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Virginia MOCA moves into new $25 million home at Virginia Wesleyan University
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (404+ words) Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer emphasized the importance of art and'thanked hundreds of people for coming on Wednesday before building to the dramatic end of his speech, smiling and quickening his pace'with each phrase: "Therefore, I, Robert M. "Bobby" Dyer, as…...
Virginia Beach approves preservation of land near Pleasure House Point
1+ day, 19+ hour 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…...
Fun to Do: Virginia International Tattoo, Rob Schneider and more
2+ day, 3+ min ago (216+ words) Looking for something to do during the next week? Here are just a few happenings in Hampton Roads. Rob Schneider: The comedian, actor and Emmy-nominated writer will bring the laughs to Portsmouth. 8 p. m. Saturday at Rivers Casino, 3630 Victory Blvd. Tickets start…...
How Virginia Beach spends its tourism-related tax dollars
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (533+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " If you stay in a hotel, eat at a restaurant, attend a concert or buy a pack of smokes in the city, a portion of the so-called trustee taxes included in the cost helps support tourism. Virginia Beach…...
Virginia insurance regulators order rate cuts for several Aflac policies
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (561+ words) One of the nation's biggest health and life insurance firms has been overcharging Virginians for its accident, dread disease and other supplemental health policies, a'State Corporation Commission Bureau of Insurance'review found. As a result,'Aflac'American Family Life Assurance Co. is…...
Plaza bakery, home of Virginia Beach's iconic petit fours, closing
1+ week, 3+ day ago (407+ words) Virginia Beach will be losing one of its most beloved petite treats. For generations, residents have enjoyed the iconic petit fours from Plaza Bakery. The miniature iced cakes " topped with signature pastel-colored buttercream roses " have been a staple at many…...
His body was found 11 years ago in Virginia Beach. It's still unidentified.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (680+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " A person four-wheeling in dense woods about a mile from the Oceanfront discovered the skeletal remains of a man in a shallow creek bed on March 28, 2015. More than 10 years later, investigators still don't know the identity of the…...
Public Records: Twisted Crab to open in Virginia Beach; Hampton bank building sold
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1281+ words) Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer The Salvation Army purchased an 18, 816-square-foot former church property on 4. 41 acres from Hampton Roads Church for $1. 8 million. Taylor Anderson and William C. Throne represented the seller. The Twisted Crab purchased a 2, 940-square-foot former restaurant building at 210-216 24th St. in…...
Photos: No Kings rallies in Norfolk and Virginia Beach
1+ week, 5+ day ago (548+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " An estimated over 3, 800 people crowded around the fountain at the Virginia Beach Town Center for a No Kings rally on Saturday, while protestors spilled out across Central Park Avenue. The crowd was led in singing of "This L…...
Virginia prison guard fired after death of inmate at Wallens Ridge
1+ week, 5+ day ago (446+ words) A'Virginia Department of Corrections'officer has been dismissed in connection with the June death of an inmate at'Wallens Ridge State Prison, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Jason Cope, a 13-year VADOC veteran who most recently held the…...