity Zone founder participates in entrepreneurship panel at University of Virginia School of Law.  Alumni Explore How to Break Into Entrepreneurial World after Law School.  Oct. 24, 2007.

  • Curiosity Zone founder gives keynote at Loudoun Small Business Awards. Loudoun Business, November 7, 2006.

  • Curiosity Zone chosen to be one of the "Stories of Loudoun" in new Loudoun County economic development marketing campaign.  July, 2006.

  • Fox 5 Morning News broadcast live C-Zone Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, from 7-9 am. 

  • Curiosity Zone named Loudoun County's 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year (Nov. 2005)  Chamber Honors Loudoun's Small Businesses, Loudoun Times Mirror, Nov. 15, 2005.

  • A Conversation with Mary Porter, Washington Business Journal (May 6-12, 2005)

  • Curiosity Zone Helps Children Learn Joys of Science, Loudoun Times (January 25, 2005).

  • Ashburn 'Curiosity Zone' Offers Creative Activities for Children, The Observer (January 14, 2005)

  • Cascade Moms' Network Newsletter (January 2005)

  • Children's Science Lab Opening in Ashburn, Loudoun Times (January 5, 2005)

  • Science Lab for Kids Coming to Ashburn, Loudoun Times (October 22, 2004)


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