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Free Admission for military personnel, retirees and their families during Veterans Day weekend Nov. 9-12 @ Colonial Williamsburg

Nov. 9-12. 2012 Colonial Williamsburg honors the sacrifices and dedication of U.S. active duty military personnel, guard and reservists, retirees, veterans and their dependents during special Veterans Day programs on Nov. 11.  On Veterans Day a military march honoring America’s veterans will be held at 4:30 p.m., stepping off at the Capitol. All veterans of […]

Developer proposes town homes in place of condos for Williamsburg VA site.

Parkway Partners LLC, a local developer is asking the  Williamsburg Planning Commission to allow it to build town homes instead of the originally approved condos for a 3.5 acre site on Parkway Drive. The planning commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 3:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Stryker […]

Zilify a new off campus housing website to launch soon for W&M students

I get tons of call from W&M students looking for off campus housing and am glad to hear of a a new solution  soon be just a click away.    Zilify, a website created by a group of students from the Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary  aims to streamline […]

William & Mary’s Homecoming weekend 2012 starts today

from the W&M website William & Mary’s Homecoming weekend is just around the corner, and this year’s schedule promises events that will appeal to a variety of people. “Homecoming promises to be the best yet,” said Karen Cottrell, executive vice president of the Alumni Association. “This year we have new exciting events that compliment our […]

Home builders launch website and campaign extolling new home construction versus resale homes

A group of 32 of the largest home builders in the country announced the creation of a website and marketing plan to positively influence public perception of new construction homes. The multi-year, multi-million dollar marketing campaign is aimed at making new construction homes more attractive to potential home buyers who are comparing new homes with […]

Redskins training camp location in Richmond VA announced today

The Washington Redskins summer training camp will be moving to vacant land behind the Science Museum of Virginia, just one part of a $40 million private investment in Richmond to be announced today that also will include the development of two other sites and create more than 200 jobs, according to a city official with […]

James City County Parks & Rec wins gold medal

Congratulations to our James City County Parks and Recreation Department for winning the 2012 National Recreation and Park Association’s Gold Medal Award . The award recognizes the County as the best managed park & recreation system in the nation in the population category of 50,000-100,000 The Gold Medal Award honors communities throughout the United States […]

Woodward to speak at W&M in Williamsburg

The most famous political investigative reporter in America and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Bob Woodward  will speak at William & Mary on Nov. 5, 2012 The event, which will be held in the Sadler Center’s Chesapeake Room, is free for faculty, staff and students with W&M identification. Public tickets will be sold at the door […]

Sea Levels rising since 1987

Abrupt Shift: The rate at which sea level is rising increased abruptly beginning in 1987 at all 8 stations along the northeastern U.S. coast A new study by emeritus professor John Boon of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science shows that the rate of sea-level rise is increasing at tidal stations along the Atlantic coast […]

Sing off in Williamsburg

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 […]