5+ day, 19+ hour ago (1752+ words) Castle Shops, a 37,390-square-foot discount and service-based retail strip center on 2.57 acres, was sold for $5.4 million. Jeff Fritz and Jay O'Donnell represented the seller, while George Fox was leasing adviser. Northbridge acquired Airport Business Center, 1457 Miller Store Road, Virginia Beach, from DSC Partners. Airport Business Center is a hyper-infill, 65,192square foot ClassA shallow bay property on 4.57 acres located adjacent to Norfolk International Airport. Eric Robison and Bo McKown of Thalhimer's Capital Markets Group represented the seller. M.A.R.E. Holdings, LLC purchased a half acre of land at 5129 Singleton Way from Princess Anne/Witchduck Associates 1 for $1.15 million. Marci Phillips represented the buyer. Atlantic Union Bank recently signed a full floor lease for approximately 12,000 square feet at One Columbus Center, located in the heart in Town Center in Virginia Beach. The new tenant's presence brings Armada Hoffler's Town Center office portfolio to 99% occupancy. Divaris Real…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago (308+ words) New moms in Chesapeake can now receive important postpartum care without leaving home, thanks to the Mom Mobile. Last week, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare launched the Mom Mobile, a vehicle equipped to provide a variety of services to patients in the first few weeks after they give birth. Those include personalized follow-up care appointments from clinicians and nurses and essential items such as diapers and formula for those in need. According to the March of Dimes, adequate parental leave and mental health screenings for postpartum depression would be beneficial in Virginia. In addition to March of Dimes" state report card, cities received grades, as well. Chesapeake"s grade slightly improved, from failing to D-minus, with a preterm birth rate of 11.3%. Virginia Beach and Norfolk received failing grades, with preterm rates of 11.6% and 12.5%, respectively. State lawmakers have made improving maternal and infant…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (25+ words) Amani Hansberry and Neoklis Avdalas led a dominant scoring effort for the Hokies" starters, who poured in a combined 63 points. More in College Sports...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (143+ words) Longtime incumbent Rob Bloxom, Jr., 62, is poised to win the House District 100 race. Bloxom, a Republican, faced a challenge from Liz Richardson, 34, a Democrat. He has served in the House of ... Longtime incumbent Rob Bloxom, Jr., 62, is poised to win the House District 100 race. Bloxom, a Republican, faced a challenge from Liz Richardson, 34, a Democrat. He has served in the House of Delegates since 2014. The district encompasses portions of Virginia Beach as well as Accomack County and Northampton County on the Eastern Shore. While an official call has not been made, voting results on Tuesday night showed Bloxom receiving about 53% of the district's votes as of 11:30 p.m. His term will be for two years. Bloxom, a business owner, said his top priority is to make Virginia's government effective and efficient....

2+ week, 2+ day ago (707+ words) A previous editor of The Virginia Gazette who honed the skills of numerous journalists during his career died earlier this month. Graham "Rusty" Carter Jr. died Nov. 6 from complications from an illness. He was 63. Carter, a native of Portsmouth and an Old Dominion University graduate, spent 28 years at The Gazette before his departure in 2015. He got his start covering high school football games for The Virginian-Pilot before becoming sports editor for the Suffolk News Herald, then moved to The Gazette to become its sports editor in 1987. He rose from sports editor to assistant editor before being named editor by then-publisher William O'Donovan in 2004. "Rusty was an icon at the Gazette, a serene force in the chaos of newsroom pressures," O'Donovan said earlier this week. "He learned from his sports writing that accuracy lies in the details. He broke important stories…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (157+ words) Starting as early as Dec. 1, a portion of the Virginia Capital Trail will be closed for construction. The Virginia Department of Transportation is scheduled to implement a multiweek closure to replace the deck and substructure of the bridge between mile markers 3 and 4 along the Jamestown leg of the 52-mile trail, according to a release. Crews are scheduled to close the trail along John Tyler Highway from just east of Governor's Landing Road to Heritage Landing Road for two to three weeks, according to VDOT. The work is weather dependent and could change. As part of the bridge deck replacement, crews will install new composite decking boards with added texture to improve friction for the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, the release states. The Capital Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian shared-use trail that connects Jamestown to downtown Richmond. A planned…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (445+ words) Kenny Easley, who grew up in Chesapeake and was nicknamed "The Enforcer" for his hard hitting as an NFL safety, died Friday at age 66, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Saturday. The Hall of Fame, informed of the death by Easley's family, did not provide a cause. Easley starred for Oscar Smith High, UCLA and the Seattle Seahawks, for whom he was the 1984 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. The Oscar Smith stadium is named Beard-DeLong-Easley Field, honoring Easley and two other Oscar Smith graduates who played in the NFL: Ed Beard and Steve DeLong. Easley was an All-American quarterback in high school for the Tigers, running and passing for 1,000 yards in the same season. But with UCLA, he found his niche on defense. He was a three-time consensus All-American for the Bruins and was drafted in the first…...

17+ hour, 54+ min ago (713+ words) In 1920, prohibition was enacted. The 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was ratified. The country was still on the gold standard. And the First World War had ended just two years earlier. Sliced bread wasn't commercially sold until 1928. On Dec. 1 of 1920 " a month after Warren G. Harding was elected president of the United States " Elizabeth Barrett was born. "How old are you turning?" one of her eight children playfully asked recently. "Oh, I don't know," Barrett, who to close friends and family goes by "Betty," said with a chuckle. Barrett served as a flight instructor in World War II. She and her late husband, also a veteran of that war as well as Korea and was in the reserves in Vietnam, built a number of homes and later managed a racquetball club in Virginia Beach. Much later in life, she…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago (617+ words) The first of two new bridges across the Dismal Swamp Canal is slated to open in late January. After 18 months of construction, the Deep Creek Bridge replacement project in Chesapeake is just less than half-completed. New dual spans over the canal will replace the two-lane, 20-foot-wide bridge that was built in 1934. Officials have deemed the old bridge functionally obsolete. That means it's safe but inadequate for current demands. About 30,000 vehicles per day cross the bridge, which carries U.S. 17 Business south toward Elizabeth City. Moses Grandy Trail connects to the east side of the bridge, which continues as Cedar Road toward the Great Bridge area. The Deep Creek neighborhood's growth has brought more traffic, pushing the capacity of the crossing beyond its intended capacity, Phillip Abbott, resident engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, said during a recent site visit....

3+ day, 12+ hour ago (125+ words) The Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation announces the return of the Virginia Beach Holiday Boat Parade of Lights next Saturday. The Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation announces the return of the Virginia Beach Holiday Boat Parade of Lights next Saturday. The event features illuminated vessels cruising from Broad Bay to the Lynnhaven inlet with proceeds supporting the city's volunteer Emergency Medical Services system. Boats will begin to move along the parade route at approximately 5:40 p.m. Spectators can watch along the route and the walkway on Lesner Bridge, along with prime viewing spots including Chick's Oyster Bar, 2143 Vista Circle. For the parade route, visit vbboatparade.com/parade-route. For more information on registration, sponsorship, and viewing locations, visit vbboatparade.com....