1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (557+ words) It was her grandmother's famous oyster dressing served at Thanksgiving that was Allison Albert's first taste of the shellfish. The Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, stretches across a 64,000-square-mile watershed touching six states and Washington, D.C. More than 18 million people…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (565+ words) It was her grandmother’s famous oyster dressing served at Thanksgiving that was Allison Albert’s first taste of the shellfish. The Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary, stretches across a 64,000-square-mile watershed touching six states and Washington, D.C. More than…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (395+ words) Since the first data center project was announced in Mecklenburg County in 2010, union workers have helped build these facilities and the energy infrastructure powering them. For many rural communities, projects of this scale are among the few capable of bringing…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (126+ words) Jackie Goodrum, an attorney with the Chesapeake Legal Alliance, talked with the Chesapeake Bay Journal to explain the basics of water quality standards. New invasive predator is becoming a growing presence in Florida Everglades Orioles’ Jackson Holliday injured during win…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1109+ words) TANGIER, Va.— Terry Parks stood in the rear of a boat passing the western shore of Tangier Island. A native of this Chesapeake Bay island, he pointed to an area of bulky rocks with withered and wispy green grasses under…...

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…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (359+ words) While budget negotiators are reportedly hard at work, Virginia’s Senate President is continuing her tour of Virginia localities to hear from residents about data centers. Portsmouth Democrat and Senate President Louise Lucas is famously less than subtle, and her data…...

3+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (183+ words) The Chesapeake Bay Foundation kicked off its 2026 oyster gardening season at the Brock Environmental Center in Virginia Beach Saturday morning. The event has two main purposes: The first is to welcome new oyster farmers and teach them the basics. The…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (342+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Wet weather forced the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront indoors this year, but it did not dampen the spirit, honoring veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Veterans, other community members and local leaders…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (360+ words) Annapolis, Md. – The Chesapeake Bay’s “dead zone” is expected to be relatively mild this summer, according to a forecast published this week by various Maryland and Virginia institutions. The Below-average nutrient runoff is expected to mean better conditions for Bay marine…...