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Public Records: Hampton shopping center sold; Shake Shack to open in Chesapeake
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (1309+ words) N2 LP LLC purchased a 6, 532-square-foot industrial/warehouse building at 280 Benton Road in Suffolk from Judson Wayne Jones for $442, 500. Brett Sain represented the seller. Kibo LLC purchased 2000 High St. in Portsmouth, an 11, 304-square-foot medical office building, from Thomas W. Dana for an…...
Virginia Beach-based Groundworks commits to hiring 5, 000 employees throughout the U. S. in next 5 years
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (573+ words) The Virginia Beach-based foundation services company, founded 10 years ago, plans to hire 5, 000 more employees " including nearly 1, 000 in leadership roles " over the next five years. Groundworks founder and executive chairman Matt Malone said the industry is going to need to bring…...
Virginia Beach's Back Bay outdoor classroom gives new perspective to a generation of budding ecologists
10+ hour, 25+ min ago (611+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " Educators and environmentalists hope a new outdoor classroom at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge will spark more appreciation for the region's ecology. The classroom, which opened last month, is expected to host thousands of elementary school students over…...
The Virginia aquarium's animal ambassadors have new digs. Here's a look
19+ hour, 32+ min ago (514+ words) The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center has welcomed three new ambassadors: a Virginia opossum named Willow, a striped skunk named Maple, and Mahogany, a spectacled owl. These animals are part of the Virginia Aquarium's new Bob & Leslie Fort Animal Ambassador…...
Anna Leigh Waters repeats pickleball "triple crown" at rain-delayed Virginia Beach Cup
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (675+ words) It took an extra day and was anything but easy, but Anna Leigh Waters but wrapped up her 36th professional "triple crown" Monday morning before about 200 spectators at Pickleball Virginia Beach. It was the second year a row she accomplished the…...
Virginia bill allows psychedelic mushroom therapy, pending FDA approval
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (762+ words) RICHMOND " Lawmakers are clearing the way for use of the psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin as a potential medical treatment, once a formulation is approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Senate Bill 379 directs the state Board of Pharmacy to reschedule…...
Virginia unemployment rate ticks up, as labor pool shrinks
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (512+ words) The gradual increase in unemployment to begin this year coincides with a decreasing labor force, driven by cuts in federal government employment and fewer jobs in professional and business services, which often reflect changes in federal jobs and contract spending....
Meet Sarge, a 3-legged bobcat at the Virginia Living Museum
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (310+ words) Sarge, the bobcat, was only a kitten in 2019when he followed his mother across a road in Dinwiddie. The car came fast. It struck them both. Sarge's right front leg was severely injured. He survived, but his mother didn't. After six…...
Editorial: You can make a difference in the future of the Chesapeake Bay
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (563+ words) It would be hard to live in Hampton Roads without hearing about the work that goes on to clean and protect the Chesapeake Bay, the beautiful estuary that's close to the heart of this region. All that effort " projects, goals,…...
Chesapeake native Grant Holloway skips USATF 110-meter hurdles final
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (495+ words) Defending Olympic champion Grant Holloway qualified for the final of the 110-meter hurdles at the USA Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, but chose to skip the final after finishing runner-up in his semifinal heat. The Grassfield High graduate…...