Photo credit: Amtrak Acela train at South Station in Boston by Brian Snyder (Reuters)
by David Bernd and Jack Ezzell
The elected officials of cities and counties in Hampton Roads don’t get enough credit when credit is due.
On behalf of [...]
by Missy Schmidt, Communication Manager for the Hampton Roads Partnership
Photo credit: Jess Ledbetter on Twitter
While covering the TEDxNASA event held on Friday, November 20th at Christopher Newport University’s Ferguson Center, organized by NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) , I was [...]
Do you know that we had supposed witches and devils here in Virginia long before they appeared up in Massachusetts?
When those three small ships, the Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery, arrived off the coast of Virginia in April of 1607, they brought with [...]
The NS 999 is an all-electric, plug-in locomotive that reaches 1,500-horsepower and can recharge its batteries while braking. (Courtesy Norfolk Southern)
Norfolk Southern Corp. recently unveiled a prototype of a 1,500-horsepower switching locomotive that relies exclusively on rechargeable batteries for power.
Dubbed the NS 999, the all-electric, [...]
Hampton Roads first annual TED event; welcome by Lesa Roe, Director of the first NASA, NASA Langley Research Center:
Each year since 2003, Regent University has hosted one of the most notable events of its kind in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Clash of the Titans debate features prominent national leaders discussing timely topics ranging from the Constitutional Authority of the U.S. [...]
BERKLEY BRIDGE SCHEDULED LIFTS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD THROUGH DECEMBER 8, 2009
United States Coast Guard is accepting comments on the temporary deviation
SUFFOLK – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) received a Temporary Deviation from the regulation governing the operating [...]
Photo by Heather S. Hughes, Daily Press, 2004
A casualty of falling demand, the International Paper (IP) plant in Isle of Wight County will close in spring 2010. The likely long-term effects of IP’s planned closure will be unclear for some [...]
Eugene Ely takes off from the USS Birmingham in Hampton Roads on November 14, 1910
A commemorative stone recalls the event, but few of the people who walk by it every day could actually tell you what it says, or even care. As is true [...]
“What Hampton shows us is that local government can prepare its leaders of tomorrow, but it also shows that government can engage people, of all ages and backgrounds, to bring real value — things of substance — to [...]
Coming November 20, 2009 at Christopher Newport University’s Ferguson Center!
What is TED? Conferences that gather the world’s leading thinkers and doers to give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Unexpected connections are made, extraordinary insights and powerful inspiration abound. TED [...]
Old Dominion University President Emeritus Dr. James Koch released his in-depth analysis of Hampton Roads’ economy recently at an event hosted by LEAD Hampton Roads, the region’s oldest and largest leadership initiative. The annual address and report stimulate productive discussions about [...]
Clean Air-Cool Planet, in partnership with Wetlands Watch and Old Dominion University, recently held a climate roundtable in Hampton Roads to talk about the latest science on sea level rise and affects on coastal communities. Two internationally known scientists discussed recent findings about ice [...]
Fact Sheet on “State of Transportation” in Virginia and Hampton Roads
Provided by Virginia Beach Vision, Inc.
November 9, 2009
What’s the problem?
Abandoned bridges (Kings Highway Bridge and Jordan Bridge in Hampton Roads), closed rest stops, closed maintenance facilities, deferred median and roadway maintenance, increasing congestion. [...]
On October 23rd, the City of Hampton’s Community Leaders Breakfast featured Doug Smith of Kaufman & Canoles and Dana Dickens, President of Hampton Roads Partnership, discussing the on-going process with the region’s comprehensive economic development strategy called “Vision Hampton Roads.”
Vision [...]
“Hampton Roads is consistently outperforming the nation throughout this recession”
by James Clary, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) Economist, originally published in the Fall 2009 issue of “Hampton Roads Review”
The Hampton Roads labor market is still struggling with recessionary forces, as [...]
Download and read Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC), Hampton Roads Review, Fall 2009
In this issue: A look back at 40 years of Regionalism
40 Years of Regionalism, a chronicle from the beginning 40 Years of Improving Transportation Connectivity PDCs Provided Progressive Study of a [...]
‘Fort Monroe Online Heritage Project’ to celebrate history, legacy by Carroll Kim, TRADOC Public Affairs
Gen. Martin Dempsey, commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), announced the launch of an interactive, online project to capture Fort Monroe’s heritage through the eyes of its current [...]
by Danae Jones Aicher, a former journalist-turned political communications adviser. She now is a soon-to-be-stay-at-home-mom working on a book about raising biracial children.
Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell should be commended on a solid win, but Republicans shouldn’t get too excited. A fact which can’t be ignored is Virginia [...]
Log onto the 511 website at 511HamptonRoads.org and you’ll find tons of in-depth, free information about traveling throughout Hampton Roads (and across Virginia). You’ll be able to see live feeds from traffic cameras all across the Hampton Roads region, access driving directions and continuously [...]
The 2009 MODSIM World Conference & Exposition™ was held October 14-16 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Hampton Roads. The focus of the third annual international Conference and Expo was on 21st Century Decision-Making: The Art of Modeling & Simulation and featured a [...]
Sea levels to rise faster than expected, scientists say
Excerpts by Cory Nealon of the Daily Press originally posted October 28, 2009
Polar ice caps are melting faster than expected, a phenomenon that could eventually submerge significant parts of Hampton Roads, a panel of scientists said Wednesday (October [...]
Excerpts by Joe McClain, posted on September 30, 2009
The College of William and Mary and its Virginia Institute of Marine Science have formed a collaborative research initiative to investigate a promising new technology to produce biofuel from the algae growing naturally in rivers and [...]
Video stills, clockwise from left to right: Dana Dickens, President & CEO of Hampton Roads Partnership; U.S. Senator Mark Warner; John Broderick, President of Old Dominion University; and Gen. Martin Dempsey, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Training [...]
POLITICS gets in the way…
Sitting on the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel in totally stopped traffic, while a vehicle is removed from the tunnel.
Photo Courtesy of HamptonRoadsLife.com
by Danae Jones Aicher, a former journalist-turned political communications adviser. She now is a soon-to-be-stay-at-home-mom working [...]
by Andrew Sinclair, Hampton Roads Partnership Program Manager
The 2nd Annual ULI Hampton Roads Urban Marketplace was attended by approximately 200 on October 19th in Norfolk. This year focused on “Roads & Rails to Recovery” with much attention paid to the opportunities of light [...]
On Jan 21, 2009 after taking the oath of office, when President Obama spoke to his White House Senior Staff for the first time, his speech included this (excerpted) call to action for the nation:
“Our commitment to openness means more than simply [...]
The event has been canceled today due to the weather emergency. A new date will be determined soon. Questions? Contact Andrew Sinclair, M&S Program Manager at ASinclair@HRP.org.
ODU’s Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC) and the Hampton Roads Partnership (HRP) [...]
Congratulations on this inaugural issue of “Healthcare in Hampton Roads,” a publication that will give the health community an opportunity to share and promote the region’s most effective services to help residents stay healthy and active.
Hampton Roads [...]
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that a higher percentage of Hampton Roads residents have health insurance than the U.S. population. Only 11% of civilian residents in the Hampton Roads MSA lacked health insurance in 2008, compared with 15% of the population nationwide, the bureau said in its [...]
The Norfolk Foundation and the Economics Club of Hampton Roads hosted a Community Matters Luncheon on October 28th with Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), also a Hampton University graduate.
Dr. Hrabowski:
The business community understands and appreciates [...]
To find the most stressful cities, Forbes examined quality of life factors in the country’s 40 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSA), geographic entities defined by the Office of Management and Budget for use by federal agencies in collecting, tabulating and publishing federal statistics.
Hampton Roads’ MSA [...]
Recently, the Daily Press ran a campaign highlighting Hampton Roads’ excellent assets such as higher education, history, healthcare and our many port facilities to promote regional confidence.
Regional leaders featured include Dr. Bill Harvey, President of Hampton University; Colin Campbell, President of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; Rick Pearce, President and CEO [...]
Click here for slides from the Town Hall meeting sponsored by the Future of Hampton Roads on Friday, October 23rd.
The Town Meeting kicked off with a panel, moderated by Clyde Hoey of Future of Hampton [...]
From left to right: City of Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim and Bert Schmidt, President and CEO of WHRO
Photo credit: Jan Johnson, WHRO Public Television and Radio
Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim welcomed the StoryCorps Mobile Tour, a revolutionary [...]
What about the east coast and Hampton Roads, Virginia during World War II? Although there was no genuine danger of Japanese bombers crowding our skies, we did face a real threat from the Germans.
Beginning in January 1942, German U-boats attacked merchant shipping from Newfoundland to [...]
The Council on Virginia’s Future works in four areas — strategic vision/roadmap development, assessment, service performance, and productivity improvement — to enhance the state’s effectiveness in making Virginia an even better place to live, work, and raise a family.
Their development and data [...]
Ray Suarez of PBS’ The NewsHour and Dante Chinni, creator of Patchwork Nation, our local/national blogging project partner, talked recently about what is Patchwork Nation, why it’s important and how the stimulus money is moving out into the twelve Patchwork Nation community types.
The Southeastern Virginia Partnership for Regional Transformation (SEVA-PORT) launched their inaugural issue of Portal, a quarterly newsletter showcasing successful endeavors funded by Southeastern Virginia’s Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant.
The Summer 2009 edition includes stories on:
Hampton Roads youth get [...]
The Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO), the agency responsible for transportation planning in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA) is seeking a few good men and women to serve on its Citizen Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC).
The Hampton Roads MPA includes: the cities of Chesapeake, [...]
VDOT Report Card Update:
It Takes More than Efficiency
As the campaign season rages on, some candidates continue to tell voters that the answer isn’t more money for transportation, but trimming down and transforming the Virginia Department of Transportation into a leaner, more efficient, more budget-conscious [...]
Excerpts included from Inside Business Senior Staff Writer, Philip Newswanger
There are powerful forces at work in Virginia Beach, captured in their newest annual report and video from the Virginia Beach Economic Development Authority.
The video includes testimonials from Virginia [...]
by Ann Flandermeyer of Principle Advantage, Ltd., a consulting and lobbying firm, specializing in government relations, public affairs and grassroots outreach
A ripple of excitement hit the alternative energy community in early July with Exxon Mobile’s announcement that it was investing $600 million in the study of [...]
The Spanish–American War took place between April and August 1898, declared by Spanish King Alfonso XIII, who happened to only be 12 years old at the time.
At the time, the U.S. considered Spain quite a threat. So, in 1898, a second-class armored cruiser, USS Maine, was [...]
In partnership with
Wetlands Watch and Old Dominion University
Is holding a community roundtable on Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
Featuring
Dr. Robert Bindschadler, NASA
Dr. Jim White, University of Colorado
October 28th, 10:00-11:30am
Engineering and Computational Sciences Auditorium, Old Dominion University
4600 [...]
From left to right: Dana Martin (Commonwealth Transportation Board), Dana Dickens (Hampton Roads Partnership President & CEO), Virginia Transportation Secretary Pierce Homer, William Pittard (VA Dept. of Rail and Public Transportation Finance Director), Linda McMinimy (Virginia Transit Association) [...]
by William Fulton, published on Citiwire.net September 18, 2009
Portland is often held up as such an outstanding model of urban planning–and one that is so difficult to replicate–that you might think it’s somehow different from other cities. But let’s face it: Portland is like [...]
The City of Hampton, working closely with the military and other jurisdictions in the area, is undertaking the preparation of a Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) for Langley Air Force Base.
What is a JLUS?
A Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) is a cooperative land use [...]
Excerpts from Meredith Kruse, The Virginian-Pilot
On October 1st, the military’s newest, revolutionary experiment in running its bases more efficiently kicked off in Hampton Roads’ Virginia Beach with the merger of two of the region’s best-known installations: Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base and [...]
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Photo courtesy of T. Boone Pickens
T. Boone Pickens visited with members of the “Pickens Army” and other energy-interested citizens in Hampton Roads on Tuesday, October 13th, hosted by the Hampton Roads Partnership.
Pickens, founder and [...]
Global Significance of Hampton Roads, The NewsHour’s Patchwork Nation & SmartRegion.org
You’ll remember we’ve mentioned before that the Hampton Roads blog SmartRegion.org is affiliated with The NewsHour’s Patchwork Nation, representing Hampton Roads to a global audience as the “Military Bastion” it is.
SmartRegion.org has reached out to citizens [...]
Photo from Delegate Bob Purkey
The Virginia General Assembly’s HJ72 established a joint subcommittee to study public-private partnerships regarding seaports in Virginia, led by Chairman Delegate Harry R. “Bob” Purkey.
The presentations from the August 12th meeting may be found below. [...]
The Lipton Tea manufacturing plant in Suffolk, the only Lipton Tea plant in the country, produces about 1 million teabags per hour, 6 billion per year. But the number its 350 employees are proudest of right now is zero.
The plant recently reached its goal of becoming [...]
A key measure of Hampton Roads’ economy – the value of goods and services produced – increased during 2008, but its pace of growth fell behind the expansion for metro areas nationwide, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, a part of the Department [...]
Save the Date! Friday, October 23, 9:45 – Noon
The Future of Hampton Roads presents a Town Meeting at Old Dominion University on High-Speed Rail for Hampton Road.
What are the Alternatives? It’s a decision that will affect our economy for the next 50 years !
Free and [...]
2009-10 FUTURE CITY® COMPETITION
Designing affordable housing for those most in need is enormously complicated. But how to do it while adhering to LEED recognized green building standards, with an emphasis on energy efficiency and a low carbon footprint?
That’s the challenge for America’s middle [...]
Hope House Foundation, a non-profit organization providing support services for people with developmental disabilities since 1964, invites you to the 2009 Stockley Gardens Fall Arts Festival—October 17-18, 2009, at the Stockley Gardens Park in the Ghent section of Norfolk, Virginia. The park is located [...]
A look inside the April 17-18th 2009 return of the USS Theodore Roosevelt Battle Group courtesy of Cox Communications. Friends and families welcome home fathers/mothers, sons/daughters, brothers/sisters. Sailors struggle to describe their joy at being reunited with loved ones, or at meeting loved ones for the first time.
Photo by Tom Connor via Facebook
by Mike Gruss, The Virginian-Pilot
LET’S PLAY a game: I describe a movie plot, you decide where to shoot the film.
Here we go: There’s this sheriff in Virginia Beach who has a daughter in Virginia Beach who starts dating [...]
How Can We Best Prepare Our Future Workforce for a Global Economy?
The Norfolk Foundation and the Economics Club of Hampton Roads host a Community Matters Luncheon on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at Norfolk’s Waterside Marriott to explore innovative ways schools, businesses and families [...]
Photo credit: New York Daily Times
by Danae Jones Aicher
“Seasons of Change” is what organizers called yesterday’s energy forum at the Chrysler Museum’s Kaufman Theatre in Norfolk, Virginia and, in more ways than one, a change is what it looked like to this liberal.
Forget talk about those [...]
Indicators Updated:
Net Migration, data updated from the previous July 2007 to latest available, now July 2008. Research and Technology, data updated from the previous 2006 to latest available, now 2007. Land Preservation, data updated from the previous 2007 to the latest available, now [...]
From Public Radio WHRV’s show HearSay with Cathy Lewis on August 14th:
Our perception of what it means to be a good neighbor has changed over the last few decades. Today’s host, Barbara Hamm Lee, spoke about The NewsHour’s Patchwork Nation project in which WHRO participates [...]
From the Blog of the American Constitution Society at William & Mary School of Law, originally posted Spring, 2009 during the 2009 stimulus debate, but still timely in Hampton Roads.
by Prof. Erin Ryan, Associate Professor of Law at William & Mary, guest blogger
Reluctant members [...]
The link between our nation’s health and our transportation policies has never been more clear – or more vital. Equitable, opportunity-rich communities require smarter, more innovative transportation and health policies.
That is the message of Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research — a [...]
City: Newport News
Date: [...]
U.S. Joint Forces Command will host its 14th annual Salute to Veterans (STV) concert on Friday, November 6th at 7 p.m. at Chrysler Hall, 215 St. Paul’s Blvd., Norfolk, Virginia. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are encouraged to ensure [...]
Letter from former U.S. senator John Warner:
Dear Hampton Roads,
I am proud to have served the Commonwealth of Virginia for 30 years in the United States Senate and, during that time, I was privileged to serve on the Senate Armed Services Committee, including many [...]
by Elizabeth Farry, Community Relations Manager for the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast, elizabethf@gsccc.org
The annual Helping Hands Food Drive is back again!
Girl Scouts and volunteers will collect non-perishable food items on Saturday, October 24th to support local food banks. Fill a bag with [...]
Featuring:
Senator Mark R. Warner
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra
General James Mattis, Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command
To kick-off the 2009 ModSim World Conference & Expo, Senator Warner will host the Virginia Summit on Modeling & Simulation to help [...]
The ‘Learning Barge’ is christened and ready to teach about wetlands on the Elizabeth River
Excerpts by Scott Harper, The Virginian-Pilot
Photo: Elizabeth River Project and the University of Virginia at the High Street ferry landing in downtown Portsmouth. (L. Todd [...]
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vanessa Goris, left, prepares to be hoisted into an HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter with the help of Coast Guard Aviation Survival Technician 3rd Class Michael Linehan Aug. 25, 2009, during water survival training at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. Members of the [...]
…the good news is, we live in Hampton Roads. And, we have a lot going for us.
Cox Communications has teamed with more than two dozen local business, academic and political leaders to produce a series of eight feel-good commercials promoting the region. The goals of this initiative,” Gary McCollum, Cox [...]
Two major projects were approved September 17th at the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) meeting held in Richmond, Virginia. The Board approved the Gilmerton Bridge Replacement and the Fort Eustis Boulevard expansion projects, along with several paving maintenance projects, bringing over $150 million in highway construction and [...]
On July 2nd, 2009, a “perfect storm” of transportation nightmares occurred in Hampton Roads. Nearly simultaneous incidents conspired against holiday travelers in the region: 1 tube of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) closed due to an undetected water main break, an overturned tractor trailer on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge [...]
The Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) has developed this survey to gather public opinion and thoughts on the importance of certain transportation project criteria for the Project Prioritization and Selection Process methodology currently being developed.
This survey will be available from September 17 – 30, 2009. [...]
French air force Gen. Stéphane Abrial, second from right, accepts the Allied Command Transformation flag during a change of command ceremony aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in port in Norfolk, Va., Sept. 9, 2009. Abrial is relieving U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis as [...]
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Brandon Sills hands out candy to children in the Helmand province of Afghanistan Aug. 25, 2009. (DoD photo by Sgt. Christopher R. Rye, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
The NewsHour and the Christian Science Monitor would like to know the sentiments of [...]
According to the Brookings Institute’s MetroMonitor, a quarterly barometer of the health of America’s 100 largest metropolitan economies, Hampton Roads ranks in the top 20. The MetroMonitor report examines trends in metropolitan-level employment, output, and housing conditions to look “beneath the hood” of national economic statistics to [...]
Think Regionally, Live Regionally, Act Regionally is more than just a motto for the Hampton Roads Partnership. HRP President and CEO, Dana Dickens, joined Cox Hampton Roads Sr. VP and General Manager, Gary McCollum, recently on his show “Cox Connections” to explain how the Partnership brings together community leaders [...]
The national recession may have bottomed out, but state transportation revenues continue to fall.
Virginia Transportation Secretary Pierce Homer announced recently that the latest projections show the FY 2010-2015 Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) having $883.2 million fewer state dollars than estimated in June.
This means transportation revenue projections have shrunk [...]
JAMES AND ME Streaming Video Competition
Call for Entries
Entries are now being accepted for an exciting Virginia short film competition.
James and Me is open to both student and professional filmmakers and is designed to highlight the James River, one of Virginia’s most beloved natural resources.
If [...]
from Joel Rubin
The 17th Annual Kiwanis Harbor Party and Seafood Feast will be held Thursday, October 1st from 4:30-7:30pm at Town Point Park in Norfolk. Besides crab cakes, scallops, oysters, fish, clam chowder and beer, guests will be able to meet many of the statewide [...]
Recent studies have confirmed that the demands of waging two wars have magnified the stresses impacting military members and that those stresses often carry over to their home lives and have an effect on their families.
On Friday, August 21, the Hampton Roads call-in [...]
On September 2, 2009, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine certified 18 transportation projects submitted by the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) for full funding through Federal economic stimulus funds, also known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
As the region’s metropolitan planning organization (MPO), [...]
Defending champions the University of Central Florida endured a gusty, wind-hampered environment to take first place in the Second International Autonomous Surface Vehicle competition 21 June. The event, cosponsored by the AUVSI Foundation and the U.S. Office of Naval Research, was held [...]
Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Hampton Roads office is excited to share Shorelines: News and Notes from the Hampton Roads Office. It is a brand new newsletter written to share news with you and the Hampton Roads community. Look for it every other month! It can be downloaded [...]
Smart Beginnings of South Hampton Roads shared this report released today from Mission: Readiness, “Ready, Willing, and Unable to Serve” which documents the important link between high quality early childhood education and military preparedness.
Retired Virginia military leaders released the report at a [...]
Virginia has been named the Infrastructure State of the Year, in advance of the upcoming North America Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum, to be held from September 22-24, in Washington, DC.
“Financing and building infrastructure is probably the greatest current challenge that we face as a [...]
A.J. McFerrin looks at a display in the Aviation Ship Integration Center at the Herbert H. Bateman Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center at the Newport News shipyard.
(Photo Credit: Joe Fudge, Daily Press)
Neighbors are banding together to create the “World’s Largest Solar Energy Event.”
More than 5,000 homes, schools and businesses are participating in the 14th Annual ASES National Solar Tour on October 3rd to help Hampton Roads residents combat rising energy prices and to improve property values.
Laila Parker plays at a computer while classmates Ethan Chappell, left, and Aamiante Cross watch during pre-K summer school at Kilby Shores Elementary in Suffolk, Virginia.
(Photo credit: Hyunsoo Leo Kim, The Virginian-Pilot)
Amy Jeter of The Virginian-Pilot recently reported [...]
by Carson Hudson
The young man was witty and popular in school, involved in sports and concerned with national affairs. He had a strained relationship with his father, liked Italian art, disliked his younger brother, and objected to oaths and swearing. He seemed to have a promising [...]
BUSINESS ALERT from the City of Norfolk’s Department of Development:
What: Open Waters is a free, one-day educational event is aimed to help attendees better understand the fast-growing phenomenon of open source software. (http://OpenWaters.eventbrite.com)
When: Friday, September 18, 2009, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Who: Business people, [...]
Cape Henry Light and the Virginia Pilot Tower at Fort Story, Virginia Beach, VA
Photo credit: Jim Brickett
When you’re in the market for a house, a market with cheap prices is not the only factor you should consider. Rather, look for communities with [...]
WVEC-TV’s Vanessa Coria recently reported that top meeting and convention destinations across the country are suffering, problems that started with the down economy.
But convention bookings in Virginia Beach are up. At the height of the summer season, the resort area is a very [...]
On July 24th, ADM J.C. Harvey, Jr. took command of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. On the same day, he launched a blog at [fleetforces.dodlive.mil] for open dialogue with both the military community and the citizens [...]
According to reporter Lauren Wicks in the August 18th issue of theSuffolk News-Herald, major increases in student enrollment are being seen at Tidewater Community College.
“The growth has simply been phenomenal,” says College President Deborah DiCroce. “We are seeing just a virtual tsunami of individuals [...]
