Oct 12 '12 The first ever Williamsburg Jazz & Wine Festival kicks off October 12th! WJW Festival revolves around live jazz and wine appreciation, and is a relaxing weekend of listening and tasting for a good cause, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. WJW features regional musicians, an all-star ensemble of Virginia jazz musicians, select wineries and delicious food, but it will only […]
Oct 11 '12 The Richmond Folk Festival Opens this Friday! Now’s the time to plan your trip to this amazing weekend of great music! Before you head out the door, make sure to leave all pets at home except for service animals. With close to 200,000 people expected, you and your pet will be more comfortable if they stay at home. Wear good walking shoes […]
Oct 11 '12 Sing off in Williamsburg VA Any Sing-Off," fans in Williamsburg ? The NBC show featured some of the best a cappella groups in the country competing for a recording contract and $200,000. Here in Williamsburg, the Corner Pocket will be hosting two a cappela groups from W&M on October 18th. This is the third year groups from the William and […]
Oct 11 '12 US foreclosure inventory declines to lowest level since April 2010 According to the report released by Corelogic ,Foreclosure activity levels reached a five-year low in the third quarter with 531,576 filings reported, a 13% drop from last year and the ninth month of consecutive quarterly declines. Approximately 1.3 million homes, or 3.2 percent of all homes with a mortgage, were in the national foreclosure inventory […]
Oct 11 '12 York County VA Schools recognized by Microsoft Microsoft Corporation has released its annual list of the most innovative schools in the world, recognizing six programs in the United States. The York County School Division was recognized as a 2012-2013 Microsoft Innovative Pathfinder School District, marking the first time the program has awarded district level recognition, for the division-wide “bring-your-own-technology (BYOT) initiative.” The […]
Oct 11 '12 The Dalai Lama brings message of peace to W&M The Dalai Lama brought a message of peace and compassion yesterday to an audience of 8,200 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg VA. An even larger audience tuned into the live stream of the event which garnered 9,678 total views, according to the Office of University Relations. Addressing the crowd in William […]
Oct 10 '12 Ford’s Colony Hosts 25th Anniversary Parade this weekend A parade will be held this Saturday October 13th to Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Fords Colony The parade honors Ford’s Colony’s residents who are active duty military, veterans and its community volunteers which number in the hundreds. The parade will start at 1:00 PM along Williamsburg West Drive starting at the gate off Longhill […]
Oct 8 '12 What the heck is Start Peninsula ? The concept started in the Hampton Roads region last year with "Start Norfolk" — a competition aimed at getting would-be entrepreneurs off to a flying start. Now comes Start!Peninsula, whose goal is to create a dozen news businesses in 54 hours. START! Peninsula is a new regionally-sponsored entrepreneurial initiative coming this November to our area, […]
Oct 8 '12 Preview the restored Norge train depot The public is invited to preview the relocated and restored historic Norge Train Depot on Oct. 13, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and Oct. 14, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. The weekend will be devoted to sharing memories and stories about life in Norge, the Depot and the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Railroad, plus any family histories in James […]
Oct 7 '12 Obama plans debate camp in Williamsburg, Va. Chicago Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet reports: To remedy this, there will be more extensive preparation for Obama before the next showdown — now much higher stakes for Obama — at Hofstra University. Obama will set up debate camp at the end of next week in Williamsburg, Va. http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2012/10/obama_retooling_for_next_debat.html