4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (180+ words) CHESAPEAKE — The city is establishing the region’s first public database to track animal cruelty offenses. The online registry is intended to track people convicted of felony animal abuse crimes to protect animals from being placed with dangerous owners. The system…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (538+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — The LAMBS Foundation, a nonprofit focused on community engagement, is hosting its fifth year of Juneteenth events but with a new theme that zeroes in on mitigating violence. “We wanted to activate another side of the community, where…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (588+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — More than 53% of Virginia Beach voters supported a charter change to codify a district-only based election system. On Tuesday, the City Council will vote to join in support of the charter amendment. The results of the referendum election…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (113+ words) The 17th annual Virginia Beach Surf Art Expo is taking place this weekend at the Oceanfront on the Boardwalk between 3rd and 7th streets. The event is taking place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and... The 17th annual Virginia Beach Surf Art Expo is taking place…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (378+ words) CHESAPEAKE – A comprehensive plan intended to guide future growth and redevelopment in the Deep Creek and Camelot areas of Chesapeake envisions more mixed-use development and a well-connected “village center” for more than 40,000 residents. City Council members this week adopted what…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (926+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Mickey Barker, a blogger with a small following on Facebook, went to the Oceanfront on Saturday night to document the city’s curfew. The 41-year-old Hampton man walked slowly down Atlantic Avenue, recording with his iPhone and looking for…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (552+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — City Council unanimously approved the acquisition of less than an acre of land near Pleasure House Point Natural Area and Crab Creek, preventing the development of up to 10 duplexes or five single-family homes. The city was awarded two…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (899+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Vehicle owners in Virginia Beach will receive a tax credit — up to $80 per vehicle — in the upcoming fiscal year, as part of the city’s proposed $2.9 billion operating budget. The budget grew by 3.27% as compared to last year. Providing…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (371+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — So long, farewell. Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art is saying goodbye to its current location on Parks Avenue at the Oceanfront and preparing to move to its new home on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan University. But before…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (194+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — After a multi-familiy structure fire on Malibu Palms Drive, eight apartments were affected, leaving 12 adults and nine children displaced, according to a news release from the Virginia Beach Fire Department. Friday at 9:03 p.m. VBFD went to the fire…...