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Classics On The Green @ New Kent Winery

Enjoy  a day of fun, wine and classic automobiles as New Kent Winery, the Central Virginia British Car Club, and Classic Automotive Events of Virginia present the 28th Annual Classics on the Green Festival. Over 250 classic automobiles will be on display throughout the day, including Rolls Royce, Bentley Motorcars, MGB, vintage race cars and […]

The 2012 Virginia Symphony’s Annual Symphony Under the Stars Series Free Outdoor Concerts in Williamsburg, Hampton, Yorktown, Smithfield, Norfolk, Newport News and Virginia Beach

The Virginia Symphony’s annual series of fall outdoor concerts, Symphony under the Stars, begins August 30 in Hampton Roads with four concerts taking place over Labor Day weekend. The VSO is pleased to welcome a new corporate partner, APM Terminals, sponsor of the four Labor Day weekend concerts.   Three additional performances will take place […]

Free Symphony Concert Kicks Off Arts Month in Williamsburg VA

Arts Month 2012 is right around the corner in Williamsburg VA This year Arts Month kicks off with a Virginia Symphony Concert at the Lake Matoaka Amphitheatre, at William and Mary on August 30th. VSO musicians are back from summer vacation and tuning up to entertain you with enticing free outdoor concert. This concert is […]

James City County maintains positive bond rating

Two major national credit rating agencies, Fitch Rating, Moody’s Investor Service, Poor all renewed James City County’s triple-A credit rating.  In addition, Moody’s Investors Service affirmed its Aa1 rating for General Obligation Bonds and revised its outlook to positive. The positive outlook represents an improvement in Moody’s rating from its previous Aa1 which had no […]

Ice Rink Skating Into New Town in Williamsburg

  James City County is going to have a white Christmas even if there’s no snow. The County  is currently collecting bids to set up a synthetic ice rink in New Town this winter.   "The goal is to provide a healthy, safe and enjoyable family activity for local residents and visitors, and increase visitation […]

Hinckley lawyer wants to quit after 20 years

Barry Levine , The lawyer who has spent almost two decades representing John Hinckley Jr. is quitting after Hinckley’s family said it would no longer pay the legal bills for his quest to spend more time at his mother’s Kingsmill home in Williamsburg, Virginia. Levine submitted a motion Friday afternoon seeking to end his participation […]

Williamsburg not ranked among Money’s Best Places to Live in Virginia

Why isn’t Williamsburg on this list ? Well, it seems that we don’t fit the parameters from a population standpoint. This week, CNN Money Magazine published their annual list of “America’s Best Small Cities. Four Virginia communities were ranked among Money magazine’s Best Places to Live. The annual list of 100 small cities includes: No. […]

Neighborhood Pool opens in New Town

GREAT NEWS for New Town residents. The neighborhood pool in New Town pool has passed all inspections and is now open for regular use. The pool is a 25 meter six lane pool with a zero entry splash area for kids. The New Town pool is open now through September 30, 2012, including Labor Day, […]

Is Virginia Beach about to get Virginia’s First NBA team*?

Answer: maybe! According to Inside Business, The Hampton Roads Business Journal, the Sacramento Kings, an NBA franchise, are in talks to move the team to Virginia Beach. From the article The owners of the Sacramento Kings, an NBA franchise, and officials from Philadelphia-based Comcast- are expected to be in Virginia Beach Tuesday to propose moving […]

Learn More about the “Free Black Settlement @ Freedom Park

Freedom Park in James City County is home to significant American history – recognized nationally as the site of the earliest free black settlement dating to 1803-1860, an 18th-century graveyard, the Revolutionary War Battle of Spencer’s Ordinary in 1781 and a 17th century domicile that is revealing much archaeological research of the early colonial period […]